Within the first year of my returning to live in Guyana in 2008, I set about recording an album of new material, in the established Tradewinds format, at Krosskolor Studios in Campbellville, using local 
musicians. Entitled ‘At Home’, the album was soon on the market and the initial reception was strong. It was in several downtown stores, and I was frequently getting calls for more stock – “bring 45”; “bring 50”; “we need them today”. But after the third day of that rush, the calls suddenly dried up.
It didn’t take me long to figure out what happened; the pirates had gotten hold of the album and were burning copies to meet the demand in town. The question of CD piracy has been a hot subject in Guyana for several years, and to put the subject squarely, after the third day of that initial flood of sales I have not sold a single ‘At Home’ CD in Guyana. Not one. Consequently, in the intervening years,
