Watch Out My Children
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"Watch Out My Children" is a song composed and recorded by the late Trinidadian
calypsonian
Ras Shorty I
in the 1997. It is a song telling about drug abuse. It was translated into ten languages.
"Watch Out My Children" was adopted by the United Nations
as the theme song for its campaign against the proliferation of drug abuse
.
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
calypsonian
Calypsonian
A calypsonian , originally known as the chantwell is a musician, from the Anglophone Caribbean, who sings songs called calypso. Calypsos are musical renditions having their origins in the West African griot tradition...
Ras Shorty I
Ras Shorty I
Ras Shorty I was a soca musician, known as the Father of Soca and The Love Man.He was born Garfield Blackman in Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago, and rose to fame as Lord Shorty with his 1963 hit "Clock and Dagger" and took on the name Ras Shorty .He started out writing songs and performing in the...
in the 1997. It is a song telling about drug abuse. It was translated into ten languages.
"Watch Out My Children" was adopted by the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
as the theme song for its campaign against the proliferation of drug abuse
Drug abuse
Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, refers to a maladaptive pattern of use of a substance that is not considered dependent. The term "drug abuse" does not exclude dependency, but is otherwise used in a similar manner in nonmedical contexts...
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