AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoGrenadian Film: On National Heroes’ Day, a 23-minute documentary, My Mother, Mary, revisits revolution, migration and healing through Grenadian stories. Directed by Kayko Donald, the 2022 film is dedicated to those who died in 1983 and during the US invasion. Music and Memory: Calypso giant Mighty Sparrow, born in Grand Roy, Grenada, was laid to rest in Trinidad after a music-filled state-assisted farewell. Trinidad’s Queen’s Park Savannah grandstand will be refurbished and renamed in his honour, while Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley urged that his song “Slave” be taught in schools. Grenadian Art: Shervone Neckles-Ortiz’s Salt of the Earth, Daughter of the Soil has become the first Grenadian work in the OAS Art Museum of the Americas’ permanent collection. The mixed-media piece honours women who sustain families and preserve cultural traditions. Caribbean Music: Brooklyn-based artist of Grenadian descent Mozart Kennedy released “Trophy,” a dancehall-influenced single celebrating women’s confidence and worth. Grenada on the Music Map: Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote recalled that the first billboard he saw on his first visit to Grenada featured Afrobeats star Burna Boy.
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