Last night we told you about the BTL employee who fell to his death when the lamppost on which he had climbed snapped in two.
It's a tragedy for both the company and more so for Sho's family, who are now left without their breadwinner.
And far from just a working man we at 7News have come to learn that Sho was positively inspired, a musician who chose to sing songs in his native Mayan language but with fusions of breakdown and Garifuna beats. That's how he came to the notice of co-director of the Heritage Education Network's co-founder Sylvia Batty who often told him how special his musical contributions were.
Tonight she's mourning the cultural gems that Sho who also went by Edwin was still yet to produce.
Sylvia Batty, Co-director, Heritahe Education Network Belize
"Eddy as he called himself in all his music videos, was one of those people who stood out. The first time that I stumbled across his music on social media I was floored, because he has a completely different rhythm, somebody that has brukdown rhythm and that has Garifuna music and beats, but is singing in the Maya language and that made him super unique. So not only did he have that love and passion for music, but he had that passion for preserving his language. I think for him it was more expressing himself in his language rather than oh a conscious effort to do something in terms of preservation, but when you've merge that with brukdown music, that's a beautiful fusion of culture. If you ask me what it means to be Belizean, its people like Eddy really expressed themselves and that aspect of being multi-cultural as a Belizean and he was amazing at what he did. He shared his Caldo song with me, one night he messaged me and said hey, I'm doing this song, what do you think, it's about Caldo, this is the beat. I told him you're going to go places with your music, because it was so unique, it was so catchy, the beat was different, the language, his passion and enthusiasm for it - I can only speak for how I knew him as somebody who had that passion for music and I always felt like in the future this was going to be somebody that HEN B would have a great working relationship with and when we featured him, we're going to do something big and we're going to do something right. We are going to do something that really stands out and appreciate Belizean musicians and also very importantly values their contributions financially as well."
A memorial for Chris Edwin Sho is in the works; it will be virtual and hosted on the Maya Culture Belize Facebook page.
That memorial will also serve as a fundraiser for Sho's wife and young daughter who have lost their husband and father. Those wishing to contribute can get in touch with Mr. Juan Cal at 674-4443.
The date for that memorial to celebrate the life and music of Chris Edwin Sho is tentatively set for Saturday at 7:00 PM.
