Music and Youth
MTV picks up the Tempo in the Caribbean
MUMBAI: MTV Networks will launch a new channel Tempo dedicated to Caribbean music and culture in that region and in the US next month on 21 November 2005.
Tempo will target all people with a passion for the Caribbean lifestyle. The channel provides a mix of original and acquired programming that is vibrant, relevant to its audience and true to the spirit of the Caribbean and its culture. At launch, Tempo will debut in 400,000 homes in 20 Caribbean markets, reaching an estimated 2.5 million viewers.
MTV will celebrate the launch by hosting a series of concert events in various Caribbean markets. Jamaica will kick off the concert series (15 -16 October) followed by events in Barbados (21 October), St. Maarten (25 October), St. Croix, Nevis and Trinidad & Tobago.
The concert events will showcase the diversity of the Caribbean with over 80 artists from across the region and beyond, featuring all the different genres of music from the Islands including, Reggae, Dance Hall, Reggaeton, Soca, Pan, Quelbe, Calypso, etc. Among the artists appearing are Luciano, Morgan Heritage, Elephant Man, Bounty Killa and Lady Saw (Jamaica); Rihanna, Rupee and Allison Hinds (Barbados); Ebony & Steelpan Orchestra, Control Band, King Beau Beau, and Youth Wave (St. Maarten); Midnite, Extaushaun, Stanley & 10 Sleepless Nights and Xpress Jam Band (St. Croix).
Telecom firm Cable & Wireless will be the lead sponsor for these events. VH1 GM Tom Calderone is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of Tempo. He said, “Tempo represents MTV Networks’ ongoing commitment towards offering programming to underserved consumers — in this case, the prominent and ever-growing Caribbean community”.
Other sponsors of the events include American Airlines, Heineken, Jamaica Tourist Board, St. Maarten Cable TV, Nevis Tourism Authority, The Cayman Island Department of Tourism and Innovative Cable TV — as well as a number of local and regional businesses.
Cable and Wireless Caribbean senior VP, corporate marketing Rachelle Franklin said, “All of us at Cable & Wireless are excited to be working with Tempo — on the upcoming launch concerts, and on bringing exclusive Tempo products such as ring-tones and wallpapers to our mobile customers”.
MUMBAI: Mumbai is about to witness something it has never seen before. The Global Youth Festival arrives on 6-7 December at Jio World Garden with 15,000 attendees and 60-plus experiences sprawled across six sprawling arenas. On its sixth edition, this is no ordinary jamboree—it is a carefully orchestrated collision of wellness, adventure, arts, music, yoga and social change.
Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis will throw open the proceedings with a landmark ceremony, signalling the state’s backing for a movement that has already mobilised youth across 20-plus countries and 170-plus cities. The sheer scale is staggering: 500-plus volunteers powering the machine, 600,000-plus volunteer hours logged across previous editions, and millions of lives touched annually.
The speaker roster is formidable. Diipa Büller-Khosla and Dipali Goenka, chief executive of Welspun India, will share the stage with Malaika Arora in conversations spanning leadership, creativity and culture. Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Mansukhbhai Mandaviya will also attend, reinforcing GYF’s reach into the corridors of power.
But this is not mere talk. The Solaris Mainstage promises concerts from renowned Indian artists. Innerverse delivers a 360-degree LED spectacle of art, technology and sound. The Love and Care Arena houses hands-on projects spanning women’s empowerment, child education, rural upliftment and animal welfare. India’s largest outdoor sound-healing experience awaits. An inflatable obstacle course, neon drifter karts and open-sky bouldering cater to thrill-seekers.
Some have branded GYF the “Coachella of Consciousness.” Others call it “India’s Largest Sober Festival.” Spiritual visionary Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji, who inspired the festival, will deliver the Wisdom Masterclass. Every rupee goes to charity.
After Mumbai comes Kolkata on 14 December. New York looms next year. For one weekend in December, Mumbai becomes the epicentre of youth-driven change—and nothing will be quite the same after.
Tickets available on BookMyShow. Visit youthfestival.srmd.org or follow @globalyouthfestival on Instagram.
