Maroon Commandos were pioneers, authentic musical stars

When I was young, my friends and I admired the armed forces, especially the army. I used to march in the house and imitate the army marching on TV during public events. I used also to enjoy the army band that used to conduct a parade for the then-president during national days. 

My sister and I were schooling at Khalsa Primary School, the one in town. It meant that we had to wake up early and prepare for the trip to town. One song that my parents and my auntie Sarah used to sing to us or quote for us was “Uvivu”, which talked of laziness as the biggest hindrance to the development of a nation. It then encouraged government workers to wake up and go to work.