By RHONDOR DOWLAT Saturday, January 15 2011

SHE has released some of the biggest Gospel music hits in TT in recent years. Now teenage National Scholarship Winner (Science 2010) and medical student (UWI) Winsie-Ann Cuffie, has released what many believe may be her greatest hit, overall.

The track is titled “PUSH” (Pray Until Something Happens) and carries an extremely infectious soca melody that is currently burning up the air waves, on both gospel and secular radio stations. It has become one of the hits for Carnival 2011, as it is being played among other “regular” soca hits.

“PUSH” now joins gospel artiste Jadee’s Carnival 2011 “Nothing Bigger Than God” which incorporates the ‘Happy Supm Riddim’, which has also made it big for this year’s Carnival. The two latest gospel hits from Winsie Ann and Jadee, is just part of the Chrsitian intervention in the Carnival arena. Recently the Roman Catholic organisation, Word and Associates launched its 2011 Carnival presentation, Genesis 1 – Creation.

The band, which is sanctioned by the head of the local Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop Edward Gilbert, was launched on January 4, and will participate in the Parade of the Bands on both Carnival Monday and Tuesday.

Winsie Ann’s soca hit “PUSH’ has been out merely a week, but it’s “catching like wildfire everywhere”, according to one popular radio DJ. Another DJ, Patrick Dyer, of 98.1FM exclaimed, on the first day the song was released: “This one is not going to be a hit, this is already a hit! I have only heard part of the song so far and I really, really love this one… this girl (Winsie-Ann) is truly loaded with talent.”

Some young people are calling the track “A Christian Road March” because of its very catchy, “must-dance” beat. It's also quite evident that “PUSH” is already doing well, in terms of cross-appeal. “It's certainly not only a favourite among church folks, but it's universal; all the regular guys love it too and it”, one “pirate” music vendor in San Fernando said.

In a recent interview Winsie-Ann told Newsday that the song came “initially by accident.” The multiple award-winning artiste who hosts the popular evening drive-time radio feature “Winning With Winsie-Ann”, explained that she wrote the song as “something like an addendum” to a message she delivered at a national youth rally last August. Pastors Vickram and Violet Harjaree of the Point-Fortin Open Bible Cathedral, in collaboration with several other youth organisations and ministries, hosted the event.

Winsie-Ann and her team were invited to do the entire grand opening night. She was the feature speaker of the night but the crowds also began clamouring to hear her sing. “PUSH was an instant, hit, with the crowd… And from that moment, I was harassed practically night and day by the youths to record the music. Now that I see what is happening; how happy it's making people, and above all, how impacting the message in the song is, I feel a deep sense of fulfillment.

“Basically everyone, irrespective of religious affiliation, believes in prayer, praise and joy. This is what this great track is about, so every creed and race can enjoy it,” the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) Youth Ambassador noted about her 2011 hit.

“PUSH” will soon be available in music stores nationwide. Winsie-Ann is currently working on a music video.