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Megan the pannist
Megan the pannist
Megan Smith, 21, who has been playing the steelpan for seven years, says she was drawn to the uniqueness of the instrument. Smith, who plays multiple instruments, says music is in her blood. Her dad is the leader of the Smith Foundation Steelpan Band, in which both her brothers play.
Megan Smith has heard differing stories as to how her brothers Wayne and Romal Smith began playing the steelpan - ...
Lyford Cay International School's Investment in Performing Arts Paying dividends on National Stage
Lyford Cay International School's Investment in Performing Arts Paying dividends on National Stage
Lyford Cay International School (LCIS) has invested heavily in its performing arts department over the past few years. The school?s investment has culminated in a number of successes on the national stage including...
Cultural development and investment
Cultural development and investment
Cultural heritage, shockingly, is actually not unique to or owned by a people unless it is inscribed as such. So, as a nation, we think we are the sole practitioners of Junkanoo the way we perform it on Boxing Day morning and New Year's Day morning, however, this unique cultural relationship does not endow us, The Bahamas or the Bahamian people, with the right to use Junkanoo as we wish. We do not...
Mother Tongue Ties
Mother Tongue Ties
As Bahamians, our culture ? like many others ? is tied to the tongue.
NAGB to host Caribe Film Fest
NAGB to host Caribe Film Fest
The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas (NAGB) will be hosting the sixth edition of the Traveling Caribbean Film Showcase next week.