Adeline’s ‘Interimes’
Barbadian artist Jus D. Jus D/FB
Caribbean L 28 ife, July 17-23, 2020
said WIADCA in a statement. “We do not want
the carnival to be a memory.
“Our plans are to do whatever we can —in
the virtual world of COVID-19 communications
— to sustain us all until we can again
be physically together,” it added.
The cancellation comes after Mayor Bill
DeBlasio said on Thursday that large events
requiring a city events permit will be canceled
through Sept. 30, “as the city works to prioritize
open spaces for public use.”
The mayor said the city will not issue a permit
for any event in a location that interferes
with the Open Streets or Open Restaurants
program.
He said permits will also be denied for
all events larger than one block, stage/video
events that require amplification, street fairs
and events in parks that may “unreasonably
diminish public use.”
De Blasio said the city will refund or defer
fees paid in connection with a denied permit.
“As New York has begun its reopening process,
accessible open spaces are more important
than ever,” he said. “While it pains me to
call off some of the city’s beloved events, our
focus now must be the prioritization of city
space for public use and the continuation of
social distancing.”
The mayor, however, said that events that
do not conflict with Open Streets or Open
Restaurant areas and are for locations one
city block or smaller can still apply for a permit.
The Mayor’s Executive Order will require
all permit applicants to outline their plan to
reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19
at the event site and clean the event space
both during and after the event.
“Applicants will be expected to address
these concerns without utilizing city services,
personnel and resources,” de Blasio said.
“Demonstrations, religious events and press
conferences will be exempt from the Executive
Order and may receive permits.”
He said the Executive Order will help ensure
social distancing, allow for greater public use
of open space, address traffic flow concerns
and allocate city resources efficiently.”
WIADCA, however, said the carnival tradition
will be uninterrupted, as it instead goes
virtual for 2020.
“We inaugurate our 54th year using technology,”
the statement said. “We refuse to
give in. COVID-19 will not stop us. The show
must go on!”
WIADCA said its on-line offerings will
highlight art, music performances, fitness,
health and culinary masters.
In addition, it said it will pay special tribute
to the youth and seniors, and that a compendium
of film footage taken of previous carnivals
is being created as well.
“Our program will highlight activities
COVID-19 cannot and will not be allowed to
stop,” WIADCA stressed. “We are addressing
and promoting enhanced mental health and
wellness specialization, community awareness
and camaraderie.
“We know that our young people will protect
and transmit our cultures to future generations,”
it added. “We will be producing a
virtual youth festival.”
dropped “Inté rimes” on July
10.
“When the movement
sparked up, I rose with it, took
to the streets and joined the
protests,” said Adeline, who,
while marching, galvanized a
group of protestors with a powerful
rendition of Aretha Franklin’s
freedom anthem “Think”
through a megaphone.
“It was necessary,” she told
Vogue. “It was a calling and a
duty.”
The magazine said while
Adeline she felt empowered, at
the same time she was filled
with grief and sadness.
“For about two weeks, I
couldn’t work, couldn’t think
about making music—nothing
mattered besides the fight,”
said Adeline of her decision
to push back her EP release,
originally slated for June 12.
“The questioning deepened
when I started to wonder how
to bring music back into my
life, how to tie the two together,”
she added. “Through conversations
and sharing some
of my doubts with my audience,
I started realizing that
I needed to make music now
more than ever.
“It became evident that
making music was a form of
protest,” Adeline continued.
Adeline launched her first
solo album at Brooklyn, Clinton
Hill’s C’mon Everybody on
Nov. 13, 2018.
At the time, she told Caribbean
Life that her self-titled
project, her first recorded
without her band Escort,
was prompted by the #MeToo
movement, which helped her
to conquer her fears about
branching out on her own.
“I wanted to wait for the
right moment, and, then, I
realized there would never be
a right moment or time, and
I’d have to create it yourself,”
she said. “So, I took a leap of
faith.
“In the political context,
there was a lot of emancipation
of women and a lot of
stuff happening; and, having
heard a lot of new music out
there, it was super inspiring
to me,” she added. “And all
of these things gave me the
courage and confidence to go
and do it.”
On “Adeline,” the singer
explores love, pop culture, and
social and political issues. But
mostly, she aims to establishes
herself to listeners.
“There are a lot of different
topics on my album, but the
common thread is because it’s
my first album, a lot of it is me
introducing myself as an artist
— as a person,” Adeline said.
She also uses the songs to
distinguish herself from her
more materialistic counterparts
in the dance genre.
“Most of my songs are not
your typical love songs,” she
said. “There’s some stuff about
looking for non-materialistic
love, social media, and some
political stuff — it’s a very
feminist album.”
Adeline told Caribbean
Life that she not only wrote
and sang the tunes on the
album, but she co-produced
it — which is unusual in the
male-dominated music field,
she said.
“In the music business,
all of the decisions, budgets,
or projects, are led by men,”
she said. “It’s very important
for me to spread the word to
women that they do not have
to wait for a man to produce
their music.
“We don’t need a man to do
it for us,” she added. “Girls can
produce and make beats, too.”
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It said the concept of the
song is “a woman wanting a
man to ‘touch’ her.”
The artist sings: “She want
me touch it up from behind
/ want me touch it up from
behind / love to deh pon bungce
from behind / love to deh pon
bungce from behind / if she
can get none whole place break
down.”
SFCN said one of the hottest
crews from The 6ix (Toronto)
is D’Enforca’s, who debuted
the track on his radio show on
G 98 FM.
The Bajan King debuted the
song on Reggae King Radio
and WVIP 93.5 FM in New
York, “and fans loved it there,
too,” SFCN said, adding that
“Touch is ready to take over
the world!”
Download “Touch” by Jus D
from the Soca Gold 2020 compilation.
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Martinican singer Adeline celebrated release of her self-titled
album at C’mon Everybody in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn on
Nov. 13, 2018.
Soca Gold 2020 WIADCA cancels 2020 carnival