The Afro Beat: March 2010

Look Meh Band Coming !

By Mr. Riteous

Afropan is MY BAND !!!

I could stand up a say that seriously as man

You see, I’m not just not another fan of the steelpan

Who show up cause I’m trini and I supposed to love pan.

I am St. Lucian, Antiguan, Grenadian, Cayman, Bajan even Jamacian

Forsaking cultural practices, sleep, food, boyfriend and even woman

Just for the sweet pleasures of caressing my melodious steelpan

Even though them damm hooks always cutting up meh hand.

This is My Band! I say, This is My Band!

To take this away from me, you might as well chop off both meh hand

Cause the way I treat she, and caress my Do Do Darling Afropan

Does even make my wife say, that I horning she with pan

So you can’t expect me to stand around and bury meh head in the sand

If I see anything, or anyone, threatening the stability of my band

You must really underestimate my love and commitment to pan

If you think for a moment I will turn my back and walk away in frustration

Me! I could think of nothing better I’d rather do

When you see I come straight from wuk in my nice dan dan and 2 dollar shoe

Just for the pleasure of showing some love to my darling Do Do

By pounding out a chromatic run or two

You see; The rhythms does touch parts of my soul that no woman can

Cause it’s the lil piece I was missing to complete me as a man

So now you know how I feel you just have to understand

I will always speak up in support of My Band.

Recently someone pulled me up, and pointed out to me

That all while I saying she is my band I will never see

That YOU treat her with the same love and respect that I have for she

So from now on instead of My Band I resolve to say WE

And I also resolve that WE will protect her by any means necessary

So come, lets embrace Afropan give her a good hug for me

She’s deserving of all our love because this is not my band anymore

She belongs to All Ah We !!

The Afro Beat