The Multi-Award Profitable Island Journey Youngsters’s TV Sequence, Goombay Youngsters, produced by LFD Productions has pushed via making a collection from a small island nation with hardly any TV business to now exhibiting for itself a powerful 14 awards and ever-growing distribution
On Goombay Youngsters you observe children as they make unbreakable bonds within the breathtaking great thing about the pure world whereas operating into fantastical legendary folklore characters. One of many essential characters, the protector of the ocean and island kids, Mama DLo has been preserving a watchful eye on the Goombay Youngsters and believes they’ll have the ability to play a much bigger position within the betterment of mankind. And also you proceed to satisfy the Goombay Child specialists who’re child specialists of their fields are by no means greater than a Goombay Gadget name away to assist on their adventures. The present prides itself on empowering kids to do it the ‘Goombay Manner’ and is aimed toward in the direction of 5-9year olds. The collection exhibits kids what they’re able to whereas together with impactful messaging in regards to the significance of defending their surroundings, inclusion, incapacity inclusion, girls’s and youth empowerment via magical storytelling. Understanding one’s tradition is a typical theme all through the episodes which highlights totally different international locations all through the Caribbean and the world.
Goombay Youngsters premiered its first season on native Bahamian cable community, Our TV, with a completely Bahamian solid and crew and was the primary dwell motion narrative children present for the nation. Quick ahead 4 seasons later the collection is now celebrated because the #1 rated Caribbean Youngsters’s present and secured a historic streaming deal for the Caribbean and Season 1-3 is now airing on Amazon, AppleTV, Roku, Xumo, Redbox, BatteryPop, ToonGoggles, Comfortable Youngsters, SlingTV, YouTube Youngsters and extra. Season 4 might be premiering on the identical platforms within the coming weeks and Season 5 is being filmed this summer season. The collection is proud to have award-winning Bahamian administrators comparable to Maria Govan (Queens of Sugar) and Kareem Mortimer (That is Paradise, Cargo) behind the digital camera in addition to many well-known native stars. Goombay Youngsters has employed over 350 Bahamians now and generated over $5 million in the direction of the native financial system.
Creator, Bahamian and mom of three, Stephanie Okay. Nihon, states, “It was very difficult in a rustic with not a lot manufacturing assets to get this present going. We’ve got needed to act as a coaching floor for a lot of the crew and solid all through the method however bottomline is you probably have the drive and keenness, you may get it completed and that’s what we did.”
Nihon goes on to say, “The Caribbean is vastly underrepresented in TV however comes with unbelievable tales, expertise and areas. There are over 16 million folks on this planet that recognise themselves of Caribbean descent and we’re proud to offer illustration for them via this TV collection. A giant tone Within the collection is why embracing all cultures and traditions is necessary and I believe that’s one thing as communities world wide need their children to embrace. We’re excited to point out the world our tradition and it may be loved by anybody from anyplace. I believe everybody loves a very good island journey story.”
There may be additionally a lacking illustration of predominantly black kids’s TV collection in dwell motion. Goombay Youngsters fills that void and the large illustration drawback that comes with that whereas additionally giving illustration to an African diaspora nation of expertise who by no means had the possibility to showcase their abilities on display screen. The collection prides itself on being all inclusive and turning into a motion of a collection very similar to Sesame Avenue was for it’s time.
Creator, Stephanie Okay. Nihon grew to become captivated with offering her residence nation with expertise alternatives after turning into very impressed working alongside an area expertise company. Goombay Youngsters was created out of her drive to showcase the expertise, tales and areas of the islands within the Caribbean which have been ignored in some ways. Nihon is an award-winning producer that repeatedly speaks on business panels, and based The Cays Convention, a red-carpet scouting occasion and expertise search. This occasion managed to garner many actor and mannequin callbacks from the highest businesses of the world in addition to resulted in 4 actors signing contracts. Goombay Youngsters in itself has acted as a springboard for performing careers and led to one of many lead stars Javien Rankine, getting booked for five episodes of a Netflix collection known as The Mighty Specific by the makers of Paw Patrol in addition to a number of different actors being provided contracts and signing with prestigious expertise businesses within the US.
Because the present elevated its manufacturing worth through the years, the growth of the worldwide staff has performed a significant position in bettering the standard and distribution of the TV collection which now prepares for additional progress. Goombay Youngsters Corp.’s international staff now consists of Jonathan Barbato (Starz, Finest Ever Channels) head of distribution, Janis Shen (Sony Music, Wax Administration) head of authentic music and influencer administration, Jaka Benedicic (Speaking Tom, Outfit7, Epic Story Media) performing as YouTube Director, Marva Allen (Wordee) and Patrice Samara (Sesame Avenue, Muppet Infants) each within the place of ebook publishing, and Gustavo Aparicio (Spanglish) as head of Latin American distribution and the staff from Playmakers Ent. This skilled staff is concentrated on taking the media model to new heights recognizing the TV collection is exclusive and has nice potential to not solely change into a well-liked present however can create an influence with it’s significant messaging for the following technology in kids’s episodic content material.
Youngsters at present need to be empowered as a lot as entertained,” stated Jonathon Barbato, Co-CEO of Finest Ever Channels, “Goombay Youngsters wraps highly effective and related messages in participating tales children need to watch repeatedly. It’s a notch above a lot of what’s on the market. Excited to be an element.”
And John Nolie, Co-founder and Head of Partnerships at BatteryPop additionally added, “At batteryPOP, we’re thrilled to welcome the beloved Goombay Youngsters model and content material onto our platform and to our customers. Our respective missions align completely in offering kids with protected, enjoyable, enriching content material, and digital experiences. The Goombay Youngsters programming with its distinctive characters and tales, brings their Caribbean cultural richness, range, and an academic tone crammed with pleasure and journey to a complete new technology of younger learners”
There may be a lot within the pipeline for Goombay Youngsters can also be making a spin off animated brief collection within the works with a widely known US producer who boasts a profession with Disney, Marvel and FOX, a coloring ebook about to hit cabinets in addition to extra authentic music and merchandise and extra thrilling distribution information coming.
