Cocoa Tea & Mighty Sparrow Release Songs to Support Obama
The Caribbean people are also giving props to presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama. Reggae/dancehall superstar Cocoa Tea (A.K.A. Calvin Scott) has recorded a song dedicated to Obama titled "Barack Obama". While Trinidadian calypso superstar Mighty Sparrow has a song out called "Barack the Magnificent". (See Videos)
Cocoa Tea's track will be released this week by New York-based VP Records. Cocoa Tea refers to Obama as a "trendsetter" and urges Americans "to unite as one" behind him. Cocoa Tea sings, "This is not about class nor color, race nor creed....It's about the changes, what the Americans need." "Barack Obama" – Cocoa Tea
Mighty Sparrow: Barack the Magnificent