The Illinois senator Barack Obama is the subject Cocoa Tea has chosen for one of his very latest songs. Through its lyrics, the veteran singer clearly declares his support for the candidate for the Democratic nomination in the American presidential election in November.
Reggae has always been politically engaged music, so it is hardly surprising to see an artist like Cocoa Tea carry on that tradition, going as far as voicing his opinion on the political debate of a country other than his own, in this case the influential American neighbour. It is clear that in Jamaica the possible election of the first black president of the United States is seen as a genuine political, social and cultural revolution. Barack Obama, "the changes weh all the people dem need", according to Cocoa Tea.