PHILIPSBURG - Yesterday District Band released one of their songs for carnival 2010 entitled 'Unity'. This track is on their soon to be released carnival CD entitled "Hold Yuh Balance" and District Band is calling on all their fans (young and old alike) to join them on the road for the opening of Carnival 2010."We specifically chose to release Unity leading up to the opening of Carnival as a message to the youths to put down the gun and the knives," bandleader Calvin Mardembrough jr. said.
"We know that there have been many complaints that the jump-ups are too violent, so we are appealing to all Carnival lovers to come out and have fun and jam in unity", District Band said.
Unity is one of several road-march songs on their second CD and the entire community is asked to take a listen to the lyrics of 'Unity' and get on board with District Band.
What happen to Carnival nowadays when back then everybody use to jam
in unity Nowadays all these youngsters wanna come inside a session with the gun in their hand to start negativity The people say they fed up..
These youths them got to make Carnival stronger So we got to keep our heads up
So carnival can last much longer Now put down the gun Put down the knife
Throw up your left hand. Throw up your right hand Leh we jam in unity, unity
Now everybody pushing and fighting this violence thing is leading out to be
a travesty. Why everybody just don't come together as a family and bring some peace
in our country Put down the guns and let we free up, (free up man)
In addition, let we stop targeting each other. This violence thing we got to clean up, (clean it up)
So we can start loving one another Now put down the gun Put down the knife
Throw up your left hand. Throw up your right hand
Leh we jam in unity, unity.
District band is a group of young people between the ages of 16 and 21, who took St. Maarten's 2009 Carnival celebration by storm. Branded as St. Maarten's next generation jam band, District Band is ready to do it again for Carnival 2010.
District Band CDs and t-shirts will be on sale during Carnival 2010. Look out for a special carnival package...coming soon. Persons interested in booking the band may contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 5208014.
