Tribute to $hel $hok - Podcast
- By Stephen aka Original Lime Flavour
- Published 12-Jun-09
In the 90's we would look forward to playing music for the people and "ramming out the dances". What we did not know is that together we were making a new part of history, a new culture of Trinidad and Tobago. "Breaking new tracks" is what Shel Shok chuckled to us all. "I broke the most new tracks in Coconuts," he would exclaim. And you know, he was right! He always was pushing the boundaries. Kissdadee Caravan to the day he passed.
We as a culture have suffered the loss of another pioneer. Let us remember those many nights that we pushed each other and moved our culture forward in the attached podcast.
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2 Responses to "Tribute to $hel $hok - Podcast"
said this on 13 Jun 2009 6:19:09 PM UTC
Dear Shok: I never had the chance to say thanks for everything one last time. So here it is. When we were doing the SocaWeb radio shows in NY and needed something, sometimes I’d show up at your studio in Queens and you’d be working with an artist or laying down tracks for your “Carnival Is” album but you’d always make time to help us out. In the early days of DC carnival, when it was just the house party on Friday night, no hesitation when we asked you to come down and spin for us, and as usual yuh buss the dance. Remember the house party you destroyed in BK on Amersfort? And the one in Rosedale? Remember the nod of encouragement when the CID crew played in Coconuts for the fist time? Remember the time I called you up last minute to come and play live for the radio show cause the Mini Disc player was acting up? In a matter of minutes I pulled up outside your crib and you were standing outside with your CD mixer in hand, headphones on, ready for battle! Another one of your cutting edge moments, no one was doing it live in studio on 93.5 yet, you even went up there and showed them how to hook into their own board. Just a few examples of many the times you went out of your way to help us out. They say the true test of class is how you treat people who can’t possibly do anything for you. To a class act, a talented brother:
From the SocaWeb fam and the CID/Trinijunglejuice fam, thanks for the music and the memories pal, you will be sorely missed as a friend and as one of the best in the business. Rest in Peace Brudda Here’s a list of some of the songs Shok either co-wrote or produced. I cannot imagine doing a party and not touching one of these, every single time. Maybe you guys can think of some more to add to it: Shot Call ... General Grant Big Truck ... Machel Montano Champions ...... Ghettorians Sista Ron Ah Come .... Sista Ron Dis Trini Could Flow ..... Kindred We Free .... 3canal Revolution .... 3canal In Your Timing ... Surge High .... Third Bass (I am not remembering the name) Talk Yuh Talk .... 3canal Ha Da Dey ... Kindred Roll It Gal ..... Alison Hinds My Chunkulunks ... General Grant Pure Hate ... General Grant Rev the Engine ... General Grant What Dey Say, Dey Say ..... Machel Montano Supa Chile .... Caribbean People Ghetto Flex and Rocky .... Carnival Is Bacchanal Dance With You ... Machel Montano Jammet ... Denise Belfon Enough ... Precious Fireman ... Machel, Peter C and Wanskie Horn Me Nah ... Iwer George I In Dat ... General Grant I Just Wanna Dance .... Trini Jacobs Carnival Survivors ... Machel and Wyclef Look Meh In Mih Eye ... Gailann and Rocky Let Dem Know ... Hoppy Leggo De Ting ... Eddie Charles and Candy Hoyte Lighter ... Mista Vybe and Ms. Alysha Lift Jah Higher ... Maximus Dan My People ... Precious Music Man ... Mauri Hall Misbehaving ... Khafra Rudder Madder Dan Dat ... Machel Montano Love Fire ... Machel Montano and Black Stalin KMC ... Mad Sick Nice and Slow ... Felicia Layne Good Morning Neighbour ... 3canal |
said this on 02 Jul 2009 1:59:43 PM UTC
Benji as we referred to him in Macoya was a mellow guy who never let fame get to his head. My earliest memories of Benji was in the early 1990s when the Benjamins lived closed to the Macoya tracks. Benji would be hustling home with his LPs (way before CDs days) to lay down his latest deejaying skills. Many house parties were at Benji's house (of which my grandmother refused to let me attend). However, I would listen to the sweet sounds in the still air (pretending I was there). Next day, we would talk about the party and so much more. I spoke to him a month before his passing and our conversation would forever play in my memory. Eternal love my third brother!
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