Hot on the heals of releasing his contagious “badmind” video single Jumo Primo is set to release his mix tape on Monday September 17. The 13 tracks release is a combinition of Jumo’s new music such as Badmind, Dying days, OK, Hold Yah and Own Clothes are just some of the new songs on the CD while he has also included some of his already popular singles such as “dip and Go down’, One people (the Carib Soca Monrch winning song) Chipping and Bumper (the banks Groovy soca monrch winning song) amongst others. However, this mix tape is not like the regular ones: ‘ I also selected some of my favourite fellow artistes’ tracks from Jamaica such as Kartel, Movado, Pop Caan and I-Octaine as well as Kiprich to be part of the mixtape to show the level to which my songs are and in some cases even better in lyrical and arrangement context’ he said. The artiste just before boarding an aeroplane to Miami for a show with ‘Byron Lees Dragonaires’ said he’s also hearing good reviews from his’ badmind’ release as it is getting rotations in Suriname and other caribben countries. “Suriname look out for me soon as i’m coming there for a launch to meet my fans over there too” he said. Meanwhile Jumo says he has almost completed putting together another video for release soon titled ‘no more love’ done in the Reggae genres. Soon after that another mix tape dubbed Jumo Volume 2 will be released… ” I have already completed volume 2 but I want to take this in strides so that people can know that Guyana has got real vibes at the international level” he said. His volume 2 will be a Guyanese Invasion. This will feature a fully local cast from all the best in Guyana such as Tameka Marshall, Jory, shelly G, Big Red and others.The Bad-Mind DVD is now available at record bars such as Matts Record Bar and also at Full Range Record shop. The mix tape will be available at the same locations as well as Gumdac promotions/productions, most carts on the road and also CD shops nation wide.
Badmind experience becomes hit single
What started out as a disappointing phone call while in the american exchange barbershop has become a fast growing dancehall hit for soca king Jumo Primo. Speaking on the Mondale Smith hosted Caribbean Music Box show in Guyana Primo on saturday as the infectious hit BAD-MIND was launched live also on www.brutalradio.com the father of three said he was about to have his hair cut when his cell phone rang and a woman rubbed him the wrong way. “I was so hurt and upset at what I heard that I ask me barber friend to pass a piece of paper and a pen and in under five minutes I was done putting together the words of the song.” With raw emotions in the song he then recorded with various experiences under his belt. Launching the video after a week of teasers Primo sang the very catchy : “they will never see me fall, no not at all, like crab in a barrel dem a hunt you down you smile in yah face and tell you ah dem friend but watch out feh dem…look out feh bad mind people…dem a study bare evil. Dem bad mind you when jah bless you …but me sorry fuh dem, dem can’t see me end cause bad mind. Could never be me friend…”. Ultimately he’s working on a mix tape but decided to launch the single that is blazing with rotations on radio and television stations nation wide. Its an obvious hit judging from the more than 100 text messages that came in during the launch on Btv ch2. “I’m hoping that this song will become the anthem because every single human being has had the experience of being hated for progressing and from some of the people who suppose to be their friends and family” Jumo said. The video was filmed and produced in Brooklyn with cameo appearances by US based Guyanese artistes Gaddi G and little J. What’s next for Jumo?: as one of X2 he says there will soon be an area code patriotic launch modern style launch of a clothing line with the 592 Guyana flag area code Jerseys and vests for women coming soon.The video can be down loaded from youtube and he’s encouraging fans to share the video on facebook and other social media to take Guyanese music to the next level. The video will be available for sale at Matts Record bar and other locations that don’t pirate. Jumo Primo is famous for soca hits such as ‘krazy’ and has toured the caribbean extensively as a singer/entertainer with several bands such as the Byron Lee and the dragonaires and says with little to no sponsorship from corporate citizens he has had to foot the bill to the tune of almost US$3000 and as such is encouraging fans to buy the original video at a cost of US $5 (G$1000)
By Mondale Smith