Author: monae
Cultural Activist Marylene Irayle Gaston
10/23/2015Manmay Mopo From drummer to dramatist from baker to museumist, from events planner to poet to florist, Irayle does it all. She embraces her culture and lives her heritage out loud everyday! “We must always be proud of our IDENTITY,” she says. “We must celebrate who we are with no hesitation. For a people without […]
Manmay LaKay Jounen Kwéyòl Celebrations Around the World
10/21/2015Creole Heritage Month 2015 “Forward with our culture, knowing our heritage.” Month Long Activities Government of St.Lucia Creole Heritage Month 2015 Calendar Friday 23rd La Wenn Kwéyòl 2015 7 pm — National Cultural Centre, St.Lucia 5 contestants will vie for the coveted title: Martina Mitchell of Canaries Bernadette Edward of Monchy Rosline Popo of Anger-Micoud Lucita […]
Kwéyòl Must Live
10/18/2015Preserving Our Cultural Identity By: Monica Victor When the Amerindians ( Caribs, Arawaks ) and later the Africans settled in St.Lucia, they came with their way of life, language and creativity. Before they expired, they passed on many traditions like clay pottery, basket weaving, canoe building, our National Dish — green fig and saltfish and the […]
Memoriam | Birthday And Pre-Jounen Kwéyòl Fiesta In Honour of Sir Dunstan St. Omer
10/17/2015PRESS RELEASE – The newly formed Dunstan St. Omer Art Foundation and the Hon Derek Walcott have teamed up to celebrate the memory of the late Hon Sir Dunstan St. Omer who died on the 5th May this year. On his birthday, Saturday, October 24th 2015, St. Lucians are being invited to a memorial service and pre-Jounen […]
Alene Mathurin’s Madras Tanbou
10/15/2015“A precious family owned it and gave it to me,” she says referring to the “unclothed” tanbou. “They must not have seen the value in it.” But not this Alene Mathurin who lives in New Jersey. A girl from a rich and vibrant creole culture, of sewenal and daybot! Of knowing folks like Marilyn Gaston […]
