Virgin Islanders value people they don’t know- Raul R. Sprauve
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Mr Sprauve was at the time speaking on the February 26, 2024, edition of the Real Talk show with Karia J. Christopher on the need for the Government to recognise local bands of international standards and to ensure they are more brand ambassadors in the VI.
“We've fallen behind in that aspect because of the small community that we live in… a small community where you're not the host of Real Talk show, that’s miss so and so daughter.”
“So it's kind of they don't give you the respect because they watch you come up as a kid and they know your father, your mother. They know basically your whole life… so they tend to value people or things that they don't know of or understand very well...” he said.
Mr Sprauve said the gap he pointed out could go across the board and affect athletes, bands, upcoming artists, or just about anyone in the arts.
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“Whereas if you're in a bigger country, you don't tend to know the person, actually you would only know the person is from your country, but you don't actually know them personally," he said.
Mr Sprauve, the owner of VIBE Band, which stands for Virgin Islands Based Entertainment, said the government needs to invest more in its own people to bridge the gap and push local talent.
“Mr Premier, invest in our people, invest in arts, invest in a generation to come, because they're going to be the ones that will take us to a whole different level.”
He added, “Mr Premier, we need the support, not for me directly but for everyone else that's coming behind. We've been representing the British Virgin Islands, we've been ambassadors on our own, imagine if we had the support from the government?”
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23 Responses to “Virgin Islanders value people they don’t know- Raul R. Sprauve”
So trash lyrics ain't the issue.....try again.
THAT IS A FACT!
Bunji said it best. If your mustia not good enough to get you to the promoters from Labor Day onwards in New York, forget about bookings for the rest of the year.
So my message to Jugo is to make good music that would at least get you on the biggest carnival stage in the Caribbean and that’s in Trinidad for February or consider your time wasted. Join the soca fraternity. Stop trying to reinvent a wheel that had already rolled away!
Is jamming whining freeing up mashing up jumping up feteing
But I feel u ....
1. Don’t respect the culture/culture
2. Have no respect for the future
3. Short sighted
4. Probably never experience the “lil boy/lil girl” stigma
I notice he highlighting the flaws in the system without bashing anyone in the system.
Other countries invest in their ambassadors. Stop playing with me.
Waste of time.
something so spectacular , the white lady is control of some of them minds , that's what the man the streets saying
You can't only look to the government to boost your recognition, most of the artists we know and love is because of THEIR fans and supporters. The "Vibers" needs to be VIBING everywhere they go just kike they do when here, be as proud to jam to a vibe tune, even if it gets them stared at or laughed at. Your FANBASE is your FREE marketing team! Truth be told, people would laugh at first, but they'll catch on.
Very few people are independent thinkers, they like what the majority likes, they hate what the majority hates. If your fans loves you as much as they say they do, they'll blast your songs wherever they go, regardless of who criticizes them for doing it.
People really don't care about lyrical content quality, they only care about the beat, the music. The quality of the music needs to be upgraded, to reach audiences worldwide, not just the BVI community. The Virgin Islands government should and probably would back the its community, if the community is back local entertainers.
And the problem with local entertainers, they don't take this seriously enough, they too impatient and lack confidence. Because again, let's be honest it starts with the artists. And I don't see bands making it to the stage on unless they are backing a solo artist.