This is the Alpha of the Omega,
The beginning of the end,
As it was in the beginning,
All good things must end, my friend.
This is the last hoorah,
The end of a long chapter,
Giving thanks for all the lessons that we learned along the way.
- Jammin’ by 3canal
After 30 years of tradition, rapso group 3canal is bringing out its last J’Ouvert band. But the music will go on.
Singer Wendell Manwarren said it took the trio of himself, Roger Roberts and Stanton Kewley a long time to come to terms with the end of their J’Ouvert band, but they realised 30 years was a generation, and times were changing.
“It’s time to bring down the curtain, to take one more bow, one more chip, one more jam on the road.
“It’s not the end of 3canal, by any stretch of the imagination. It’s just the end of 3canal J’Ouvert, which is big, because J’Ouvert is a big part of our identity.”
The story of 3canal (originally 3 Canal) began in 1994 with Manwarren, Roberts and artist Steve Ouditt, and the J’Ouvert band Jocks to Pose.
Manwarren said he never imagined Jouvay by 3canal would last three years, much less for 30. But the popularity of the group’s first song Blue in 1997, with Kewley and the late singer, actor and director John Isaacs, cemented its music to J’Ouvert. Read More
Souza, J. D. (2024, January 28). Show goes on for 3Canal - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Newsday.co.tt. https://newsday.co.tt/2024/01/27/show-goes-on-for-3canal/
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