KARAOKE Thursdays is the latest addition to 592 Movements, a company owned by Jumo ‘Rubber Waist’ Primo that has expanded over the past four years and has now come to include a chilling spot and night club, bar and grill, and a studio.
Operating from 12 noon to 21:30 hrs., Jumo’s bar and grill offers lunch and a place to hang out with friends while aiming to be strictly compliant with COVID-19 guidelines.
“Come showcase your talent every Thursday night,” Jumo announced this week about his new feature at the bar. Starting at 6 pm, customers will have an opportunity to sing if they feel like it.

Next on the agenda is a sing-off competition which Jumo is hoping to release soon.
In an interview with Buzz this week, the popular and well-loved artiste bemoaned the mentality of some Guyanese who feel that they must start their evening late to be able to have a good time.
But he is firm in his decision to follow the COVID taskforce guidelines and close the bar one hour before curfew time to allow for patrons to leave and make their way home.
“We have a temperament of coming out late. We need to realise that there is a situation and adapt to it; start changing their mindset to come out early, enjoy ourselves, and then go back home,” he advised. Just recently, he participated in the soca monarch competition held by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, and even though he did not win in the competition, he said he is satisfied that he was able to contribute to the event and get an important message out through his performance.

His song “In ma House” promoted social distancing and staying at home while discouraging people from ganging up to party at nightspots. The song advocated for people to instead party at home. Not winning, Jumo expressed, gave him the energy to create more and contribute more to the arts. “It was about getting the message out. I’m still winning because the song is still playing in the streets and cars; the message is still being disseminated.”
Meanwhile, Jumo is one of the local artistes who have been severely affected by the Coronavirus Pandemic. His livelihood has practically been halted as he continues to try to find alternatives means of bringing in an income for him and his family.
For persons like him who want to adhere to the safety guidelines, though, life is very difficult at the moment, financially. “Music is my daily bread and knowing that you cannot perform, travel, earn money for your family, it’s hard. The entertainment business in the whole is suffering because there is nothing in place for artistes. Some of us might be having a day time job, but I invested in my studio, in my night club. So it’s been hard for me; every day you have to study your kids, mortgage, etc.” he said in a previous interview.