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Sunday is Car and Bike show day

After almost a month’s delay to facilitate auto shops, all is set for a most memorable showcase of Cars, SUVs and Bikes at the Everest ground on Sunday.

Entertainer Kerwin Bollers of the Hits and Jams group is reporting that all is set for what could well become the most mega auto fair and showcase on the local shores.

All told, the seventh annual event will feature cars, bikes and SUVs competing in various categories for tangible prizes as well as bragging rights and trophies.

With two additions, the categories include Cleanest Car and Bike, Best Car, SUV and Bike, Best Antique Car and Bike, Cleanest Sounding Car and SUV, Loudest Car and SUV, Super Car or SUV, and Car Show King and for good measure, there are also prizes for Best Graphic Designer and a CBR burnout clash.

The king walks away with a giant size trophy and other prizes as well as one year of bragging rights.

The show that was carded for last month was postponed according to Entertainer Bollers following requests from some of the contenders of the event. He had earlier:”The body workshops owners asked us to hold because they need some more time to import supplies to dazzle and surprise fans.”  Bollers reiterated that his team remains committed to providing the best quality events to help develop the local entertainment offerings.

The family event takes the format of a fair and will also feature booths in which automobile parts and accessories providers and sellers and well as automobile owners will showcase their toys. The show is sponsored by GT&T and Banks Power Stout and HJ-TV 72.

By – Mondale Smith

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Typheon and Natural Black to release new song

After a prolong period away from the limelight, 20year old Guyanese singer Typheon Abbensetts and ‘Natural Black’ are slated to release a new song and video together.

The two have been working hard in the studios to finish the song on schedule, while making the video simultaneously.

During an exclusive interview with ‘Kaieteur Entertainment’ Typheon said she wrote the song, which is entitled ‘You can make it’ and then decided to collaborate with Natural Black in order to see its success.

The song and video are slated to be officially released before the end of the year. According to Typheon, the song basically inspires youths to follow their dreams and to never give up on life, but to continue aiming for the stars.

“It is just giving them a push…no matter what their dreams maybe, let them just go ahead,” the younger Guyanese singer said.

Other than this latest release, Typheon has many other songs on the airwaves. These include, ‘Shake it Off’ which was her first recorded song, followed by ‘Make me itch,’ which is a song about a girl getting back at her ex boyfriend after he broke her heart. Others include, Fun time, In Love and Not in Love.

All of the songs are written by Typheon herself, a talent which she realised at the age of 14. While writing a song may seem like a difficult task for others, this is not the case for Typheon, as she noted, ‘it just comes naturally.’

“Like you tell me you want something done and in the next fifteen minutes I write it.”

Typheon knew at the tender age of nine that she wanted to become a singer and this later became a reality when she officially recorded her first song at age 16.

Although her passion is for music, most of Typheon’s energy is placed on her studies. She is currently a History major at the University of Guyana.

“If you don’t have education, you have nothing and I just can’t give up my education for something I’m not too sure of and then lose everything. So once you get a degree, at least you know you got something to fall back on if music doesn’t work out.”

Typheon aspires for her music to reach the international level but she admitted that it entails a lot of hard work since the music industry is no easy business.

But what this singer finds strange is the fact that many local artistes leave Guyana to make a video overseas and come back without the Guyanese accent. “This is what I can’t understand you know…our accent is such a beautiful thing. I plan to hold on to my accent and my roots for as long as possible because I love Guyana…this place is beautiful.”

While Typheon aims to put Guyana on the map, she lauded the support she has been receiving from her manager Johnattan Beepat, and the ‘Wildfire’ crew.

Acknowledging the fact that a lot of young people listen to her music, Typheon advises youths to stand up for what they believe in and to hold on to their dreams.

“Nothing in this life comes easy…you got to work for what you want and if you really want it, work for it. You need to follow your dreams.”

By – Fareeza Haniff

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Introducing Shatta Youth

Meanwhile Dynamic US based young artiste Shatta Youth (Gibran) is carded to make his local debut at the shows among the line up carded to perform at the shows. The Guyana born kid age 20, discovered his lyrical talents as an adolescent and began singing with friends Randy ‘Lil Slim’ and Sayon ‘Beanz’ but soon realised his unique aptitude for song writing.

As this passion developed over the years and after moving to New York he dedicated his time to honing his talent as a soca, reggae singer and a songwriter. He aspires to someday be like his idols Elvise Presley and Hip Hop Legend Eminem combined.

He got his break after meeting with Avinash Singh of Superstone Productions on the shoot for the hit single “Rum Drinkaz” by Guyanese icons Terry Gajraj and Adrian Dutchin. Shatta Youth has since recorded several hit singles such as “Wine Up On Me” and “Bashment Party” and has preformed along side Chutney/Soca sensations the likes of  Terry Gajraj.

Popularly known as Shatta Youth, he says he will be dishing some youthful vibes as part of the cast.

By – Mondale Smith

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Return of the Guyana Baboo – Shows in Progress

“We bringing world flavour with our flavour”- Terry Gajraj

Guyanese Baboo, Terry Gajraj and his Supertones band have touched down in Guyana and have begun to entertain fans and convert whoever those in attendance this weekend. Last night the partying began at the Arracari resort much to the liking of the fans who traveled from as far as Berbice. Tonight the show goes to the Starlite- Drive-in and patrons are invited to “come out to support your own and have fun, everybody will have a ball,” said band leader Terry Gajraj.

The New York based Gajraj and the Supertones band as they sat in the Hits and Jams television studio said they will continue to thrill local party goers tonight at the Starlite Drive-in before heading to Berbice on Sunday for the Kings Duck Curry competition. “We bringing world flavor with our flavour,” Gajraj said.

Organised by Wonder Boy Productions, party goers are in for some energetic Chutney/Soca and crossover musical entertainment action Gajraj promised.

Wonder Boy Reaz said the time has come for Guyana to see why the all Guyanese Supertones band was voted “Best Recorded Band”, “Best Crossover Band”, and “Best Performing Stage Band” at the 2009 West Indian Music Awards in the USA.  The band members, based in Queens, New York comprise Avinash Singh who plays the Key boards and is also a vocalist who said “people will have blast at our shows because we going way back and coming straight forward with hits from our new album.

The other band members include Omesh “Kuli Bai” Kemraj who plays the Dholak and is a vocalist, Pally Dass a lead vocalist, Princess Anisa a lead vocalist who will be singing soca and chutney, and Terry Gajraj the band’s lead vocalist and manager. They genre range include Soca, Chutney, Reggae and Filmi, Punjabi, and pop music. “This is a show for everybody matters not of your race, culture or creed,” promoter Reaz said.

The band recently released a video for their hit “Tek Sunita” and has also completed a brand new track titled Caribbean Girl. Two weeks ago they played in one of the theaters on Broadway in the West Indian dreams production and are billed to perform in Suriname, Holland and back on Broadway early in 2010.

The group will also be launching its “Red HottSupper one’s Band” album tonight and lucky patrons will take home free autographed copies.

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Denise Belfon – The other side of Saucy. Wow!

Trinidad Soca sensation Denise Belfon last performed at the Avalanche in Guyana four years ago but has been vacationing here as she says “on numerous occasions”.

The proud full-figured mother of four says from firsthand experience, she loves the Guyanese hospitality and while some cause stereotyping of the country through negative actions, she still admires the determination of Guyanese and says, “Guyanese people are hard workers and are willing to make sacrifices.”  Expanding she said “given that Trinidad is becoming like the New York of the Caribbean I see Guyana as a natural heaven where the indigenous culture is still evident.”

To her, seeing a horse drawn cart on the road is a classic, as is seeing a father ferrying his children to school on a bicycle. She’s outspoken on issues that put full-figured women in a bad light and is not opposed to instilling values in children as she does to her three daughters and one son.

She began her birthday celebrations on Monday November 23 in the Twin Island Republic and will continue tonight at the Friends.com Expressions party, Duke Lodge as a guest performer.

She is currently vacationing in Guyana with friends and performed at the Duke Lodge as part of her birthday celebrations with friends on Friday night where despite some technical difficulty she proved that she’s worth every bit of the title of being ‘saucy wow.’

Singing professionally since age 19, she is working feverishly to complete her first full fledge album for release by June of 2010. It will feature two of her three daughters Cassandra and Isabella as well as collaborations with Sizzla, Maka Diamond, Ghetto Flex and 10-year-old budding artiste Zebbie.  “I like to deal with youths to encourage them along a positive road.  She says she will be continuing her yearly drive of reaching out to the less fortunate children of Trinidad as part of her birthday celebrations.

From age seven she said she knew she wanted to be star and was always involved in everything to do with the arts.

As long as she is alive, she assures fans that she will be singing to make lives merrier and worthwhile living. Belfon came to prominence as an artiste with hits such as Kaka lay lay, De’ Jammette, Indian man, Garage, Lohtelah, Bicycle Wine, Hard Wuk  and Saucy Baby as well as Panic. To budding artistes and full figured women she said, “Believe in you and love you, and people will see that you are a positive person and it will radiate in your interest”.

Using her self as an example she said, as a mother, I love all of my children and I’m proud of them but I do not spoil them and they respect me for that. I don’t spare the rod and I’m a sticker for education.”

To aspiring artistes she advises that “You need to believe in you, do you and remain determined, developing yourself as is necessary and eventually if it’s God’s will you will succeed in the fullness of time.” She also advised that “even though God has blessed you with talent you will sometimes stumble but that should not deter you. However God has a way of getting your attention especially when you get too caught up in what you need as opposed to what you are seeking after.”

Especially for full-figured woman she said “fat is unhealthy if you let it be that way. We can’t all be like the skinny girl next door, so eat healthy, dress appropriately and carry yourself with respect, caring your body and being full-figured wouldn’t be an unhealthy look.”

“Don’t give up on yourself, you are the size you are for a purpose. Not every one can be the same size I believe that I am special and you should know that you are too.”

By – Mondale Smith