Calypsonian Cindy Chadband, who goes by the name Nspire, is hoping to live up to her namesake through her 2013 offering Freedom.
Chadband, of Corinth Hills, Ste Madeleine, said in an interview recently, that she wants to reach out to people through her music and inspire them to move from one level to another.
She said the lyrics to her song Freedom was influenced by personal experience and an experience with a close friend.
"I had a rough 2012, but I have really been blessed. I had experienced the issue close to home with attempted suicide, depression and domestic abuse, which is covered in two verses," she said.
The song Freedom, she said, was written by her and produced by Joseph "Carver" Thompson.
Chadband sings in the song; "Freedom, she needs freedom from the spirit of depression, she is battling so long. Freedom. But she does not have the strength to break the chains by which she is bound.
Hook: "She needs somebody, everybody needs somebody, she needs somebody...reach out a hand to help her now."
Chadband, who has been singing since the age of nine, said often people cry out for help but no one responds.
She said she wants her song to spur people on to reach out to those in need.
"The song really encourages us to reach out to our brothers and sisters dealing with social issues such as depression, addiction domestic abuse, incest. All these people are seeking freedom and enticing us to help them break the chains that are holding them back," Chadband said.
The Ste Madeleine resident is hoping to capture music success with her 2013 offering.
Chadband said her love for singing was fostered at Cocoyea Government Primary School. She said she would compete and often win the Carnival Competition title. She also copped the Princes Town Calypso Monarch 2004, Best Calypso 2009 and was named National Action Cultural Committee Emancipation 2010 Most Promising Young Calypso Composer. She also had a stint at Central Rainbow Stars Calypso Tent in Chaguanas and Unique Calypso Theatre in Belmont.
Chadband won the La Horquetta Calypso Competition Best Social Commentary title in 2011.
She said she usually writes her own compositions, but also teams up with Elton Scantlebury, Terry Marcelle and Brian London.
At present Chadband is working towards a PHD in social policy at the University of the West Indies, where she also works as a research adviser.
