After singing and performing folk songs for 14 years ago, the United Vincie Cultural Group of Brooklyn (UVCGB) has finally produced and launched its first CD.
UVCGB president, Dr. Roxie Irish, a Born-Again Christian and former national netball star, told Caribbean Life, in an exclusive interview, that the CD, labeled, “Keep We Culture Alive,” is a “dream come true for us. Very momentous, indeed!
The CD – which comprises 11 folk songs, including “Keep We Culture Alive,” written by recently-joined member Ada Johnson, a former school teacher and high court registrar in St. Vincent and the Grenadines — was masterminded by Gordon “Don” Sutherland, a cultural figure, who joined the group three years ago, and fellow hometown boy Randolph “Randy” Liverpool, UVCGB director.
Except for “Moonlight,” all songs on CD were written by the trio — all former teachers in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. They can be considered cultural icons in their own right.
Sutherland was a co-founder, lead guitarist and songwriter for the Georgetown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines based Affetuosos Band of yesteryears. One of the favorite songs Sutherland wrote for Affetuosos was “Children of the Caribbean: We All Are One.”
