Dr. Sonjah Stanley Niaah
Director of the Institute of Caribbean Studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Dr. Sonjah Stanley Niaah, is calling on older Reggae and Dancehall music producers to help to nurture and mentor their younger counterparts in the industry.
She made her comments recently on Radio Jamaica’s
Two Live Crew, after host Wesley Burger asked whether or not she was worried about preservation of the music genres, or had any concerns that the music was losing its identity, as some industry stakeholders have been contending.
“I want the producers who were there long ago, to engage with the younger artistes; engage with the younger producers. There is a big conversation going on at Clubhouse now, because the young people don’t feel like the older producers are giving them the time of day, guiding them enough, appreciating what they are doing,” the Reggae Studies Unit senior lecturer said.