TOK members (from left) Xavier “Flexx” Davidson, Roshaun “Bay-C” Clarke, Alistaire “Alex” McCalla, and Craig “Craigy T” Thompson
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Worldwide dancehall group TOK has addressed the urgent situation of world unrest of their newest observe Freedom Track.
Produced by Jermaine “Crawba Genius” Henry, it was launched on February 14.
Group member Roshaun “Bay-C” Clarke, who was instrumental in crafting the track, famous that the lyrics happened organically due to the pervasiveness of the matter.
“It wasn’t onerous to conceptualise this track as a result of political local weather on the earth proper now. There are loads of breaches to folks’s proper to freedom. Whether or not it’s the conflict in Ukraine, the conflict in Israel, or simply political divides in numerous nations— it appears clear to me that persons are combating for his or her primary rights to freedom, so, that’s what impressed the track,” he instructed the Observer On-line.
The group, which was based within the early Nineteen Nineties additionally contains Alistaire “Alex” McCalla, Craig “Craigy T” Thompson, and Xavier “Flexx” Davidson. They’ve managed to earn success collectively and thru their particular person careers.
Bay-C is optimistic that the group’s effort at spreading positivity will likely be effectively acquired.
“We all know that music is the common language and we all know that you would be able to’t struggle hearth with hearth; you must struggle hearth with water. So, my final hope is that the track evokes empathy, a dialog of peace, and finally brings therapeutic power to wounds of the oppressed and in addition encourage the oppressors to be extra humane,” he mentioned.
Alex shared that the group’s dynamic nature causes them to discover a number of themes which might be appropriate to worldwide audiences.
“The primary goal of us doing music is due to freedom of expression. It’s for it to resonate with whoever hears it. The songs that final the longest are those that somebody can take and apply to their private life,” he mentioned, including that TOK prioritises spreading upliftment via its music.
The group is understood for different hits together with Footprints, Maintain It Blazing, and Cash 2 Burn.
Producer Crawba Genius added that he expects nice success for Freedom Track.
“TOK is a superb vibe and it was an abasing expertise working with them. All the things was very clear, and everyone was on level with every part. As you understand, it’s a world group, and the theme of the track is about freedom, so every part made sense,” he mentioned.
— Kediesha Perry
