Just off the success of being named the Best Female Reggae/ Dancehall artiste at the recently concluded Guyana Artistic Music Awards, Timeka Marshall is now set to release her fifth video for her new release “One More Day”, a song touted as inspirational.
The video, directed by Marshall’s manager Kerwin Bollers and produced by Artistic Marketing was shot on location at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception. The venue for the video has caused a bit of controversy as at least one letter writer to this newspaper has objected to the church being used for that purpose. However, in a release Bollers explained that the location was especially appropriate since “it perfectly exhibited the video’s theme and it is also one of the few architectural wonders…” in Guyana.
According to the press release the reggae track, which has been described by many as having a ‘gospel’ sound, speaks about assessing the important things in life and paying reverence to god for health and strength.
Marshall is reported as saying that the song holds special sentiment since she acquired its inspiration from observing the struggle of a close friend whose mother was terminally ill.
“She was extremely traumatized by the incident and realized that people sometimes ask for prayer for the less important things in life when in fact they should pray for health, strength and spiritual direction,” the release said.
Several local celebrities and entertainment personalities including Celeste David, Miss Guyana World 2009 Imarah Radix, 2010 Junior Calypso Monarch Tenecia DeFreitas and Soca diva Melissa ‘Vanilla’ Roberts are featured in this video.
The general public is can tune in to Hits and Jams Television HJTV on Sunday May 23 for the video’s premiere at 13:00hrs and a rebroadcast at 19:00hrs.