Congratulations to this National Award Winner for the Song Track of My Life

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Congrats to Oliver Chapman on his national award and thanks for the songs of inspiration, especially this one, written specifically for the Cross Country. The National Awards citation mentions his rendition of ‘Old Man River’ and his collaborations with calypsonians but not this significant piece of work.

Creative Collaborations

Artists feed each other’s creative imagination and build and support each other through outstanding collaborations. This is one of the source of inspiration for the integrated approach to education in my offerings through the GloCal Knowledge Pot and elsewhere that shares a holistic vision that combine media, culture, education and gender sensitivity into developmental thrusts.

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Dr Kris Rampersad MultiMedia Journalism New Media Advocacy at GloCal Knowledge Pot Strategy banner
GloCal Knowledge Pot Station ID Multimedia Research Analyses Publications & Productions Outreach & Advocacy Thru Novel Lenses
Culture Media Gender Heritage Synergies Interconnected disciplines at the GloCal Knowledge Pot
Media and Literary Consultant Educator Strategist and Author, Dr Kris Rampersad host news conference with Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott (right) and Theatre Manager Actor Albert Laveau at Trinidad Theatre Workshop
Montage of multitudes and Creative Energies celebrated with Soca Superstar Machel Montano at all night Maha ShivRatri vigil with Isha Sadhguru in India from te GloCal Knowledge Pot

In so many ways it became this Cross Country theme song, Footloose and Fancy Free, became the song track of my life, literally and figuratively. As such, Oliver generously offered it to me for the song track of One Night To Bloom, the debut biopic in the new creative genre, the MultiMedia MicroEpic. It also features in the developing sequel, MotherContinent – that taps into unexplored elements and dimensions of our interconnected global heritage.

Laurels One Night To Bloom Multimedia MicroEpic by Dr Kris Rampersad
MotherContinent MultiMedia MicroEpic of the Anthropocene films by Dr Kris Rampersad connects east and west mDNA Mothers MotherLands MotherCultures
MultiMedia MicroEpic pioneer creative Genre by Dr Kris Rampersad laurels 2021
Ma the Nonagenarian featured in mDNA MultiMedia MicroEpic by Dr Kris Rampersad
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Dr Kris Rampersad MultiMedia Journalism New Media Advocacy at GloCal Knowledge Pot Strategy banner
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Inspired Series

This, along with my award winning newspaper column series, Discover Trinidad and Tobago – from which AVM’s Dale Kolasingh lured me to write Cross Country – also inspired subsequent newspaper series as Environment Friendly – the pioneer reporting from the Caribbean on sustainable development and issues of small island developing states.

Sustainable Development Climate Action & SIDS from Rio to Glasgow Environment Friendly article series by Dr Kris Rampersad
Kris Rampersad education on sustainable environmental practices climate action for SIDS renewable energy protect planet articles montage support digitisation more at www.krisrampersad.com
Dr Kris Rampersad poem on environment culture biocultural synergies Dr Shadow Swamp symphony wild fowl trust montage more at www.krisrampersad.com
Cross section environment cultural and social articles montage support digitisation and multimedia museum more at www.krisrampersad.com
Integrated InterConnected Interdisciplinary & Intergenerational Intelligence meet with Environment, Gender and Culture Consciousness in BioCultural Synergies at GloCal Knowldedge Pot Knowledge Research & Information Services
Reaching Across Generations from PreSchool to Policy Making BioCultural Synergies for Environment, Gender & Culture Sensitivity & Consciousness with Dr Kris Rampersad
Children Learn to interconnect environment agriculture art with Dr Kris Rampersad

Along with another programme I wrote for AVM Television, BookTalk, it also fed and finds some representation through the scenes and experiences presented and described in LiTTscapes – Landscapes of Fiction.

Literary Heritage Sites, Landmarks, Lifestyles
Dr Kris Rampersad speak on value of migrants & Migration: Engaging the Diaspora at LiTTribute to Toronto
Heritage and Literary Tours Explorations through Global Caribbean Local Landscapes
Literary Cultural Lifestyles Heritage Cuisine Heritage Legend Those Who Eat The Cascadura Samuel Selvon in LiTTscapes Landscapes of Fiction by Dr Kris Rampersad
Dr Kris Rampersad debuts on the steelpan at LiTTribute tot he Americas Florida A Celebration of Arrivals pays tribute to migrants contribution to musical culinary and Americas heritage
LiTTribute to LondonTTown inspired by LiTTscapes – Landscapes of Fiction by Dr Kris Rampersad
Dancers at i1LiTTribute to the Americas in Florida pay tribute to Arrivals with LiTTscapes author Dr Kris Rampersad global intercultural engagements
Cricket Lovely Cricket inLiTTscapes Landscapes of Fiction impact on creative imagiantion
Farmer and Baptist woman from LiTTscapes – Landscapes of Fiction from Trinidad and Tobago
Toronto appeals help children understand heritage newspaper article on Dr Kris Rampersad’s GloCal Heritage LiTTributes To Toronto
Dr Kris Rampersad and First Lady celebrate LiTTribute to the Republic with LiTTscapes Express newspaper article

Cross Country Heritage

Cross Country was an anthropological magazine-styled weekly television series I wrote for AVM Television. While I conceptualised, researched and wrote many of the initial segments over the first years, it was narrated by actor Ralph Maraj, seen in the intro segment, who later became a politician!

Prime Time command

the award winning Cross Country was the only local programme that ever commanded top viewership on local prime time TV. It was produced by Dale Kolasingh who founded AVM Television. The anthropological series captures and represents so many aspects of national life, cultures, villages, districts, people, festivals, beliefs – some of which are fading and disappearing. It was such a novel experience entering the social and cultural and ecological life of our islands at their source.

It’s a pity that much of the programmes and footage may be in need of rescue as do so much of our audio visual heritage. I would welcome getting copies to retrieve and restore and place in context as a unique body of work of our socio-cultural heritage.

While inspiring so many others, these experiences provided inspiration and background experience and research material for my doctoral thesis since published as Finding A Place and which I am now in process of converting into multimedia for blended learning. (To support, sponsor, collaborate or advertise make contact)

Thank you for the music, and the inspiration, Oliver Chapman!