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LYRICS
Intro:
Left foot right foot left foot stamp
Left foot right foot left foot stamp
Left foot right foot left foot stamp
Left foot right foot
Everybody start to
Chip chip (x4)
De bands dun load up ahready
De flag crew load up ahready
All meh gyal dem load up ahready
Say we ready we ready
Verse 1:
De band tight don’t have no room
Don’t want no fight
Don’t want no costume
Ah chippin on de pavement chip chip
Say we chippin on de pavement chip chip
Gal lookin’ bess in deh lil’ wear
I in a mess and I don’t care
Ah chippin on de pavement chip chip
Say we chippin on de pavement chip chip
Farmer wha yuh deh
Look me dey
Hold on
See me at the side wid Sharon
A gyal meh ent see in so long
De way that she look just a blow mind
Me don’t care me doh cater
It’s a small wine
Meh eyes make four wid Wendy
A long time feed from Miami
Love de way she a wine and grind
And roll when she put it on me
Chorus:
We doh want come in your band
We chippin on de pavement chip chip
We chippin on de pavement
We doh want come in your band
We chippin on de pavement chip chip
We chippin on de pavement
Tap yuh foot on de ground farmer
Meh tell dem
East crew coming down load up ahready
West crew de dun load up ahready
Down south de coming load up ahready
Up north de dun load up ahready
De stage it dun load up ahready
Sound system dun load up ahready
Carnival it load up ahready
Ah say we ready we ready
Verse 2:
De fete did ram
Ah can’t get in
Don’t give a damn
Ah still jamming
Right deh on de pavement chip chip
Jamming on de pavement chip chip
Cooler stack de liquor deh
No holding back
We batting right away
Right deh on de pavement chip chip
Batting on de pavement chip chip
Farmer how yuh feelin’
Hold on
Feelin little nice and tipsy
A bounce up a next gal Trixie
She wid she best friend Dixie
A nice douglah from de country
De sound of de bass had dem jumpin
And all de boom boom pumpin
Love de way how de wine and grind
And roll and put it on me
Mr. Man
Chorus: (x1)
Long distance call
Barbados deh dun load up ahready
Grenada dun load up ahready
Jamaica dun load up ahready
Trinidad deh load up ahready
Miami dun load up ahready
Toronto dun load up ahready
New York say deh load up ahready
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“Pavement”
Farmer Nappy & Kerwin Du Bois
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About
“Pavement”
Farmer Nappy
aka Darryl Henry has released another hit on
the heels of his heavily rotated headline
single on the ‘Bubble Up Riddem’ titled
“Looking To Wine” for Carnival 2010.
“Pavement” is a pulsating,
infectious groove that mixes the vocals of
both Farmer and Du Bois into an intoxicating
melodious blend. The number offers an
encouraging message for sideline
masqueraders who share the sentiments of the
chorus: “We doh wuh come in yuh band, we
chippin’ on de pavement. “ and is set to
become an anthem for all who enjoy the
alternative Carnival experience of partying
on the sideline.
The track was
recorded and mixed by Du Bois, the 2008 and
2009 Soca Producer of
the Year with block buster productions like
“Tusty” by Blaxx and “Obsessive
Winers” by Destra Garcia featuring
Allison Hinds and Denise Belfon, at his
Toronto-based studio KNS.
It was there
that the musical pair brought their vision
for the “Pavement” jam to life
creating what will undoubtedly be the
chippers anthem for Carnival 2K10.
With two big
tunes already in circulation and a promising
season ahead, Nappy is
preparing to explore the Power Soca category
with his next single “I Pay for this”
soon to be released.
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Farmer Nappy
After
25 years at the right hand of Machel Montano
and Xtatik, Darryl Henry a.k.a Farmer Nappy
embarked on a new venture to develop his
solo career. Farmer arrived in Barbados on
May 18th, 2007 with lyrics in hand and a
studio date and time set. Thus, "Chippin"
(With Me Own Woman) was born. After being
conceived in Trinidad and delivered in
Barbados, "Chippin" became one of the most
popular songs produced by the award winning
Red Boyz.
In the past, Farmer has proven to be an
artiste worthy of national recognition as an
instrumentalist and songwriter with the band
Xtatik. His brotherly bond with lead singer
Machel Montano goes way back to the
inception of Pranasonic Express. At the age
of seven, Farmer embarked on his musical
journey by playing percussion in the young
band that later came to be known as the big
band Xtatik. As the band evolved, Farmer
emerged as an award winning, multi-talented
songwriter. He wrote and co-wrote some of
the biggest hits in Xtatik's repertoire.
On the 1997 Xtatik album
'Big Truck', he wrote and co-wrote
recognizable hits 'Big Truck', 'Music Farm',
'Tayee Ayee', 'Crowded', and 'No Carnival'.
Farmer won the award for "Best Song Writer"
in 1998 for 'Footsteps', which was "Road
March of the Year" on the album 'Toro Toro'.
‘Footsteps’ was also awarded "Best Song of
the Year". He co-wrote 'Vendors', 'Pump the
Iron', and 'Working Dog' all on the same
album. In 1999, Farmer co-wrote 'UFO' with
Machel, Beenie Man and Darryl Eugene. He
co-wrote 'Big Phat Fish' and co-produced
'Low Riders'.
In 2000, Farmer co-produced and co-wrote the
tremendously popular 'Water Flowing'. 'Last
Singer' produced by Sir Oungku of Red Hot
Flames took Farmer all the way to the finals
in the 2001 Soca Monarch. In 2002, Farmer
featured in his first music video
'Junkyard'. In 2003, he wrote 'Dancing',
produced by his Xtatik band mate Dwain 'Dwaingerous'
Antrobus. That same year, he co-wrote
'Granny'.
In 2005, Farmer Nappy released his first
solo album 'Pure Niceness'. Containing
twelve tracks, the album is an
acknowledgment of unforgettable hits created
at the peak of Xtatik's career. He remains
extremely gracious to the producers and
those who contributed to the album. 'Pure
Niceness' was produced at Ed Gordan's Studio
with Xtatik Ltd as the Executive Producers.
The 'Pure Niceness' music video was on
rotation on MTV’s Tempo.
In 2006, Farmer wrote 'Jump of de Year',
produced by Neil Bernard, as well as 'Old
People Words', produced by Kerwin Du Bois.
Later on in the year, He skipped across to
Antigua to work with one of his mentors Sir
Oungku of Red Hot Flames. Oungku produced
'Capsize' for Carnival 2007.
After Carnival 2007, Farmer co-wrote 'Chippin'
with Margaret 'Ginger' Alexis and brought it
to Barbados to be produced by De Red Boyz.
The music video was produced and filmed in
Barbados by Suzie Cheeseman and Andrew
Hulsmeier (Video & Photo Images) and later
became #1 on television stations Tempo and
Synergy for a number of weeks. During
September 2007, Farmer took a short break
from touring to co-write with Artiste Kevin
Lyttle. He co-wrote three songs entitled,
“Come See Me,” “Fyah,” and “Party Wid Me.”
In preparation for Carnival 2008, ‘Chippin’
was remixed with Jamaican Dancehall Star
Anthony B. The remix gained immense
popularity throughout the Carnival season
and remains popular to this day.
'Chippin’ (With Meh Own Woman) took Farmer
to the finals in the “International Groovy
Soca Monarch” in which he placed fourth.
‘Chippin’ became one of the biggest hits for
Carnival, winning ‘Groovy Song of the Year’
at the 2008 COTT Awards. ‘Chippin’ was also
nominated for “Song of the Year”.
Farmer’s first release for Carnival 2009 was
“Belly Dancer” (J’ouvert). ‘Belly Dancer’
was produced in Barbados by Darien Bailey (Xtatik
Keyboardist) and Kevin Marshall. During mid
carnival, Belly Dancer was the only Soca
song to be listed on the top 10 music charts
in Jamaica.
In September 2008, ‘Belly Dancer’ Music
video was produced and filmed on location in
Trinidad. The video was produced by Katrina
Chandler (Country Life Productions) and
Directed/Edited by Lee Aleong (Lee Designs
Ltd). Belly Dancer video was featured on the
most prestigious television entertainment
show in Jamaica, Entertainment Report (ER)
and later on BETJ.
In 2009, Farmer teamed up with band mate
Dwain ‘Dwaingerous’ Antrobus for the second
time to produce his latest hit single ‘Go
Brave’.
Currently on the airwaves as a popular hit
in Trinidad, is Farmer’s first release for
the Carnival 2010 season. A song headlining
on the ‘Bubble Up RIddem’ entitled ‘Looking
to Wine,’ where he is featuring General
Grant. This track is produced by yet another
band mate, Shawn “Roots’ Mitchell.
Upon serious consideration, Farmer decided
that for Carnival 2010, he wanted to sing
and perform a fast song. Without hesitation,
he entrusted that task to established
producer & song-writer Kerwin Du Bois.
Farmer traveled to Canada to record with
Kerwin in his Toronto based studio, KNS.
With the two of them buckled down in the
studio, Farmer went there for one song and
left with two.
‘Pavement’ is
a sweet groove collaboration featuring both
Farmer & Du Bois. The fast song
with song title ‘I Pay For This’, was
written & also produced by Kerwin; it is
promised to have some infectious hook lines.
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Kerwin Du Bois
“If
I fail to succeed then success is my
failure, I was born a winner,” this is the
mantra that has kept the 2008 International
Soca Awards Soca Producer of the Year winner
going over the many years he has been
involved in the music industry.
Born in the mecca of Carnival in the capital city
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, it seems Kerwin was always
destined for success in calypso and soca.
Kerwin, who started singing in primary
school not only took part in the nation’s
first Junior Calypso Monarch competition,
but won the title in the second year.
The talented performer rose through the
ranks of the calypso world, captured the
Young Kings title and even reached the Big
Yard for the National Calypso Monarch finals
on several occasions.
Hailed as a rising star, he delighted all
with his melodious voice and
thought-provoking lyrics and was selected to
represent Trinidad along with other young
calypsonians for a Calypso Youth Exchange
programme hosted by the Association of
British Calypsonians in the UK, where he
settled for a number years, eventually
capturing the UK Calypso Monarch title.
In recent years, Du Bois has spread his
wings and can no longer be considered simply
a calypsonian, having branched out into soca
not only as a performer but as a producer
and songwriter.
His efforts have been acknowledged by some
of the other major soca artists who have
tapped into the talents of this accomplished
hit maker. He has produced tracks for Bunji
Garlin’s Black Spaniard album, and wrote and
performed the 2004 hit ‘BubbleNut’ with HD
Machel Montano. He has also worked with the
dynamic vocal group H2O Phlo on a track
entitled “J’ouvert.”
His talents emerged greater through the
years as he went on to produce other major
hit songs like Machel Montano’s “Scandulous”,
which was written by Kernal Roberts. Kerwin
performed throughout the Carnival 2k6 period
with Xtatik with his major hit song “Madology”,
which was a continued re-mix of the already
acclaimed hit “Madda dan dat” performed by
Machel.
In 2007 he teamed up with one of the most
highly rated divas of soca, Denise “Saucy
Wow” Belfon - the results: the hit song “De
rose & de stem.” However one hit wasn’t
enough, and the popular “Party Rocker”
certainly had the industry buzzing.
Du Bois has been nominated for as many as eight (8) International Soca
Awards and went on to capture two, the Soca
Producer of the Year and Best Groove
Collaboration. He was also nominated for 3 COTT awards, Groovy Soca of the Year Award –
Gyal Farm, Soca of the Year and Song of the
Year – Breathless.
An accomplished DJ, whose skills earned him
a place on BBC 1Xtra’s International Sounds
of Soca, Du Bois is a powerhouse of young
talent bringing Soca music to the world, as
he plans to develop and further his drive in
taking Soca Music to places beyond our
imagination.
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