Lovers of Caribbean (especially Jamaican) folk music have an offer of a special treat this weekend. It comes from the Cari-Folk Singers, who are celebrating their 40th anniversary with a concert season at the Little Theatre, Tom Redcam Avenue, StAndrew.
Opening today and closing on Sunday the season, named simply Celebrating 40, features 40 singers and musicians performing 45 items over two hours. The story told is the birth, growth and current life of the ensemble.
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| In front (from left) are Sherell Charles, Patricia Newland, Dalaiah Reid-Thomas, Marilyn Brown and Samantha Oates, as the Cari-Folk Singers do 'Wade in the Water', |
Many and varied musical forms are employed in the telling. They are kumina and nine night (directed by Hugh Douse), reggae (directed by Grub Cooper), Caribbean island music (Noel Dexter), sacred music (Godfrey Taylor), and folk (Angela Elliot).
The show's artistic director is Winston 'Bello' Bell, while the National Dance Theatre Company's (NDTC) Kevin Moore is the movement director. Nadia Roxburgh is the lighting designer and Karen Bellamy the costume designer. Included in the group's band are master drummers Calvin Mitchell and Philip Supersad. read more...
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