The Monsignor Patrick Anthony Folk Research Centre (FRC) joins the people of Saint Lucia in recognition of the loss of another great folk cultural hero – Joseph Rameau Poleon. He died on July 22, 2024, at the age of 95, after a period of illness. Joseph Rameau Poleon will be remembered and celebrated for his […]
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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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Dominican cultural activist and artist Alwin Bully, died on March 10th in his home island of Dominica, after several years battling debilitating Parkinson’s. He was born November 23rd 1948. He was well-known in Saint Lucia in theatre and literature circles. He had also been very involved for many years in the preservation and development of
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The members of the Msgr. Patrick Anthony Folk Research Centre (FRC) learned of the passing of Yves Renard. He was insightful, down-to-earth, and generous. He will remembered for his sincerity, passion, and dedication to the communities he served, locally in Labourie, in the Caribbean, and globally. Renard is renowned in the Caribbean and globally for
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