The scourge of racism has made many headlines in the United States in recent years. The standoff in Charlottesville, Virginia and controversial deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, have left many feeling there is no justice for persons of color.
Kashief Lindo is one of those persons. He addresses racism in “I Can’t See Your Face”, his latest song, which is written and produced by his father Willie Lindo.
It is released by their Heavy Beat Records.
The elder Lindo is stung by what he describes as “blatant racism” playing out in the US where he has lived for almost 40 years.
“You see politicians on TV now expressing their racism, pastors too! Dem not hiding it anymore, dem showing it!” he flared. “Once it get to dat stage, anything can happen.”
“I Can’t See Your Face” is released in April, just days after Derek Chauvin --- the white police officer charged with Floyd’s murder --- went on trial in Minneapolis. The song references the “nine minutes, 26 seconds” Chauvin put his knee on Floyd’s neck on May 25 last year, causing him to suffocate.
Willie Lindo believes music has a big role to play in getting public leaders and law enforcement to show improved attitudes toward so-called minorities.
“It’s very important ‘cause it’s a powerful way to reach people,” he said.
This is the latest song by Kashief Lindo taking aim at social injustice. “Till dem bun Down di House” and “Human Life”, also produced by his father, did well in South Florida and the tri-state area last year.
Written By Howard Campbell