‘Emerging Voices’ set the bar high

Dear Editor,

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate E-networks for doing a magnificent job in putting on the reality TV show ‘Emerging Voices’ singing competition. It is a first for Guyana, and E-networks has set the bar high for future shows like this in Guyana.

With regard to the contestants I think they were a very talented bunch, and some of the performances were amazing. No doubt Chaith Singh, Ameer Khan, Dharmendra Gobin, Gail Ann Singh, Arthi Sookhai and Vaishali Sookram were the stand-out acts. They have a bright future ahead of them if they take up singing seriously. Special congratulations to our three Berbice girls who came in first, second and third in the competition. They made us proud. In our eyes, they are all winners. One word of caution: Arthi should be gracious and humble even when he does not come first. It is not the end of the world. There will be many more opportunities. I see he took a bashing on the social media. He should have remembered that this would be shown on TV and the whole of Guyana would be watching. He should let this be a learning curve.

As for the judges, they did a great job and were very professional. Vindhya is well known in Guyana for her outstanding work in promoting Indian music and culture, but before the show I had never heard of Purnash and Jeffrey, but boy were they great. These two guys will one day put Guyana on the international map with their music. They are special. They should keep up the good work.

And finally thanks to Vishok Persaud, the owner of E-networks band, for coming up with this wonderful idea to promote Indian music and the young talent in this country. As for the band, it is refreshing to hear them play original music and not tin-cup music, as some people would say with regard to some bands in Guyana. And now that they have broken new ground with regard to singing competitions in this country, I would like to suggest that their next venture should be an over-40 years age group competition. I can guarantee you it will be an even greater success. There is some amazing talent out there among our older folks.

 

Yours faithfully,
Imtiaz Baccus