FU interviewed Bajan singer, songwriter, director and actor Levi King:
Your profile says that you’re a singer, songwriter, theatre
director and music producer in training, but which one came first and how did
you get into the others?
I first started out acting in Theatre and through this I developed
an interest in directing. I always loved music and eventually teamed up with
some colleagues at my secondary school and formed a singing group called AzMan.
Then the singing led to an interest in the production side of music.
What genre of music do AzMan sing?
It’s called Fling. It’s FLowing and sINGing in a Barbadian
accent and using Barbadian dialect and vernacular over danceable beats.
Occasionally we sing fusions of Fling and Soca, Fling and Ragga- Soca, Fling
and Reggae.
What inspires your songs?I’m inspired by personal experience, or sometimes the beat of a song may bring a topic out of me.
As a theatre director and someone who is interested in the theatre, what is your favourite theatre production and why?
"73" by a young Jamaican theatre company called
Quilt, "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Odale's Choice" are in
them for sure. I like theatre that is different and inventive. In my mind these
pieces are on that level.
Who would you love to produce/write a song for and what
kind of song would it be?
Man, if I could produce or write a song for anyone, boy I don't
know.. There’s a lot of artistes I would love to work with; Damian Marley is
one for sure, K'Naan, Chris Brown, Adele the list is long. I like to write on a
range of topics but usually I prefer to deal with songs that inspire self
reflection. But I can get pretty hype too lol.
What’s next for you?I’m currently in the process of working with a few partners and creating a theatre company, then a film company. I will also be releasing a few singles with AzMan as well as another riddim with my production team.
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