“Thank you, we thank you all, we like to take this opportunity to thank all our frontline workers around the world for risking their lives for us each and every day. This song is dedicated to you guys”.

With a tender caressing voice and the soothing sound of his saxophone, St Lucian John Antoine pours his heart into ‘Super Angel’. A song in praise to all the heroic frontline workers who are providing selfless services during the pandemic.

In an interview with Caribbean Entertainment Hub, John Antoine divulged that ‘Super Angel’ was written about 4 years ago for an individual and was originally called ‘Broken Wings’, but when the pandemic broke, he dusted it off and rewrote the lyrics to make it inclusive of all the front-line workers.

When asked about the feedback that he is receiving about the song.

“So far the response has been positive. I released it in England about two, three weeks ago and so far, the feedback has been very, very good. The DJ that released it for me. I mean he has an audience throughout Africa, throughout Japan, throughout China, Jamaica. So far he’s been getting a lot of calls; people have been asking him to play the song. Presently, it’s on Spotify, Apple, Pandora, Amazon, iTunes; all streaming platforms.” Antoine replied.

Antoine who hails from Castries, St. Lucia has been a frontman for several bands touring the island hotel circuit for many years. As his memory recalls, his first jazz performance was in 2012/2013. He described his brand of music as conscious, positive, uplifting, and lovers rock. He credits reggae artistes Courtney Melody, Frankie Paul, Lucky Dube, and Culture as some who have influenced him.

His love for music began during his sojournment in Barbados where he lived with his adopted parents from about age 8 to 14 years. He recalls being blown away by the aforementioned artistes, and other reggae greats while hanging out with his friends. On returning to St Lucia he started working in the hotel industry at the age of 18 years and would perform on the ‘Guest and Staff Talent Night’. He would eventually make music a profession at age 25 and has been a frontman for several bands before eventually going solo.

Besides his vocals, Antoine is an accomplished guitarist and saxophonist. He started his musical journey by learning to play the guitar which aides him in his songwriting; the saxophone is the latest addition to his musical palette. Being a perfectionist, he joined the school of music in St Lucia where he received professional training in both voice and saxophone.

Antoine’s musical journey epitomizes patience, determination, and hard work. With his heart set on winning a Grammy one day, he focuses on writing uplifting conscious reggae and plays a major role in the arrangement of his music. He insisted that his music must reflect and transmit the way he feels about the topic of the song.

Though music is a significant part of his life, Antoine is a man of many hats. He is a devoted family man with a wife and three children to whom he gives priority over his music. He has a Master of Science in holistic therapy and nutrition. A fitness fanatic who has competed in several fitness competitions winning two championships. A personal trainer and a full-fledged massage therapist can also be added to the list.

Antoine went on to describe himself as a people person.

“I have a passion for elderly people. I do volunteer work for the Marian home which is a home for elderly people. I believe that the elders are the foundation. We often talk a lot about our youth. They are the future but then we tend to forget our elderly people in our time. You know when they reach a certain age, society tends to just put them aside. It is very heartbreaking and so I try my best to see how I can, what I can do to help them in certain ways.”

Antoine is working on releasing his first album soon, with a single or two coming in the interim; you can expect good, uplifting, positive reggae music he told the Hub. We at Caribbean Entertainment Hub join John Antoine in paying tribute to all the frontline workers who are sacrificing so much for us during this pandemic. We commend Antoine for writing such a powerful song and look forward to following him on his musical journey.

Follow or contact John Antoine

Facebook – @johnantoineslu

Instagram – @john.antoine.52

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz7wMJUWx1o0vvbCVWDc_CA

Streaming Platforms: https://johnantoine.hearnow.com

email: 1johnantoine@gmail.com or jafmf@yahoo.com

Phone: 758-715-3803 or 758-286-5081