Guest Author - Deborah Barocas
Online Caribbean radio stations are popping up everywhere in order to appease the need for old school music accustomed to by folks from the Islands. After listening to many of these stations, I have concluded that PEPPERPOT RADIO is the top dog. The name “Pepperpot,” is derived from a Native American stew that is assembled with various types of meats placed in a pot with a fermented cassava (yuca) sauce, along with herbs and spices which is then slow cooked into one delicious dish, synonymous with Caribbean culture. This is how its creator Kelvin Ambedkar selected its name, and with his wide array of select music, it makes this radio station everyone’s Pepperpot.
Kelvin, a husband, father, and son, is also a dutiful friend to many. His friends define him by his belief in God, love of music, devotion to family, and pride of country. And while he is extremely passionate about his music, he has invested top dollar in order to retain and archive music that is generally hard to find. He reaches out to help Caribbean up and coming artists and business owners, and it seems that many have since benefited in realizing their dreams. His adversity to music that portrays vulgarity or defamation, has caused him to lose some unsavory audience members, which, given his standards is just fine by him. His selection of music is as clean as Canada, the country in which he happens to reside with his wife Geeta and son Nathaniel. According to one source, he networks, mentors, and steers many hopefuls in bringing their dreams to fruition. And though I have never personally met Kelvin, many of his affiliates with whom I spoke, swears that he helps without conditions. They feel he is deserving of gratitude and recognition as one who contributes greatly to his society. On radio, he is DJ K-Man, but somehow K-Angel seems to be a more appropriate name for Mr. Ambedkar.
So what types of music can one generally find on www.pepperpotradio.com? While there are tons of old school music to blow one's mind into the land of nostalgia, DJ K-man covers the bell bottom to the gun mouth era along with select music of today to gratify his many listeners. Hence this web radio relates to a diverse audience. Upon your visit, you’ll notice a box to send a request, or to give someone a shout out. Pepperpot radio has also become a great place to advertise for many Caribbean business owners due to the worldwide mass of followers who, in this musical stampede is dancing to its Caribbean beat. So whether you like Dave Martins or Byron Lee, Bob Marley or Peter Tosh, you will find that they all hang right here, along with many other pop, rock, and soca types at the very famous pepperpotradio.com.
