The Tribune

By DENISE MAYCOCK

Tribune Freeport Reporter

dmaycock@tribunemedia.net

BAHAMIAN rake n’ scrape artist Kirkland “KB” Bodie has launched his “Save the Bays” album – a compilation of 12 songs about marine and land conservation in the Bahamas.

Although KB is best known for songs like ‘Coo Coo Soup,’ ‘Bush Mechanic,’ and ‘Civil Servant,’ he is also very conscious about environmental issues which he conveys through his music.

In this new album, KB speaks to issues such as conch conservation, oil pollution in our waters, and saving marine resources. The album was released on Monday.

KB joined the environmental group Save the Bays in 2013 and wrote the song “Let’s Save the Bays,” which is also on the album.

“Save the Bays wanted me to write a song for them and that was the first (environmental) song I wrote and it speaks about not abusing the land,” he told The Tribune.

In 2011, KB wrote and released the song, “Dey Selling Our Country,” voicing the frustration of the Bahamian people regarding the constant sale of Bahamian land resources.

According to KB, the song caught the attention of environmental activist Joseph Darville of the environmental group Save the Bays, which led to his affiliation with the group.

Since then, KB has written several other songs, including “Oil Fish,” and “Let’s Save Our Nassau Grouper Again.”

“The song, ‘Oil Fish,’ is about the oil pollution of our water that is poisoning the fish, and ‘Let’s Save Our Nassau Grouper Again’ is about conserving our grouper stock. And I would like to praise the government for closing the season for grouper catch,” he said.

KB said the country’s fish stock is very low and he wanted to convey the importance of preserving our marine resources and fish stock. Another song on the album, “We Spying Everyday,” conveys concern about the constant spying of persons’ emails.

KB, a successful musician, said that Bahamian artists should not sell themselves short by accepting so little to perform at the Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival.

The Grand Bahama native said that he will not perform at BJC.

“I will not perform at BJC as long as they are taking our tax dollars to pay for it. I will never support it,” he said.