By Raffique Shah
...“Differentology” is, well, different. When I first heard it early this year, I listened. The beat was not mile-a-minute, and while the lyrics were not particularly impressive, there was something in the melody and music that prompted me to note it as a good song. Later, I would learn that musically, it was a collaborative effort between Bunji and talented guitarist Nigel Rojas.
I was not surprised when, rather than fading after the fete, this song grew in stature, impressed non-diaspora audiences, and more recently found its way aboard the Soul Train, and now MTV. Bunji (and Rojas) deserves what he has earned, having laboured in the musical vineyards for many years, and most of all, for daring to be different.
Earlier this year, he and his wife Fay-Ann Lyons withdrew from the lucrative Soca Monarch competition. While their reasoning pertained to the contractual arrangements, the withdrawal proved to be fortuitous: he could focus on pursuing his career unimpeded by competition, and most of all, fine-tuning and promoting “Differentology”...
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