By Teino Evans, Staff ReporterWE HAVE often heard of men who go to church in search of women, but not many end up making a lifelong commitment to God from the quest.
Rohan Cargill, former dancehall deejay turned gospel singer, says he was invited to church by his then classmate and now wife, Stacey, and she is the reason he has made the decision to tread the righteous path. "She invited me to church (Rollington Town Seventh-Day Adventist) and I liked the vibes there, so I kept on visiting," he said.
According to Cargill, he used to visit a number of churches, searching for stability, but it was the music that made him feel at home in this particular one. "Even though it is a traditional type of church, there was variety in terms of music and the way in which they sing their choruses lively," Cargill said.
Formerly known as 'Super Rebel' while singing dancehall tunes, Cargill says he has been baptised into Christendom, and now goes under the name, 'Mr. Trust In God'.
"Everything wi a guh baptise and transform," Cargill said, as he highlighted a host of things that he had already 'baptised'. "My wife is known as 'Mrs. Trust In God'... all di van wi name Trust in God," Cargill said.
Cargill, who is from Rockfort, says he spent most of his teenage years growing up in the company of current music stars like Mr. Lex, Delly Ranks and Abijah, as they were all schoolmates of his.
Cargill says it was not difficult to break away from the circle of dancehall friends that he had, as there was always something different about him. "Even when I was doing dancehall songs it wasn't anything slack. I had one and two girl tunes but my songs were mostly filled with conscious lyrics," he said. Despite shunning most bad habits like smoking and drinking, Cargill says the company he kept did these and more and this made him uncomfortable.
Now that Cargill has made the cross-over to the world of gospel entertainment, he says he has surrounded himself with people who are uplifting and filled with positive vibes.
Some old habits are, however, hard to kill, as Cargill confesses to keeping some of his alive in the world of Christendom. "I always seek to add variety and creativity to my music and more time mi haffi ignore the traditional ways and use innovative means of spreading the word," he said.
In so doing, Cargill has taken with him his reggae style of singing from the dancehall and he says he has even 'baptised' a few of his secular songs to bring the message across effectively. "For example, a song that would say 'wi going down di gal dem way...' was modified to say 'wi going down Jesus way'," Cargill explained. Cargill hopes that by doing this (baptising secular songs), persons from all walks of life will be baptised into the gospel.
Right now, Cargill is working on the promotion of his latest single, entitled Trust In God, a song that he wrote and composed. In the song, he encourages persons to depend on God and not man to meet their needs. An excerpt from the song says Mi nuh put trust inna man, mi nuh put mi trust inna no woman... who mi put mi trust inna a di Almighty one, a him gimme salvation, sing along.
Cargill says he is also excited about his upcoming birthday celebrations tomorrow, as he will get the opportunity to further promote his album. The party, he says, will take the form of a gospel talent show, where himself and a number of other young christian artistes will be featured.
