Too much Dancehall and Reggae on Trinidad radio

(Trinidad Express writer): I wish to respond to the well written letter published in the Express yesterday by Ken Joseph concerning certain radio stations that choose to play soca only around Carnival time.
I remember a friend of mine was discussing which radio station was going to be the first to play Jamaican music on Ash Wednesday and a few stations didn't disappoint at all and now the dancehall music is more explicit than ever.
Yet, I wonder, how often do Jamaica and the other Caribbean countries play our soca music. Does anyone know? There are many Jamaicans who don't even like our soca and chutney but we swallow all the crap their artistes sing. We act as if we are really from the "Gaza" and "Gully". We sad like that.
The two main radio stations that are at least 96 years old tend to throw soca out of the door like the baby with the bath water. So if we don't appreciate our music, how on earth do we expect outsiders to like it? Imagine some radio stations only play our music for Carnival and Carnival is mainly from January-February. Sigh. Lord, put a helping hand.
Not only do we need to play more of our own music, we need to have more programmes to edify young people like encouraging them to live a better lifestyle, academically, spiritually, physically and socially.
The two 96 stations can do much much better. I need not hear Popcaan, Konshen, Mavado and Vybz Cartel whole day and yes. I know that I can switch the station; I do it all the time.

M Denoon (author)