KINGSTON, Jamaica – The sight of kids carrying backpacks with a ‘Dunce’ emblem at first of Jamaica’s new college time period in September, sparked anger amongst mother and father and directors.
Dunce Cheque, successful tune by deejay Valiant, impressed the unflattering development. It additionally drove Shaka Pow, one other toaster, into launching his Absolutely Vibrant College Tour and baggage of the identical identify.
Shaka Pow was lately in South Florida purchasing his product which he says has been well-received in Jamaica.
Shaka Pow
“Now we have distributed over 100 baggage, bought 75 and donated 10 on college encounters and community-based interventions. The black and navy blue are the preferred bought. Purple too, within the smaller sizes,” he disclosed.
The Absolutely Vibrant College Tour began in March and resulted in July. Shaka Pow, who’s an obstetrician/gynecologist, gave motivational speeches at 32 excessive, major and primary faculties.
He additionally recorded the tune Absolutely Vibrant in response to Dunce Cheque which hears Valiant boasting of creating plenty of cash as an entertainer despite the fact that he sat in the back of the category at school.
Thus far, Shaka Pow says the video for Absolutely Vibrant has attracted over 80,000 views on ShakapowVevo. Gross sales of his baggage are additionally going nicely.
“We’re countering the Dunce bag, with the orders and gross sales displaying no signal of stopping. We simply getting began,” he acknowledged.
The Dunce bag was chastised by the Jamaican public, with some college principals refusing to permit college students with baggage carrying the offensive emblem to attend class.
Though criticizing the luggage, Fayval Williams, Jamaica’s schooling minister, stated college students shouldn’t be refused entry to high school.