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Errol Bean urges young people to hold on to their dreams in new release

From Jamaica Observer · () English

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  • Jamaican artist Errol Bean released “Born to Be a Champion: Hold on to Your Dreams” on August 21.
  • The song began as a poem for his nephew 33 years ago and was later turned into music by producer Wayne Armond.
  • Bean said the Nyahbinghi rhythm connects the song to Jamaican heritage, Rastafari and reggae.

Errol Bean has turned a poem written 33 years ago for his 12-year-old nephew into a new song aimed at children and young people. “Born to Be a Champion: Hold on to Your Dreams” was released on August 21, produced by Wayne Armond and built around a Nyahbinghi rhythm.

Bean said the song focuses on the need to preserve dreams through disappointment, failure, uncertainty, peer pressure and adversity. “One of the song’s most important messages is its encouragement to hold on to one’s dreams. For children and youth, dreams are not merely fanciful ideas about the future; they can become important sources of motivation, identity, direction, and purpose,” he said.

One of the song’s most important messages is its encouragement to hold on to one’s dreams. For children and youth, dreams are not merely fanciful ideas about the future; they can become important sources of motivation, identity, direction, and purpose.

· Errol BeanBean explained the message behind his new song for children and young people.

Armond, a co-founder of the Chalice band, first transformed the poem into music in 2015. Production finished early this year, before the track finally reached listeners.

The ability to sustain those aspirations, particularly when confronted by disappointment, failure, uncertainty, peer pressure, or adversity, requires a developing understanding of oneself and a conscious commitment to one’s goals.

· Errol BeanBean described the challenges young people face in pursuing their ambitions.

Bean has also used his music to address children’s welfare. His 2015 song “Leave the Children” criticized the rise in sexual crimes against infants and teenagers in Jamaica. He said the Nyahbinghi beat was chosen because it celebrates Jamaican heritage, African consciousness, Rastafari and reggae while creating a reflective mood that can lead into dance.

Raised in Frankfield, Clarendon, Bean has recorded music for nearly four decades. He released his first song, “Freedom,” in the late 1980s and later worked as a religious minister and educator. His album “Beyond The Rhythm” appeared in 2004.

It’s used to celebrate our heritage, drumming, black consciousness, tribute to Rastafari and link it to our reggae, our heartbeat.

· Errol BeanBean explained why he and Wayne Armond chose a Nyahbinghi rhythm.
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