00:01TV6 jamming on the pavement
00:03With all them gal, we chipping on the pavement
00:07We well special
00:09If you come to rub and shoot
00:12You come to rub and loot
00:14We vising with TV6 too
00:16When you think about it, it's more viseful
00:20Skibidoo, bang, bang, Juby representing for TV6
00:23We are here
00:24For Soka and Calypso artist Juby
00:27Culture is not something he stumbled upon
00:30It is something he believes he was born into
00:32Quite literally
00:34Chumani is Western Swahili, African
00:40The name really means born on a Tuesday
00:43Or at least one of the definitions of my name is born on a Tuesday
00:47That connection deepens when he explains the timing of his birth
00:51One tied directly to carnival history
00:54Chumani means born on a Tuesday
00:56But I was born on a carnival Tuesday
00:58Yeah, I was born on a carnival Tuesday
01:00Super blue would have won road match that year
01:03Singing back in all time
01:04From an early age, Juby says entertainment was instinctive
01:08But it was also nurtured by family
01:11Deeply rooted in Calypso
01:13I've been an entertainer since I know myself
01:18I've been freestyling, chanting, writing songs, performing
01:24Being a clown since in primary school days
01:27But I must say on a serious note though
01:29My father, Dennis Lasana Cox
01:32Lasana being his Calypso subriquet
01:36He was very influential in my career
01:39Because I mean, he would have taken me to my first studio session
01:43Taught me how to write music
01:46And just always along with me in the Calypso and Melba Extension
01:52He credits both parents for shaping his artistic direction
01:56Long before he ever reached a big stage
01:59He, as a Calypso nun on one side
02:03And also as an administrator on the other side
02:06In the Calypso fraternity
02:08He literally guided me
02:10In my early days in the season
02:12And I must give credit to my mom too
02:13Because she is a cultural lover
02:16You know, so on both sides
02:20And naturally was guided and framed in this direction
02:24That I just love doing well
02:28Which is performing and entertaining people
02:30Juby says storytelling is central to his music
02:34Whether through Calypso, Soca or Freestyle
02:38I like storytelling
02:39I like to tell stories
02:41As we like to say, we like to paint on the blank canvas, right?
02:45So I would go about
02:46I have friends who would say
02:48Boy, Israel observes
02:49So things that we don't see
02:50So you might show me a picture
02:51And I see everything in the background
02:53You know, and I think
02:55Me being the sponge that I am
02:57I would go in different settings
02:58Different environments
02:59And just be sponging and observing
03:01Different energies
03:02Different movements
03:03Different slangs
03:04Different vibes
03:05And I feel like
03:07What an opportunity to express
03:09Or transmit this kind of vibes
03:12Through music
03:14That versatility
03:15Has seen him appear
03:17Across multiple spaces
03:18From freestyle competitions
03:20And carnival stages
03:22To hosting major events
03:24For Juby
03:26Being an entertainer
03:27Means wearing many hats
03:29I am a host
03:31As well
03:32I am
03:34An extempo artist
03:36A freestyler
03:37A Calypso
03:39And a soccer artist
03:40I'm an entertainer
03:41That skill, he says
03:43Was built the hard way
03:44Long before his name
03:46Became recognizable
03:47That work paid off last year
03:50With his breakout song
03:51More Gal For Me
03:52A track carrying
03:54A deeper message
03:55Beneath the humor
03:56I can't handle all them gal
03:58Them let's put out there one time
03:59But the message in the song
04:01Is basically
04:01If them fellas
04:02And them wanna be on negativity
04:04Automatically
04:05It's more gal for me
04:06I can't go in the party
04:07And tell it to go and find a walk
04:09Or go and do something constructive
04:11But I can speak the language
04:12This year
04:13Juby continues that theme
04:15With new releases
04:16Including Elevator
04:18And Big Energy
04:19Music, he says
04:21Is about uplifting spaces
04:24Elevator is out
04:25And that seems to be
04:26Getting a lot of love so far
04:27And all the music
04:29Is available
04:30Online
04:31On streaming platforms
04:32And
04:32You're doing good
04:34And Juby will be performing
04:35At your favorite events
04:36Bringing that energy
04:38And encouraging the ladies
04:39To bring it to me
04:40Gal
04:40I like it
04:41I want it
04:42I need it
04:43You know
04:43And beyond Trinidad
04:45Juby says Tobago
04:47Plays a critical role
04:49In his journey
04:49And in the future
04:51Of Carnival
04:52I'm contributing to Tobago
04:53Because
04:54You need the music
04:56And Tobago
04:58Is loaded
05:00With talent
05:01With culture
05:02With richness
05:02Naturally
05:04And
05:05Why not
05:06Add value
05:07To this
05:08Brand that is
05:09Developing
05:10Into something special
05:10You know
05:11So as Tobago
05:12Carnival
05:13Grow
05:14Juby
05:15Is moving parallel
05:16With the Carnival
05:17In terms of
05:18My contribution
05:18In terms of
05:19And it's not just me
05:20Me partnering
05:21With all of the
05:22Other creators
05:23In this space
05:23As much as possible
05:24You know
05:25Holding each other's hand
05:26And being part
05:28Of this thing
05:28That you really want
05:30To be
05:30The second Carnival
05:31In Trinidad
05:32In terms of
05:33You're coming February
05:34March
05:34And then
05:35You're coming October
05:36Again
05:37You know
05:37So
05:38Best of both worlds
05:40In my view
05:40Alexander Brusol
05:41TV6 News
05:42I'm going to
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