Gwo Ka Drum fest epitomises best of Creole folkloric culture
MARIGIOT--The first Gwo Ka Drum Festival held in Marigot over the weekend was hailed by organiser SOS Radio as a great success, with at least six invited groups from Guadeloupe and St. Martin performing Saturday and Sunday to a capacity crowd on both nights.
The event held in the Lazy Bay car park honoured the late cultural icon Juliette Mingau who was well known for her work with the Grain D'Or dance group.
The groups comprised Ti Fey La Ka Soné, the only one from St. Martin and an exponent of "modern" Gwo Ka using guitar and bass, an all-women group Kalbaska, youth group NJK, all-male group Kalbaska, Lammoufanmka, and Soley Nwè.
In addition, St Read more
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