Interviews

"Trinidad is just a place like anywhere else in the world, so apart from the big soca scene, we've also got hip hop artists and I came out of the R&B scene myself.

"Because Marcus Garvey once said: "A wise prophet will come from the East!" and since I am from the east of Jamaica the people started calling me "The Man From East".

"Ethiopia is the land where the Gods have to be.

"Well, it wasn't consciously so, but at that time there was a lot of great American music coming into the United Kingdom and lovers rock gave female singers, who weren't really ready to do roots and culture, a way to express themselves.

"Well, what happened is that in those early days nothing much was happening for Viceroys, so we decided a name change would maybe give our music the boost we needed, resulting in us performing as The Interns for a while."

"Yeah man, I'm glad to see I&I seed is finally starting to blossom.

"I was recording 'Graduation In Zion' in Harry J studio back in 1976, when Jack Ruby brought in Ted Bafaloukos.

"Well, it's all a vibes thing, you know.

"Yes, I recorded the first song there, 'I Man A Grasshopper'.

Barthélemy Attisso: "In Orchestra Baobab we were fortunate enough to have musicians from different nationalities in our ranks. That mix created a sort of pan-Africanism in the band enabling us to explore the entire African cultural patrimony, something we're still exploring today."