| Bunji defends 'Gully or Gaza' | | Print | |
| Written by Alicia Viarruel–Dec 18, 2009 |
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The song's repetitive chorus, "Who you rather? The Gully or the Gaza?" makes reference to the feud between Jamaican artistes Vybz Kartel and Movado. However, Bunji said his song is not about feuling the war but ending it. Bunji believes if people take the time to listen to his song they would not misinterpret it. He said, "People need to stop allowing themselves to accept a song in a simple form and use their mind a little bit and try to decipher a tune because that is what people get carried away in Carinval with. Give them a song with a topic to think about ... nobody ain't have time with that and if it get too hard all of a sudden it becomes a problem." The former Soca Monarch said he was not aware of the recent school violence between El Dorado East and West which was labelled "The Gully vs. The Gaza". He said he intends to clarify his message when he performs the song during the upcoming Carnival season. "I was expecting interviews like this to come up, concerns like this to come up. I am very aware of the possibilities but I am also aware of my capabilities of getting a message across," Bunji said. Bunji also explained the Jamaican influence on soca music. He said soca artistes may gravitate to dancehall music because Jamaica is part of our region and so their culture is easy to relate to.
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disappointed
written by J.R , December 18, 2009 i listened 2 the gully vs gaza tune and i understood that bunji waz tryna bring about peace between 2 2. but that message iz easily lost bcuz of the " who u rather... gully or gaza" used repeatedly throughout d tune . 2 me dis song iz nonesense anyway u look at it. No matter wat u say, it wud jus sound like if u r biggin up the Gully vs gaza situation in Jamaica. Come on Bunji u didnt hav anythin 2 write about? u disapoint me there. Remove that song from the airways
ok
written by MystiQue , December 18, 2009 Bunji is my boy!!!.. big fan since i small!!!!... I understand him saying that Jamaica is part of our region and what not.. But all I have to say is that every country has its culture that makes it its own. If we were to all adopt this Jamaican culture... Then where would the diversity be, our diversity is what makes us so unique. Soca is our thing... I believe if yuh singing dancehall.. sing dancehall. If yuh singing Soca sing soca... quite frankly I was waiting on Carnival to come around so I could NOT hear dancehall.... Waiting for me boy song!!! turn up the radio an WHAM!!!! Gaza or Gully... HUH!?!?... Bunji wha u do me this year??
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written by Independentthought , December 18, 2009 I have not gotten the opportunity to listen to this controversial song,However, any song that promotes choosing between two waring gangs will ruffle feathers. although its intention may have been to promote peace, with a catch line like "who rather the gully or the gaza"... the message is shadowed. BUT my real issue is his response. Is Mr.Alvarez living in some sort of bubble! is he so caught up in his own hype not to be aware of the situation around him? how could he not know about that killing? it was all over news! goshes* And, yes, Jamaican culture is very popular and many trinidadians opt for dancehall but how are we to preserve and promote our culture if we are so quick to mesh this dancehall into our soca? I cannot fathom how someone who is supposed to be proud of our culture would so easily accept and attempt to foster this sort of integration. Its all just a pack of whack. find some other way to foster peace.
Bunji Bunji Bunji...
written by kemada , December 18, 2009 i understand the message behind the song IF I LISTEN CAREFULLY! but it is general knowledge that most people, the youth in particular, don't realise, or bother to listen to, the message behind the music. as J.R. said, the repeated phrase "who u rather... gully or gaza" is what is heard and what is remembered. Bunji rightfully acknowledged that "that is what people get carried away in Carinval with", the song in simple form. SO HE KNOWS!!! he said it himself that he expected such interviews. yuh know, people have to remember that to some artistes "bad" publicity is STILL publicity, and any publicity is "good" publicity. additionally, i'm a personal fan of Bunji's SENSIBLE lyrics but he is also one of the artistes who adopted Jamaican slang and accent on countless occasions during his career. he should feel shame to say he "ending" the war in JAMAICA, when he doesn't even know what's going on in TRINIDAD! how could he not know about the El Dorado East - West feud?????? Bunji Bunji Bunji... come better than that!
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written by trinijamaican , December 19, 2009 bunji said that soca artistes gravitate towards dancehall because their culture is easy to relate to. does that mean that we should be bombarded with dancehall music and want copy their music. we need to be distinct. i live in jamaica and they dont even play soca on their radio station even 1/4 of the airplay dancehall gets on our radio stations.how often do you hear a dancehall song with even an iota of soca in it, or hear a jamaican artiste trying to copy a trini accent? i went to a popular club there and met the manager and asked why we didnt hear any soca. he said that soca is s@!t, nobody likes it, because he came to trinidad heard only dancehall and minimal soca. that is why soca will not go as far as dancehall has. we have artistes who are in love the jamaican accent and their music more than their own.at a party in jamaica we lucky if we even hear 5 soca songs, but in trinidad we blasting dancehall like it going out of style. i was at a soca party in jamaica this year and a soca artiste from St. Vincent sang a line about gully and gaza and that upset the jamaicans and i agree. what do soca artistes from other countries have to do with the gully/gaza conflict.it is incredibly stupid that people in trinidad as well become involved in this feud. you know movado and kartel are not even real enemies, that is only to sell music. they see each other and they dont get into any fights. why must we be so stupid to actually get into a fight over this. it is not up to us to end a war in JAMAICA, bunji should have written a song to about the idiotic behavior of the El Do children getting carried away by the gully/gaza feud, but oh no he didnt know about it.
shut up
written by smartie , December 19, 2009 Everybody shut up if u dont like the song then dont listen 2 it!!!..the song is crap anyway u dont have 2 listen 2 d lyrics 2 know that......plus it have soo many worst songs than that...promoting up violence and permiscuity!!!......oh and btw i dont even know abt the Eldo east vs west crap ..and i leaving right near the school so stop assuming everybody knows!..also there are some ppl who cud listen 2 a song and leave it as that while there are other fools who take it literally and do wat it says..that is not the composer/singer's fault its that persons choice 2 be a fool!....so shut up ppl
disappointed
written by wedonethey , December 19, 2009 This song just makes the people have gully or gaza in carnival which there wasn't before this song makes me realise how do you want to get this in carnival leave that for the dancehall were it was originally started.... this song bunji my gosh please get this off and block it from getting any further....
Gully and Gaza
written by Peace and Harmony , December 19, 2009 In Trinidad and Tobago we have our culture. In Jamaica they have their own culture. However both countries lie within the same region. In the past weeks we have seen the Jamacian culture impacting us here in Trinidad and leading to violence in our schools. The song is sort of just in time to bring about a different vibe.This song is simply saying it doesn't matter which side you arue supporting we can co exist. Trinidad and Tobago is filled with differnt creeds and races and we all live amongst eachother in peace and harmony, So we can do the same for this situation and try our best to set a better example for the younger teens and children as well as Jamaica and the wider region. I agree with Bunji Garlin. Be leaders and not followers because The whole Idea of gully and gaza is based on rival between two dance hall stars. Since when do we let rivalry rule our land?/
madness
written by luvdrunkchild , December 19, 2009 to misses smartie you need to watch the news more darlin , trinidad cud be on fire n u wudnt even kno...... im very sure bunji knew wat he was doing whn he wrote the song... as he say there is a deeper message ppl jus dont take the time to listenin ... yes the repeated line is the gully or gaza crap but theres a postive message.... but point is message or not it still kinda come like he promoting it ... if u want something like tht to die .. yuh have to bash n rel boycott it... n i dont now how in the moons n stars he cud say he didnt kno about th killin tht comes with it... tht relll sad ....since hes so keen on endin the gully vs gaza war its best he go n live in jamaica where he cud solve not only tht but much more..................... very disappointed in bunji 4 not seein tht but i get wat uhe's comin frm but stilll daz not the way....sigh daz really not the way ..u promoting ...
Why are we arguing again...?
written by Eman , December 20, 2009 Are we upset that the man used Jamaica's "culture" to sell Trinidad's own. Or are we upset that he mentioned Gully and Gaza in his songs, which we all deduce as a negative influence on the youth?
What message? You mean mess of the age right?!!!
written by The Voice , December 21, 2009 come on ppl, "gaza canaval", "gully bacchanal" what message? if bunji so want to bring about unity i challenge him to sing that crap in Kingston any time in the coming year. i think as a pseudo mentor of our youth, he should do the right thing and withdraw the song from the airwaves. who want to listen to it from the album, go ahead, but let's not corrupt our system any more with such debasing trash
Steups
written by Tired , December 25, 2009 Trinidadians need to shut up and think for once. Just ONCE. I really want to doubt that i saw an argument here defending simple mindedness and ignorance. If a song that is simply supposed to make students think can be misinterpreted so wrongly and passed of as negative then [your deity] help the students of this country. Functional, open and educated minds is what we need in T & T right now. We have tried the alternatives and, as you can ALL see, they leave much, if not all to be desired.
Bunji apologise
written by No to Carnival dancehall , December 28, 2009 i just want to urge Bunji to apologise to both trinidadians and jamaicans. obviously he made a mistake. tnt has so many problems to tackle, we are talking about sky rocketing crime and moral decay among the youth, Bunji should be concetrating on these rather than jumping on jamaican problems which he might not have full knowledge of, trust me they the jamaicans have full capacity to end their challenges, so do we.
A sad day
written by Cavey , January 04, 2010 Bunji says, "soca artistes may gravitate to dancehall music because Jamaica is part of our region and so their culture is easy to relate to." What a sad day that would be since the art of soca will surely be lost if that is to occur. Plus Venezuela is right next door and i don't see the soca artists gravitating towards their music and they are in the region with us as well. I think if soca artists start singing more dancehall it is because the artist make the choice to do so and our own culture as TnT, the culture and music that defines us will become distant and lost as we become totally consumed by the Jamaican culture.
hummmmmmmmmmmm
written by anifa allsop , February 12, 2010 so u tellin me u dont kno bout d war in the schools with gully and gaza u must be mad u kno dem school children like to follow so how u could possible say u dont kno. It comes like u tellin me u dont kno wat is goin on in ur own country.the school children have now split the school in half gully and gaza. wat dem c home dey pratic in school and dis is comin from a student
who are ur audience?
written by Marissa Mendez , February 12, 2010 let's face it bunji you are popular, a role model to mainly the youth's of our nation, many of us look up to you because over the years you have made your mark in the soca industry. People in general enjoy your music because you go on stage and you do what i call 'be real'. You address issues that occur here and bring positivity to the table, however i understand your motive towards the whole 'Gully and Gaza'issue but somehow your message is misleading. i believe as a composer you must understand firstly who your audience are. All the school child are wild over this gully and gaza thing and they hear bunji one of our own sing a song on that issue, all they want to hear is gully or gaza, i mean think about it most of these youth's bearly read a book far less to actually take time to understand what is really the message in your song, so to me its not what you write about but rather how you bring your message across and also to understand who will more gravitate or be more inclined to your message and with that work around it and still be you! I admire you Bunji, I understand that your song is being misunderstood, my advice to you is to be a lil more atticulate to your audience! :) Write comment
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Bunji Garlin told The Student Press in an interview today that he expected criticism over his new song Gully or Gaza. Young soca artistes have expressed concern over the song which they said sends the wrong message.
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