The Rounds - June 4, 2006

Dr. Jay’s Rounds
Karen Richardson
June 4, 2006
Good Evening Soca lovers! I’m Nurse Karen and these are Dr. Jay’s Rounds.
I am Canadian. A Canadian of Caribbean decent of course…but I does be proud to call THIS nation home. Every country has something that makes it special. So for Canada it’s hockey. For Trinidad and Tobago it’s soca and pan. (I know, it wasn’t so long ago our Olympic boys couldn’t even make it to de medal round…but de girls and dem mash up de place!) Could you imagine our Canada without a national hockey team? No, better yet could you imagine Trinidad and Tobago without a national radio station devoted to Soca music?
Soca artist Iwer George was asking himself the same question a few years ago when he began to set up Trinibashment 91.9. Before that there was no station playing “we” music 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The only problem is that the original license for the station blasting the music of dat nation had a weak signal and was limited mostly to the community of Point Fortin, Trinidad. It’s been a long time comin…but chir-ren change done come. Trinibashment was just granted a new license to be THE first and only nationally broadcast soca station in Trinidad and Tobago. Ah…sounds like paradise in truth…just imagine soca all day…Dr. Jay making you wine from 6 to 9 to 6 to 9 again and again and again. I would be rhell making de rounds then.
My boy Maximus Dan is making the rounds too, ya know. He’s going to Germany for the World Cup of Soccer. That’s right, just call him the national ambassador of Rum. Maximus Dan and Destra Garcia will be showing their national colours on behalf of Angustura in support of the Soca Warriors.
This week Dr. Jay’s Rounds are all about NATIONAL PRIDE. Pride in your culture and pride inna yuh music. So as a proud Canadian, I love me some basketball. The game was invented by one of us, ya know. You eh see how those boys does dance across the floor? On Friday night I saw a whole stadium full of people dancing for the NBA playoffs when Soca ambassadors Elvis White provided the half time entertainment at Game 6 of the Detroit / Miami series. They left that place HOT HOT HOT. And naturally, the Miami Heat felt right at home and went on to win the game.
One hour from Miami is another hot spot that was home to a completely different set of winners last week. It was a proud night for the soca glitterati... The 13th annual reggae/soca awards made victors out of Alison Hinds, Jamesy P, Nu Vybes, Rupee, Edwin and Bunji. So congrats to all who won and to all who made the nominations. We’re so proud of you!
I’m Nurse Karen and I’m proud to say those are Dr. Jay’s Rounds. Send your comments to SOCA at FLOW 935 DOT COM. Now back to de doctor…