Back in October, we brought you the tragic story of 36-year-old Gilbert Alamilla, the performer known as Mr. Program who garnered local fame for his anthemic hit "See I Rise."
Program was murdered, fatally stabbed on the order of a family member, and left to die in a pool of his own blood.
And while Mr. Program was widely mourned; his death shocked and horrified his parents and many siblings, still, it hasn't broken them. And tonight there are sparks of creativity coming from Program's brothers Trouble and Tremaine, as they present a new music video, a tribute to Program titled Till we meet again. Here's more:
It's been 5 months since Belize lost Dancehall Reggae artist Mr. Program, a talented singer with a powerful voice cut down far too soon.
And this morning we returned to his Kelly Street family home to speak to his three brothers about a heartfelt tribute, a song called 'Till We Meet Again'.
Joel "Trouble" Alamilla, Dancehall and Reggae Artist
"Well the tribute it's just based on memories we had with him and the things he did for a lot of people and the things he did for us, and the impact he had on our country. We just did it because we are the ones that are pushing his legacy, his legacy will continue through us."
"I just started writing on my sofa and tears were just pouring because I still couldn't believe that I was writing the song for my brother, that's why I said it's just about pain, sorrow, and yeah."
And Trouble isn't the only Alamilla brother on the track. He's joined in the second verse by Trahmane who this morning told me about the song's powerful words.
Trahmane Alamilla, Dancehall and Reggae Artist
"It hits me emotionally because you know they took my one and only brother who was trying to push to try do it for my family. It's my brother Trouble he inspired me to want to write music and he got me into the game. We come fi take over now and we will be the number one best and we will push his legacy."
Another brother, Kareem found himself in the "Til We Meet Again" director's chair. He says he'd envisioned the concept early on and that he'd decided to release it on a Friday much like the Friday morning when they got the news of Program's death.
Kareem Alamilla, Music Video Director
"I have visualized this from, the video, the music video, from the day he died, not hearing the song yet because Trouble and Trahmane hadn't made the song yet, but then when I heard the song then that inspired me to go all out to bring an eye-opener to the country, to our country because that's what Mr. program always did. He opened people's minds and made them believe in themselves to know that they can do whatever they put their mind to."
"We all grew up in the struggles as brothers and sisters of Mr. Program and even with the struggles, we haven't made that come between our love for each other so with that loss that was like so huge and heavy it weighed tons, tons and tons of loss."
As for the fuss kicked up surrounding their brother's death and the lack of support for artists, Trouble says he's yet to see a change but that he still has hope.
Joel "Trouble" Alamilla, Dancehall and Reggae Artist
"I really don't see any change as yet. Everything is still the same, a death has happened and you know people will say this and say that, we need help but as yet. I just hope for the best to come in the future for all of us sometime soon."
You can watch the whole Till we meet again video on Youtube on Trouble Muziq.
