Castries, Saint Lucia: The contributions of five (5) Saint Lucians will be honoured at the ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ซ ๐๐ญ. ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ceremony to be held Live on Saturday, November 19th 2022, at 8:00 p.m. on MBC, TV. Hosted by veteran calypsonian Ignatius “Invader” Tisin.
๐๐๐๐๐๐ – Truscott “Soukou” Augustin for long and meritorious services in the areas of songwriting and musical production and administration of the calypso product.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ – Lorna Lubrin โ for long and meritorious Service in the administration of the Saint Lucia calypso product for having served as the President of the SLCA for most of the 80′ s and early 90′ s.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ – Ron Louis โfor long and meritorious Service in the area of recording and producing for many of some of our most popular calypsonians, in addition to his work in developing the music product in the village of Laborie.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐/๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ – John Michel โ Michel’s Electricals โfor long and meritorious Service in providing infrastructure for the improvement and development of the St. Lucian musical product. Long serving sponsor of the calypso Artform.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ – Charles “Charley” Augustin โ for long and meritorious Service in helping develop the St. Lucian musical product in the area of folk music.
The Cultural Development Foundation is a proud sponsor of the Literary and Music Awards and congratulates recipients for their contribution towards furthering and sustaining Saint Lucia’s music ecosystem.
๐๐ญ. ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ (๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ) ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐.
Registration for the CDF’s ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐
๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ โ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง under the theme “๐ผ ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐: ๐๐ค๐ซ๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: Traditional, National and Contemporary/Modern
Entry is open to ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ (17 years and below) – $๐๐.๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง and ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ (18 years and older) – $๐๐.๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง.
Monetary Prizes are awarded for each category. Overall, Lantern Winner receives a monetary prize of $1500.00.
Individuals interested in enhancing their lantern-making skills are invited to register for the training sessions from November 9th โ 29th, 2022, at the CDF Facilities. Seniors $30.00, Juniors $20.00.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐๐๐. Preliminary judging and Finals are scheduled for December 2nd and 3rd, 2022, at the National Cultural Centre, 2:00 p.m. on both days.
The Lantern Competition will set the stage for CDF’s Festival of Lights celebrations in December. Link on the registration link to view Criteria and sign up https://forms.gle/XT8fpfTbcdSjPpwRA. Contact the CDF at (1758) 457-9021 for additional requirements for the competition.
