Dellon Chichester. aka Telescope, is not yet popular on the local shores but if this Canada-based Guyanese continues on his quest he will soon be known for things positive, musically.
The former Canadian military man who hails from Cottage, Mahaicony, migrated from Guyana at age 17. Having gained knowledge and experiences that have made him a better person he believes that he has what it takes to be an inspiration musically and in the literary arts.
He took on the name Telescope after he started the Telescope Humanity Charity and because people believes that he has been blessed with an analytical mind that allows him to “see things from far”, as well as the righteous songs he sings.
Already to his credit, he has produced one album titled ‘LOOK AGAIN’ that features 13 tracks which are making rotations on radio stations in several countries including Canada. They include No Man’s Puppet, Thanks Mama, What is the Tension, Back Stabbers and amongst others.
At present he is working on a second album titled “SEE NOW”. Already some of the pre-released singles such as Believers, What a blessing, Trust is Hard and Inauguration have been making the rounds with favourable comments.
He fondly recalls that while he fooled around much with lyrics he actually started singing at age 16 at the Pelican Inn Disco, on Hadfield Street. Then when his family migrated he joined the Canadian Military in 1999. He took to singing again professionally in 2008.
But beyond his singing that seems laced with language that does not glorify violence or berate women in any way he’s also a budding writer on the verge of completing a book that he hopes to publish in Canada soon.
“After nine years in the Canadian Army where I used my spare time to write I’m still writing to this day to the point where I have a book coming out soon titled In This World But Not Of This world.”
Though not a major popular artiste just yet he has performed at several shows in Toronto He is set to visit some Caribbean countries before pursuing bookings for a European tour.
His most recent performance was at a Mama J Production in Toronto on Mother’s Day because of his song that celebrates and ‘Thanks Mama’.
“My life’s mission is to insert a love virus within the human race that can only be cured by extreme love”. And he explains that while some might view that as bordering on crazy he said his songs of redemption speak for themselves and can be heard at www.myspace.com/777telescope.
He gets his musical inspiration from day to day “human interaction that comes mainly from how we handle ourselves with the situations we face”.
A taste of his musical abilities will be forthcoming on April 17 at the inaugural Guyana Music Splash carded for the Thirst Park. While he is not among the nominees for the Guyana Artistic Music Awards on April 25 at the National Cultural Centre he will be in the audience cheering on the more than 25 Diaspora-based Guyanese entertainers coming from 14 countries and islands for the event.
He said, “I am coming to Guyana for the show on April 17 and no, I’m not receiving any awards as I’m still young in the game but I’m happy to know that I’ll be among the veterans of Guyanese Music”.
For those attending the April 17 show he says, “Look forward to having a blessed time with Telescope just make sure you come as a child because it’s hard to bend an old tree”.
By Mondale Smith