June is Caribbean Heritage Month and
there are so many events coming up
including Hookie weekend which is
taking place June 16th through the 20th.
It is returning for the first time
in three years with the music,
dance fun and food.
Hockey Weekend is 6 events in five days,
so we're going to have more about
that little later in the show.
But first, we're going to hear
from one of the event headliners,
International soca artist Kess of
Kess the band. Kaz good morning.
We're so excited to have you here,
especially after everything we've
been through the last couple of years.
How have you been as we're like
coming out of this pandemic?
You know, I've been just creating
music and you know, traveling as
we could and touring as we could.
So things are starting to rule
again and I think I'm still
getting accustomed to that as well.
But it's it's exciting, you know,
because I really missed the people I
really missed performing for actual
crowds and jumping off of zoom.
Seeing you know,
seeing real interaction and I look
forward to this year of of of
interesting places you know and places
that we've we've missed as well.
Will you be able to bring your
family with you on the road?
Or is that something I know you
mentioned you have to get up
with them every morning, right?
Yeah, I mean, I really love to take
my daughter to different places.
We have a few places we've I marked,
but you know, definitely, it's it's it's.
It's a lot of work on the road,
so I look for the the trips that make sense.
Yeah, so that you know when we can
get on the road with the you know,
but as much time as I can spend
when I get home I make sure I
do that as well too. You know?
Yeah yeah, you're hitting so
many cities on this tour.
Which ones are you looking
the most forward to?
Are coming here. Maybe
to DC. Definitely. DC is a very very.
So pleased for us as well,
so we're looking forward to coming to
DC this year. And maybe it maybe will
not be the first time this year.
Maybe one or two, but
we definitely love DC and have a
lot of great memories there, so
it's it's it's great to
come out and perform and
and represent for, you know,
the Caribbean community and our
vibes and spreading our message to
the will of good vibes you know for
people who maybe haven't been
able to see you perform live.
Or what can? Can they expect?
It looks like it's such a
high energy entertaining show.
It's definitely entertainment.
I would definitely say that Soca music helps.
Some music is a great music to enjoy
life because that's what we're
accustomed really doing all our own.
Our all our own.
The world just jamming on live and and
giving people the real real taste of
of what it is to party in Trinidad.
So it's it's fun because a lot of people
you know who haven't seen us before.
It's always fun to see people.
Get it when they actually come to a show.
And you know it's a challenge for us as well.
To to, you know,
spread the message and get people to
understand the energy that it is.
But I love it. I love it.
I love doing that.
I love introducing new people.
So if you're new and you
want to seek Estevan, well,
we're going to be in your town.
So look out for us.
Definitely come check us out one
also, before we go,
I wanted to ask you real fast.
You posted a new song in April on YouTube.
Is it leaky? Tiki?
Am I saying that right?
And already has 1.2 million
views like what when you go
and you see those numbers?
What do you feel like with that
fan base that's been behind you
and supporting you this whole way?
Well, first of all, if I mean I'm,
I'm extremely grateful that people are
listening and people are feeling the music.
But with that song in particular
and I'm the last one.
And then a lot of you know new listeners new.
From different countries,
different walks of life.
Everyone is sort of tuned into.
Of vibration and sound and I'm
really happy to collaborate with
Michael Brune out of out of Haiti
and Jay Perry out of Haiti.
And you know for us to cross pollinate,
you know music and our genre.
Is it really is working wonders?
Because I feel like it's spreading.
So all new markets.
So I'm excited to see what that song goes.
You know?
I mean, it's already taken
off beyond what most people.
Ever see so thank you for helping spread
the good vibes after what we've been
through the last couple years kiss,
we need you more now than ever.
Yes, yes, definitely.
A work has to be done this year
for sure to bring back some
sort of vibes to people. Yeah,
great to talk to you.
Awesome, blessed one and.
We're going to have more on the
hooky DC event and everything that's
happening here in the DC region for
Caribbean Heritage Month coming up
just a little bit later in our show.