Interviews
In september 2004 I started writing for the music magazine REWIND. 3R Magazine and RifRaf musiczine soon followed. Now I'm mainly writing for the Flemish reggae portal website Reggae.be and the world music blog Tropicalidad.be. The interviews I did and still do for them, are republished here. Enjoy!
- INTERVIEW OUMOU SANGARE LLOYD HOTEL AMSTERDAM 01/2009
- INTERVIEW RICO RODRIGUEZ LONDON 12/2008
- INTERVIEW DOBET GNAHORE ZUIDERPERSHUIS 11/2008
- INTERVIEW CEDRIC 'IM' BROOKS AB 11/2008
- INTERVIEW MINYESHU ZUIDERPERSHUIS 11/2008
- INTERVIEW FEMI KUTI FLAGEY 10/2008
- INTERVIEW ANTHONY B VOORUIT 10/2008
- INTERVIEW ERNEST RANGLIN HELDEN IN HET PARK 08/2008
- INTERVIEW ALPHA BLONDY REGGAE GEEL 08/2008
- INTERVIEW BITTY MCLEAN REGGAE GEEL 08/2008
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INTERVIEW DON CARLOS REGGAE SUNDANCE 08/2006
Don, it's a true honour and enjoyment to see u here again after such a long time.Don Carlos: "Yeah man, it's a joy to be here for the people, because it's the people who really requested it you know. Even though Jah is the master and Jah set up everything, Jah people are here requesting good vibes and consciousness."
A logical thing to ask than is, where has Don Carlos been the last 10 years? We've heard and seen so little of you.
Don Carlos: "Well I've been around you know, in some other parts of the world, spreading the message and ensuring that the people remember consciousness & exercise consciousness."
How and where did u get the name 'Don Carlos' and what does it mean?
Don Carlos: "It just happen you know. Originally my mom called me Carlos, but my friends gave me the name Don, so I've been carrying that name from since I was a teen."
You have a song called 'Passing glance'; is that an autobiographical song about you seeing His Imperial Majesty arriving in Jamaica?
Don Carlos: "Well it's almost like that you know, because unfortunately I didn't get to go to the airport, but I could feel the vibes all over, you know, so it was just like I was there."
People always refer to Black Uhuru when your name is mentioned, even though you were only part of it in the beginnings. How did Black Uhuru come together?
Don Carlos: "Well, Black Uhuru was formed in the early 70's. I don't have a certain date or so but, to my collection, it was around 1970 (it was actually in 1974, red.). Garth Dennis was a singer in the area. He grew up in Trenchtown with Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Wailing Souls, Joe Higgs and so on and at one stage he left Trenchtown and came to Waterhouse to live and decided to pursue a musical career. Then Duckie Simpson came in the area and stayed with Garth Dennis and they started to sing together. One day Garth Dennis came to me and said: "Don, me and this bredda are forming a group and I realized it needs a 3rd man, so are u willing to join us? I said yes and that's how things got started."
After u left Black Uhuru, you had a long time partnership with Goldie or Gold. Where did he disappear to, or what is he up to these days?
Don Carlos: "Oh, Gold got shot in the U.S. you know, in 1998. He got paralyzed and speech impaired."
A more spiritual question than. Was it at a young age that you got touched by Rastafari?
Don Carlos: "Yeah, around the age of 12 I think, but really from I know I self, I have a deep emotion for people. I love people you know, but, first of all I love God. I always try to do the right thing. I read the Bible a lot and I got very involved with the righteousness and consciousness of the prophets in the Bible. So I found myself with a lot of love and sincerity for righteousness and consciousness. Knowing Rastafari even helped me strengthen me and made me want to know even more."
