3canal KAISO show
… To cultivate their field of dreams and bring it to full bloom and fruit, a people must come to a point of common purpose. … But here in the Caribbean, where the colonial strategy of divide and rule is ingrained in our gut and seared into our souls, arriving at common purpose on the basis of trust can be the most difficult thing of all. Even in a club of three people, it is rare to find—so hats off to 3canal for their 18 years of unbroken music. Finding our way to common purpose involves a journey of many different journeys, some long, some short, some straight, and almost all of them zig-zag. What will encourage people to leave the certainty of their comfort zone for a journey into this big unknown?
Sunity Maharaj, Our Own Field of Dreams. 2015
HERE WE ARE ONCE AGAIN, AT A PROVERBIAL CROSSROADS, A TURNING POINT, A FORK IN THE ROAD, IN THE WORDS OF MARTIN CARTER, “LOOKING FOR WHAT IS NOT ANYWHERE, OR CERTAIN…” WONDERING, WHERE WE GOING?
AFTER CONSCIOUSLY BRINGING DOWN THE CURTAIN ON A GENERATION OF OUR JOUVAY INVESTIGATION. A DECISION FRAUGHT WITH PANGS OF INCERTITUDE AND MANY WHAT IFS? WHAT NEXT AND HOW NEXT AND WHY NEXT ARE LOGICAL QUESTIONS AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.
IN TIMES SUCH AS THESE, WE ARE FORCED TO TAKE STOCK OF WHAT IS, AND WHERE WE ARE, AND WHAT WE WANT, OR RATHER WHAT WE NEED AT THIS POINT IN TIME TO CONTINUE ON OUR JOURNEY AND STAY TRUE TO OUR MISSION, AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING.
WHEN WE UNWITTINGLY BUT WHOLEHEARTEDLY EMBARKED ON OUR MUSICAL JOURNEY ALMOST 3 DECADES AGO, AS RAPSO WARRIORS ON A MISSION, IN PERPETUATION OF THE ORAL TRADITION FOR THE EDIFICATION OF THE CHILDREN AND THE HEALING OF THE NATION.
AFTER ALL THE UPS AND DOWNS AND TWIST AND TURNS. THIS CURRENT JOURNEY TAKES US FURTHER INTO THE CONTINUING EXPLORATION OF WHAT TIME IT IS AND WHAT’S GOING ON: HERE + NOW. THROUGH THE VERY SPECIFIC LENS OF KAISO/CALYPSO.
AS PROUD INHERITORS OF THE GRIOT TRADITION. WE COME TOGETHER ONCE AGAIN IN THE SPIRIT OF THE CARNIVAL, THE PEOPLE’S FESTIVAL, THE ANNUAL RITUAL OF LIBERATION AND FREEDOM AND CELEBRATION OF SELF; TO BEAR WITNESS AND GIVE VOICE + EXPRESSION TO THE BURNING ISSUES AND CONCERNS OF TODAY AND CLAIM A SPACE AND MAKE A STATEMENT.
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