‘Move an’ Gwey’ Tranquil tells lazy youth
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Being employed has always been a big deal for Vivian Thomas. The 25-year-old deejay, who works at the Jamaica Stock Exchange in Kingston, is concerned that many of his peers do not feel the same way.
Known as Tranquil, his latest song Move an’ Gwey laments the high level of youth unemployment, especially in the Jamaican capital.
“One of the worst thing is a young person who don’t waan work. All dem do is sit pon di ‘corners’ an’ beg,” said Tranquil. “What wi encouraging dem to do is go out an’ look a job.”
Self-produced, Move an’ Gwey was released in March by Tranquil Productions. It is the follow-up to Beg Yuh A Bus’ Part Two, another song Tranquil produced.
The Manchester-born Tranquil has been recording for 13 years, starting while he was a student at Knox College.
But he was always beating the books, and eventually earned a degree in business management from the University of Technology.
He has been employed by the Jamaica Stock Exchange for five years.
Some of his previous songs include Testimony and Jah Alone.
Howard Campbell
