Patricia G. Turnbull Donation
Patricia G. Turnbull has donated to the FRC copies of her book Ti Koko and Kush Kush. We are indeed grateful. Mèsi anpil!
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Extended Deadline Call for Communities for Mwa Éwitaj Kwéyòl (Creole Heritage Month) 2024
The FRC would like to advise groups, organizations, and members of the public of the extension of our call for communities for Mwa Éwitaj Kwéyòl (Creole Heritage Month) 2024 to Friday 7th June 2024.
Commemorative Video for Anniversary of Fire
The Folk Research remembers the tragic fire of 2018 which ravaged our home and historical records at Mount Pleasant.Nevertheless we continue to persevere in our work in preserving culture and ensuring that culture is at the heart of national development.
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Tribute to Leslie Charles
The shock of the passing of Leslie Charles has had a melancholic and sobering effect on the cultural fraternity, the citizenry, and more specifically his immediate and extended families. Lots of people including millennials and Gen Zers, would have known or heard of Leslie’s foray in the field of folk and other St. Lucian culture.
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Drums and Dance Ritual
The Drums and Dance Ritual began with a J’ouvert from 5:00 am, consisting of drumming, Lapo Kabwit, More Fyah, Tanbou Mélé, Masquerade stilt walkers, dance groups from all over the island and the general public were invited to join.It started at the Vigie roundabout and culminated at the Castries Waterfront where there were various stage
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Imansipasyon sé Kilti Kwéyòl Sent Lisi
Imansipasyon sé Kilti Kwéyòl Sent Lisi
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Celebration of Creole Heritage Month (Mwa Éwitaj Kwéyòl) 2023
The FRC continues to promote our cultural heritage, with the celebration of Mwa Éwitaj Kwéyòl (Creole Heritage Month) 2023. Three communities were selected to host the year’s activities. In that historic year, where the FRC celebrated 50 years as a movement, and 40 years since the first celebration of Jounen Kwéyòl, we announced the 2023’s
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FRC Collaborates with the Caribbean Yard Campus (CYC) in a Cultural Exchange Program
The Msgr. Patrick Anthony Folk Research Centre (FRC) will be hosting a group of thirteen cultural workers and researchers from the Caribbean Yard Campus (CYC) – Trinidad and Tobago, from August 24– August 31. They will be joined by five cultural workers from Martinique. The main purpose of their tour is to experience the rich
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Lucian Kaiso Magazine celebrates Calypso, and the FRC at 50
A special commemorative issue of Lucian Kaiso Magazine, celebrating calypso, and the FRC’s 50th anniversary. The main purpose of this project is to publish a special commemorative issue of the landmark calypso magazine Lucian Kaiso. First published by the FRC in 1990, Lucian Kaiso has been regarded by the Saint Lucian public as the
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