Digital Archive Launch | Carifesta@50

The Digital Archive of Guyanese and Caribbean Festivals, Culture and Literature

Caribbean Research Library
University of Guyana

We are pleased to launch the Digital Archive of Guyanese and Caribbean Festivals, Culture and Literature—a collaborative and partly crowd-sourced archive—at the Caribbean Research Library at the University of Guyana. After all, talking about Carifesta ‘72, other festivals, and forms of cultural expression more broadly calls for thinking about how related materials are preserved and shared. By design, festivals in particular are ephemeral entities that take place at specific moments in time. The documents produced for them (e.g., pamphlets, brochures, performance guides, poems, music scores, and trinkets) and during them by artists and attendees (e.g., songs, personal photographs, sketches, and written reflections) are often tucked away in scrapbooks and shoeboxes at home. We have begun collecting and will continue to gather such items through the “What’s in Your Shoebox” initiative. In addition, individuals can participate in building the archive through our Recollections and Oral History initiatives. If you are in Guyana, be sure to visit the Caribbean Research Library's "Carifesta at 50: The Festival City Exhibition," which will be on view to the public at the Den of the Lions Club of Ruimveldt on Saturday, August 6, 2022, between 8:30 am - 5:30 pm. There will be opportunities on site to share your Carifesta story or collection for the historical record. These materials will be preserved in the new archive, which will be open to the public and researchers alike.

About the Library

The University of Guyana Library was established in 1963 and has now become a dual campus entity with the establishment of the Berbice Campus, situated at Tain, Corentyne which was established in 2000. The University of Guyana Library provides information to serve the teaching, learning and research needs of the Faculties, Colleges, Institutes, Schools and Departments of the University of Guyana. It also strives to meet the needs of the wider local and international communities. The Library also provides a variety of resources which support and extend the teaching, learning and research programmes of the University. The University of Guyana Library is one of three Information Centres which was established as a Legal Deposit entity (Cap. 21:01, Laws of Guyana) for materials published on and about Guyana. Apart from being a legal depository for Guyanese materials, the Library is also a partial depository for the United Nations and several of its arms, and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Select Contributions to the Archive from the Caribbean Research Library

Please click on each item for a larger image. This selection is under construction and will continue to be updated.

BOOKS

Salkey, Andrew. - Georgetown Journal: A Caribbean Writer’s Journey from London via Port of Spain to Georgetown, Guyana, 1970. London: New Beacon Books Ltd, 1972. [Recto and Verso]

Georgetown Journal is a literary Snapshot of Guyana as a Republican State. This book describes the meeting that was very seed of Carifesta and is the key to understanding the host of events unfolding across Guyana.

Mr. Salkey was invited to Guyana by the Government of Guyana to attend the Caribbean Writers and Artists Conference in February 1970. The conference was organised to start the planning of Carifesta. The Conversations that Salkey are full of reference, direct and oblique, to Cultural Nationalism and the role of artists in scripting a national identity, ideas and questions at the heart of CARIFESTA 72.

CARIFESTA ’72 August 25 – September 15, Guyana South America. Georgetown, Guyana: National History and Arts Council, 1972.

This publication features an extract of the welcome to CARIFESTA ’72 by Prime Minister, Hon. L. F. S. Burnham, on the occasion of the opening of CARIFESTA ’72 and the story of the participating countries of this inaugural regional event.

Caribbean Festival of Creative Arts CARIFESTA ’72 Book Exhibition. August 25 – September 15 at Public Free Library, Georgetown, Guyana.

This publication features the catalogue of the CARIFESTA book exhibition held at the Public Free Library. The exhibition included the literary works of Caribbean writers from the Dutch, English, Portuguese, Spanish and French speaking territories. The exhibition consisted of poetry, prose, short stories, novels, plays, literary history and criticism along with anthologies.

Persaud, Petamber. (Ed.). An anthology of Caribbean poetry for CARIFESTA X. Georgetown, Guyana: Ministry of Culture,Youth and Sport, 2008.

This anthology was inspired by the literary vision of Cariesta ‘72 and is an attempt to bring together the works of Caribbean writers from across the Caribbean region, many of whom participated in Carifesta X. Included in this volume is a new wave of writings of old representatives, established and developing writers.

Brathwaite, Edward Kamau. Our ancestral heritage: a bibliography of the roots of culture in the English-speaking Caribbean. Kingston, Jamaica: The Literary Committee of Carifesta ’76, 1976.

This publication was designed to record and celebrate the origin of structural materials and creative culture and to indicate how this is being used by the peoples of the Caribbean.
Brathwaite has compiled a comprehensive listing of historical and contemporary materials on topics such as the church, Amerindians, EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT, Africa and African settlements, Africa in the Caribbean.

Brathwaite, Edward Kamau. The Caribbean Festival of Creative Arts: Carifesta ’72. August 25- September15, 1972.

This publication is a review of CARIFESTA ’72 from the conception of the idea of the festival to the challenges faced by the organisers and participating countries. The history of Festival City is included in the publication. Readers are offered a glimpse of the cultural programme, the artists, the foods and the city of Georgetown.

CARIFESTA ‘76. Kingson, Jamaica: s.n., n.d.

This publication examines the origin and development of CARIFESTA. The idea of the festival was birthed at the Caribbean Writers and Artists Conference held in Guyana in May 1996.

The list of participating countries including the host country Jamaica was included. Included in this publication was the Caribbean National Heroes, CARIFESTA ‘76 outline programme and the Jamaican National Organising Committee.

Seymour, A. J. New writing in the Caribbean: CARIFESTA ‘72. Georgetown, Guyana: Guyana Lithographic Co. Ltd., 1972.

New writings in the Caribbean published for CARIFESTA ‘72 and features poems and prose from across the region, inclusive of our Dutch, French, English, Portuguese and Spanish speaking brothers and sisters. New writing is a community enrichment from the meeting of cultures, the recognition of the process that started with Christopher Columbus and introduced readers to new writings and writers in the Caribbean and to introduce new themes. This anthology will provide readers with pleasure and enlightenment to the present and future generations.

Hearne, John (Ed.). Carifesta forum: an anthology of 20 Caribbean voices. Kingston, Jamaica: Institute of Jamaica and Jamaica Journal, 1976. Produced for CARIFESTA ‘76.

The contributors of this publication examined the state of culture in their respective countries. They completed their collective experiences and presented the work. Each of the extracts represents a decision to ration the survivors to what will bring them home alive and vigorous.

JOURNALS

KAIE: Unity and Integrity for CARIFESTA 1981 in Barbados. No. 17, July 1981. Georgetown, Guyana: Ministry of Education, Social Development and Culture, 1981.

This issue features CARIFESTA in Barbados and includes the HEROES GALLERY with appropriate prominence given to outstanding regional leaders such as Marcus Garvey. CARIFESTA is no longer exclusively cultural but reflects the light and shade on the whole Caribbean horizon. The articles in this edition range from the artists who gave our culture a Caribbean identity to the leaders who struggled for the independence of Caribbean countries, and who hold our territorial integrity as sacred and inviolable.

GUYFESTA ’75. Georgetown, Guyana: The National History and Arts Council, 1975.

Included in this publication are images of the performances in the various communities and winners in the following categories: Performing Arts, Drama, Dance, Visual Arts and Crafts.

GUYFESTA 75: The Guyana National Festival of Arts - “My community, my nation”, July-September 1975. Georgetown, Guyana: The National History and Arts Council, 1975.

Included in this publication are the aims, objectives and general regulations of GUYFESTA. GUYFESTA ’75 was organised by the National History and Arts Council and was held at ten (10) Regional Centres throughout the country from Friday, September 12 to Saturday, November 15, 1975.

Pictorial Review: GUYFESTA 80’ – The Guyana National Festival of the Arts ’80. “My community, my nation”. Georgetown, Guyana: Ministry of Education, Social Development and Culture, 1980.

Highlights included photographs and images of the performers and listing of the prizes that were awarded during the festival.

GUYFESTA ’80: The Guyana National Festival of Arts’80 “My Community, my Nation” National Performances, National Cultural Centre, Georgetown, Guyana: Thursday, June 26–Tuesday, July 8, 1980.
This publication features the programme of activities for the festival. Included in the programme are vocal solos, instrumentals, skits, dances, verse speaking, choral music and drama.

The West Indian Digest: CARIFESTA ’72 Souvenir Copy, vol. 2, no. 4, September 1972. London, England: West Indian Digest.

This special issue was dedicated to the Inaugural CARIFESTA 1972. Included in this edition is a profile of Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, S. C. and the vision of CARIFESTA 1972.

KAIE: The Literary Vision of CARIFESTA 72 – The Role of the Artist in Third World Society, no. 11, August 1972. Georgetown, Guyana: The National History and Arts Council, 1972.

This special edition features literary works of Caribbean writers such as A. J. Seymour, E. A. Laguerre, Rene Piquion and T. Anson Sancho.

KAIE: GUYFESTA 75 and 77, no. 13, July 1977. Georgetown, Guyana: The National History and Arts Council, 1975.

This issue featured an article by Mr. Vincent Teekah, Minister of Education, Social Development and Culture – Culture is ideology. KAIE No. 13 brings you GUYFESTA ’75 and 77. GUYFESTA was the brainchild of Shirley Field-Ridley which aimed at building the cultural heritage and traditions of Guyana.
The play of Norman “The Price of Victory” by Joycelynne Lonke is included in this edition.

Kaie: Guyana – a new society emerges: CARIFESTA 76, no. 14, July 1976. Georgetown, Guyana: The National History and Arts Council of Guyana, 1976.

This edition contains messages for CARIFESTA 1976 from Comrade L. F. S. Burnham, Prime Minister of Guyana and Ms. Shirley Field-Ridley, Minister of Information and Culture, poems featured articles and images.

KAIE: From Nursery to University Education is Free for CARIFESTA ’79 in Cuba, no. 16, July 1979. Georgetown, Guyana: Ministry of Education, Social Development and Culture, 1979.

Features in this edition include the Prime Minister’s vision of CARIFESTA, Address to a Seminar of Artists, Drama for Education, Poetry, Short Stories and Music.

Pictorial Review: GUYFESTA 82’ – The Guyana National Festival of the Arts ’82. “My community, my nation”. Georgetown, Guyana: Ministry of Education, Social Development and Culture, 1982.

Featured in this Pictorial Review are the aims and objectives of GUYFESTA, photographs and images of the participants and Regional Centres of the events. Included are the names of the winners and the categories of the events. For example, drama, music, visual arts and crafts, creative writing, and culinary arts. The panel of Adjudicators are also listed.

Pictorial Review: GUYFESTA 84’ – The Guyana National Festival of the Arts ’84. “My community, my nation”. Georgetown, Guyana: Ministry of Education, Social Development and Culture, 1984.

This edition featured a pictorial review of the GUYFESTA competition in the various Regional Centres. The GUYFESTA song with words and music by W. R. A. Pilgrim is included along with the names of the Adjudicators. This event marked the 10th Anniversary of GUYFESTA 1974 – 1984.

Tull, Jo Anne. Caribbean Festival Art: exploring praxis for the future. IN: Caribbean Quarterly, Vol.63, Nos, 2&3, June- September 2017, pp 291 -302.

Festivals play an integral role in the lives of Caribbean people, their heritage, and the cultural landscape. This article examines the significance, threats, opportunities, weaknesses, and strengths of festivals in the Caribbean and acts as a guide to the sustainability of festivals.

List of Carifesta Materials

ANNUAL REPORT

CARICOM. Annual report of the Secretary-General 2008-9. Guyana: Caribbean Community Secretariat, Office of the Secretary-General Turkeyen, 2010.

BOOKS

Hearne, John. (Ed.). CARIFESTA Forum: an anthology of 20 Caribbean Voices. Kingston, Jamaica: Institute of Jamaica, 1976.
Persaud, Petamber. (Ed.). An anthology of Caribbean Poetry for CARIFESTA X. Georgetown, Guyana: Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, 2008.
Caribbean Festival of Creative Arts: CARIFESTA ‘72. Book Exhibition held at the Public Free Library August 25- September 15, 1972. Georgetown, Guyana: Public Free Library, 1972.
CARIFESTA ‘76. [S.l: S.n., n.d].
Brathwaite, Edward K. Our Ancestral Heritage: a bibliography of the roots of Culture in the English-speaking Caribbean. Kingston, Jamaica: The Literary Committee of CARIFESTA ‘76, 1976.
Brathwaite, Edward K. The Caribbean Festival of Creative Arts: CARIFESTA ‘72. [S.l.: S.n.], 1972.
Williams, Denis. Art and Society: the creative artist in society with special reference to the Third World. [S.l: S.n.], 1972.
Hinds, Roger A. The life and works of Bill (Bhagee) Rogers and the origin of Shanto music in Guyana. Georgetown, Guyana: CARIFESTA Secretariat, 2008.
Bethel, Nicolette. Designing (counter) culture: politics, CARIFESTA, and self-making in the Caribbean. Bahamas: College of the Bahamas, [n.d.].
Nurse, Keith. Reinventing CARIFESTA: a strategic plan. Georgetown, Guyana: CARICOM Taskforce on CARIFESTA, CARICOM Secretariat, 2004.
Thomasson, Frank. CARIFESTA. A history of Theatre in Guyana 1800-2000. London: Hansib Publications, 2009.
Dawes, Neville & McNeill, Anthony. The Caribbean poem: an anthology of 50 Caribbean voices. [S.l: S.n.], 1976.
CARIFESTA: an embodiment of Caribbean integration. [S.l: S.n., n.d].
Cambridge, Vibert C. Musical life in Guyana: history and politics of controlling creativity. Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 2015.
GUYFESTA: the Guyana national festival of arts ‘75. S.l.: S.n., 1975.
Seymour, A. J. A note on cultural development in Guyana. S.l.: S.n., n.d.
Guyana participation at CARIFESTA in Jamaica: CARIFESTA Jamaica 76. S.l.: S.n., 1976.
Dobru, R. Revolution and love in the sun poetry. (CARIFESTA 1981 Barbados). S.l.: S.n., n.d.
Seymour, A. J. (Ed.). New writing in the Caribbean. S.l.: S.n., 1972.
CARIFESTA ‘72 August 25 - September 15, Guyana South America. S.l.: S.n., n.d.

BOOKLETS

Photographic exhibition, CARIFESTA ‘72.
CARIFESTA XI catalogue visual arts – Suriname 2013.
Child art exhibition CARIFESTA ‘72.
CARIFESTA Painters of the Netherlands Antilles – 1972.
Craig, Winslow. Linear expression. (Sculptures). CARIFESTA X - Guyana 2008.
Ali, Desmond. Art in resistance. (Paintings). CARIFESTA X - Guyana 2008.
My story, your story is history. (Sculptures). CARIFESTA X - Guyana 2008.
Fernandes, Robert. Guyana: a wonderland of nature. (Photographs). CARIFESTA X - Guyana 2008.
GUYFESTA: the Guyana national festival of the arts ‘80 - National Performances, 1980.
University of Guyana Library. A literary exhibition CARIFESTA X Guyana booklet. Turkeyen, Guyana: University of Guyana Library, 2008.
University of Guyana Library. A literary exhibition CARIFESTA XI Suriname booklet. Turkeyen, Guyana: University of Guyana Library, 2013.
University of Guyana Library. A literary exhibition CARIFESTA XII Haiti booklet. Turkeyen, Guyana: University of Guyana Library, 2015.
University of Guyana Library. A literary exhibition CARIFESTA XIII Barbados booklet. Turkeyen, Guyana: University of Guyana Library, 2017.
University of Guyana Library. A literary exhibition CARIFESTA XIV Trinidad and Tobago booklet. Turkeyen, Guyana: University of Guyana Library, 2019.
Mansfield Workshop for Teachers in Nursery School. Booklet of festivals and other important days. Georgetown, Guyana: Ministry of Education, 1979.

BOOK LIST

CARIFESTA XI – Guyana Classics Book list by the University of Guyana Library. Prepared for CARIFESTA XI, Suriname.

BROCHURES

Trinidad and Tobago - Film. CARIFESTA XI, Suriname 2013.
Trinidad and Tobago - Visual arts, outdoor. CARIFESTA XI, Suriname 2013.
Trinidad and Tobago - Fashion. CARIFESTA XI, Suriname 2013.
Trinidad and Tobago – Literary arts. CARIFESTA XI, Suriname 2013.
Trinidad and Tobago – National Steel Symphony Orchestra. CARIFESTA XI, Suriname 2013.
Trinidad and Tobago – Country brief. CARIFESTA XI, Suriname 2013.
Trinidad and Tobago – Performing Arts. CARIFESTA XI, Suriname 2013.
CARIFESTA ‘72 Guide for visiting artistes and guests.
La Guadeloupe au Caribbean festival of creative arts (CARIFESTA ‘72).
Caribbean Festival of the Creative Arts (CARIFESTA ‘72).
The vision of CARIFESTA.
CARIFESTA 1972 – Fifteen Jamaican Painters.
Catalogue of Exhibition by Compton Parris Guyana.

CORRESPONDENCES

CARIFESTA ‘72 – International Art Exhibition.
Post Bag – Festival of Arts ‘71: Few Suggestions – Dated 14-4-70.
Proposals by Aubrey Williams.
Letter by Katharine D. Ray dated February 24, 1972.
Letter by Lynette Dolphin dated June 16, 1972.
Letter by A. J. Seymour to Hon. Shirley Field-Ridley dated August 21, 1972.
Letter by Hon. Shirley Field-Ridley to A. J. Seymour dated August 19, 1972.
Correspondence by Dr. Rene Piguion – Contemporary Haitian Literature.
Correspondence by Professor E. A. Laguerre – Modern Puerto Rican Literature.
Letter by Nicolas Guillen to friends dated August 22, 1972.
Press Release - Seminar on Caribbean drama.
Guyana’s participation in the different aspects of CARIFESTA 1972.

DOCUMENTARY

Preliminary scheme for the film on CARIFESTA – August 17, 1972.

DOWNLOADED ARTICLES

Braithwaite, Anne. Organising for the Caribbean. Memory, migration and (de)colonisation in the Caribbean and beyond. New York: Institute for Latin American Studies, 2020.
Carrington, Edwin. CARIFESTA: an embodiment of Caribbean integration. S.l.: S.n., 1992.
Walcott, Ian W. CARIFESTA IV, 1981: Barbados’ silent and forgotten cultural legacy. S.l.: S.n., 2012.
Nurse, Keith. Reinventing CARIFESTA: a strategic plan. Guyana: CARICOM Secretariat, 2004.
Bhagirat-Rivera. Ramaesh. Between Pan-Africanism and a multiracial nation: race, regionalism, and Guyanese nation-building through the Caribbean Festival of Creative Arts (CARIFESTA), 1972. S.l.: S.n., 2018. (2 copies)
Mason, Shannon & Singh, Lenandlar. Reporting and discoverability of “tweets” quoted in published scholarship: current practice and ethical implications. S.l.: S.n., 2022.
Rooney, Adrienne. "“Resurrect these images”: Envisioning the Caribbean Festival of Arts (Carifesta), 1966-70," consent not to be a single being: Worlding through the Caribbean. Tate and Worlding Public Cultures, 2021.
Bethel, Nicolette. Designing (counter) culture: politics, CARIFESTA, and self-making in the Caribbean.
Carrington, Edwin. CARIFESTA: an embodiment of Caribbean integration. S.l.: S.n., 1992.
Guyana participation at CARIFESTA in Jamaica. S.l. : s.n., 1976.
Ganga, Sharda. CARIFESTA XI - 2013. Festival outline. Suriname : Paramaribo, 2012.
Kooiker, Rene Johannes. Edward Kamau Brathwaite at CARIFESTA ‘72: the occasion for Caribbean criticism. S.l.: S.n., 2022.

FORM

Guyana National Festival of the Arts 1975 Entry Form.

JOURNALS

GEM, October/November 2008.
KAIE, December 1971.
KAIE, August 1973.
KAIE, October 1975.
KAIE, July 1977.
KAIE, July 1976.
KAIE, July 1979.
KAIE, July 1981.
The Caribbean Entertainer, Volume 1, Number 1, August 1972.
Rohlehr, Gordon. CARIFESTA VI Award. IN: Kyk-Over-Al 49/50 June 2000, pp. 195-196.
Islandbeat: reviving the spirit. IN: Caribbean Beat, July/August, 2003. pp. 16-17.
Festivalbeat: celebrating ourselves. IN: Caribbean Beat, September/October, 2006. pp. 54-59.
Style: festival of the Arts turns full circle. IN: Caribbean Beat, July/August, 2008. pp. 65-67.
Destination: Paramaribo for pleasure. IN: Caribbean Beat, July/August, 2013, pp. 66-73.
The West Indian Digest CARIFESTA ’72 Souvenir Copy, September 1972, Vol. 2, No. 4.
CARIFESTA Barbados 19th July - 3rd August. IN: UG Info. Turkeyen, Guyana: University of Guyana, 1981.
Pictorial Review: GUYFESTA ‘75.
Pictorial Review: GUYFESTA ‘80.
Pictorial Review: GUYFESTA ‘82.
Pictorial Review: GUYFESTA ‘84.
Lee, Simon. !Viva el caribe!. Caribbean Beat, November/December, 2000, pp. 14-17.
Grand family reunion. Caribbean Beat, Spring, 1992, pp. 36-38.
Reviving the spirit, Caribbean Beat, July/August, 2003, pp. 16.
Picture from a festival. Caribbean Beat, Winter, 1992/3, pp. 12-16.
Singing in the rain. Caribbean Beat, November, December, 1995, pp. 104.
Barbados CARIFESTA XIII: 17 to 27 August venues around the island. IN: Caribbean Beat, July/August, 2017, pp. 20.
CARIFESTA XIV. IN: Caribbean Beat, July/August, 2019, pp. 34.
GEM: CARIFESTA X: your special CARIFESTA X souvenir edition. October/November, 2008.
Tull, Jo-anne. Caribbean festival arts: exploring praxis for the future. IN: Caribbean Quarterly - a journal of Caribbean culture. June - September, 2017, vol. 63, nos. 2 & 3, p. 291-303.

MISCELLANEOUS

The symbol of the Caribbean Festival of Creative Arts 1972.
Dolphin, Celiste & Seymour, A. J. The little review and creative writing.
The little review and creative writing. (Draft)

NEWSLETTER

Seymour, A. J. (Ed.). CARIFESTA Writers Newsletter No. 3, May 1983.
CARIFESTA ‘72 –Caribbean festival of creative arts Newsletter April, 1972.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

CARIFESTA 3rd Prize winner. Booker News, No. 362, August 30, 1972.
Music festival as centenary celebration continues. Guyana Chronicle, Friday, July 19, 1991, pp. 7.
Youths excel at Guyfesta. Sunday Family Magazine, July 30, 1989, pp. 4.
Choral verse speaking at Guyfesta: the Negro labourer in Liverpool. Sunday Family Magazine, July 30, 1989.
Nichols, Dennis. Guyfesta comes to Georgetown. Guyana Chronicle, Saturday, July 24, 1989, pp. 5.
More than 100 gain places at national Guyfesta performances. Guyana Chronicle, Saturday, July 3, 1989, pp. 4.
Farrier, Francis. Guyfesta update. New Nation, Sunday, June 14, 1989, pp. 4.
Nichols, Dennis. National performances for Guyfesta ‘86 January 22-26. Guyana Chronicle, Monday, January 5, 1987, pp. 4.
First session of Guyfesta ‘86 proves successful. Guyana Chronicle, Thursday, June 19, 1986, pp. 5.
Guyfesta preliminaries pick up next month and late May in Georgetown. New Nation, Sunday, April 29, 1984, pp. 5.
Follow-up workshop sessions to Guyfesta. Guyana Chronicle, Saturday, July 19, 1980, pp. 10.
Drama galore at Guyfesta ‘80. Guyana Chronicle, Monday, July 7, 1980, pp. 10.
Winter, Cheryl. Smoked meats, processed fruit, pickles - at Guyfesta. Sunday Chronicle, July 6, 1980, pp. 7.
Guyfesta ‘80: Steady stream of top performances. Guyana Chronicle, Friday, July 4, pp. 10.
Saul, Leon. Verse speakers shine in shortened Guyfesta sessions. Guyana Chronicle, Thursday, July 3, 1980, pp. 10 & 11.
Tea for two cha-cha. Guyana Chronicle, Wednesday, July 2, 1980, pp. 1.
Saul, Leon. Two distinct moods at Sunday’s Guyfesta session. Guyana Chronicle, Tuesday, July 1, 1980, pp. 10.
Saul, Leon. The kids were great: Guyfesta ‘80. Guyana Chronicle, Monday, June 30, 1980, pp. 6.
Saul, Leon. The people’s culture: Govt will continue to support the arts, declares PM at Guyfesta national opening. Guyana Chronicle, Saturday, June 28, 1980, pp. 1.
Saul, Leon. Artistes imbued with a bundle of talent. Guyana Chronicle, Saturday, June 28, 1980, pp. 10.
Two shows today. Guyana Chronicle, Saturday, June 28, 1980, pp. 10.
Saul, Leon. Guyfesta: curtains go up tonight. Guyana Chronicle, Thursday, June 26, 1980, pp. 1.
They will be at Guyfesta. Guyana Chronicle, Thursday, June 19, 1980, pp. 20.
PM to open Guyfesta ‘80. Guyana Chronicle, Friday, June 13, 1980, pp. 1.
Guyfesta ‘80 - performers from regions. Guyana Chronicle, Thursday, June 12, 1980, pp. 10.
Guyfesta ‘80 - performers from regions. Guyana Chronicle, Thursday, June 12, 1980, pp. 11.
Saul, Leon. Guyfesta - satisfactory and exciting series. Guyana Chronicle, Monday, june 9, 1980, pp. 8 & 9.
Clarke, Tangerine. Keen competition in dance, drama and music. Guyana Chronicle, Thursday, May 22, 1980, pp. 10 & 11.
Clarke, Tangerine. Talented displays by youths as Guyfesta ‘80 comes to the city. Guyana Chronicle, Thursday, May 16, 1980, pp. 10 & 11.
Guyfesta comes to town. Guyana Chronicle, Wednesday, May 14, 1980, pp. 1.
Guyfesta makes a hit at Mabaruma. Guyana Chronicle, Friday, May 9, 1980, pp. 8.
The Parashara dance. Guyana Chronicle, Wednesday, April 30, 1980, pp. 20.
Talent abounds. Guyana Chronicle, Friday, July 4, 1980, pp. 10.
Saul, Leon. Guyfesta: Rupununi comes alive with music, poetry, art. Guyana Chronicle, Tuesday, April 22, 1980, pp. 10.
Saul, Leon. Guyfesta: Rupununi comes alive with music, poetry, art. Guyana Chronicle, Tuesday, April 22, 1980, pp. 11.
Saul, Leon. Guyfesta shows: culture flourishing in Rupununi. New Nation, Sunday, April 27, 1980, pp. 20.
Guyfesta reaches West Coast Demerara. Sunday Chronicle, April 20, 1980, pp. 32.
Osman, Raschid. Guyfesta 1980: Rupununi preliminaries to be watched by cow-boys. Sunday Chronicle, April 6, 1980, pp. 17.
Saul, Leon. Guyfesta unearths cultural gems in Berbice. Sunday Chronicle, March 15, 1980, pp. 16 and 26.
Prayers for prosperity of the country: Suriname joins in Guyana week celebrations. Guyana Chronicle, Tuesday, May 29, 1979.
Guyana scenes at the Playhouse soon. Sunday Chronicle, April 15, 1979, pp. 9.
Osman, Raschid. Guyfesta 1979 may be unlike: a bash in ‘80 will coincide with 10th Republic anniversary. Citizen, Thursday, February 1, 1979, pp. 4.
Big jump-up ends Guyfesta. Guyana Chronicle, Monday, July 28, 1977, pp.. 1 and 9.
Reminders of our musical heritage. Sunday Chronicle, July 24, 1977, pp. 17 and 18.
Osman, Raschid. Adventist choir enriches Guyfesta performances. The Citizen, Thursday, July 12, 1977, pp. 4 and 5.
Osaman, Raschid. Dance-Cinderella of the performing arts. Guyana Chronicle, Monday, July 18, 1977, page 8.
Saul, Leon. Backstage at Guyfesta: the hustle and bustle that precedes the rise of the curtain. Sunday Chronicle, July 17, 1977, pp. 11 and 14.
Osman, Raschid. Delightful effect as school groups do their own thing. Guyana Chronicle, Saturday, July 16, 1977, pp. 9.
Life in Guyfesta village: a microcosm of our changing society. Guyana Chronicle, Thursday, July 14, 1977, pp. 6.
Osman, Raschid. Fine performance by David Rose School. Guyana Chronicle, Thursday, July 14, 1977, pp. 3 and 6.
Osman, Raschid. Splendid reminder of our unique cultural heritage. Guyana Chronicle, Wednesday, July 13, 1977, pp. 8 and 9.
Guyfesta significant to ‘far flung’ artistes. Guyana Chronicle, Wednesday, July 13, 1977, pp. 1.
Guyfesta ‘77 hits the stage at Cultural Centre. Guyana Chronicle, Tuesday, July 12, 1977, pp. 1.
Exciting variation of talent as Guyfesta opens. The Citizen, Tuesday, July 12, 1977, pp. 5.
Refreshingly Guyanese. Guyana Chronicle, Wednesday, July 11, 1977, pp. 6.
Guyfesta: big crowds see talent galore. New Nation, Sunday, June 5, 1977.
Guyfesta unearths Guyanese talent. New Nation, Sunday, June 25, 1977, pp. 8 & 9.
Guyfesta ‘77 mainly on painters’ show. Sunday Chronicle, May 29, 1977, pp. 15.
Morucans to take part in Guyfesta. Sunday Chronicle, April 3, 1977, pp. 7 and 8.
Osman, Raschid. Guyfesta: last of the children’s concert was most satisfying: sure sign we’ve identified our cultural goal. Guyana Graphic, Monday, November 17, 1975, pp. 12 and 13.
Fraser, Roddy. Lindenities were really fine. Guyana Graphic, Saturday, November 15, 1975, pp. 5.
Chapman, Brent. Guyfesta: fine performances at Ursuline Convent. Guyana Graphic, Saturday, November 15, 1975, pp. 7.
Osaman, Raschid. Sparkling Guyfesta performances at QC. Guyana Chronicle, Monday, November 10, 1975, pp. 8.
Small, Leo. The sweetest music is your country’s own music. Guyana Graphic, Saturday, November 1, 1975, pp. 5.
Osman, Raschid. Another Guyfesta hit. Sunday Graphic, Sunday, October 26, 1975, pp. 16.
Graphic Reporter. Guyfesta: handicapped children excel. Sunday Graphic, Sunday, October 19, 1975, pp. 18.
Fraser, Roddy. Guyfesta: a richness ringing in my ears. Guyana Graphic, Saturday, October 18, 1975, pp. 5.
Chapman, Brent. Guyfesta - vehicle to improve the quality of life. Guyana Graphic, Monday, October 18, 1975, pp. 10.
Osman, Raschid. Verse-speaking trio excel at Linden Guyfesta session. Guyana Graphic, Thursday, October 2, 1975.
Osman, Raschid. A hectic finale to Berbice Guyfesta. Guyana Graphic, Tuesday, September 30, 1975, pp. 8.
Again, Rodney. Guyfesta: 36 certificates of merit and excellence awarded at Victoria. Sunday Graphic, Sunday, September 21, 1975, pp. 13.
Osman, Raschid. Guyfesta - embracing all facets of Guyanese art. Sunday Chronicle, Sunday, June 22, 1975, pp. 11.

PLAYS

Genet, Jean. The Maids - Drama CARIFESTA ‘72.
Caudeiron, Daniel. Speak, brother, speak – Drama CARIFESTA ‘72.
All kinds of folk.
The legend of Kaieteur: CARIFESTA 72.

POEMS

Daisy, A T. Voices from the past. CARIFESTA 72.

POEMS - SUMMARY

Leading local dramatists in Couvade
“All kinds of folk” for CARIFESTA
Jamaican folklore for CARIFESTA

POSTERS

CARIFESTA ‘72: Caribbean festival of creative arts in Guyana August 25 – September 15, 1972.
CARIFESTA August 25 – September 15, 1972.

PRESENTATIONS

Stage presentations for CARIFESTA ‘72.

PROGRAMMES

CARIFESTA ‘72 Guyana. ‘Echoes of Hairoun’. AT: Queens College Auditorium, Georgetown on September 7 & 8, 1972.
All kinds of folk: A Guyanese welcome to CARIFESTA guests. AT: National Cultural Centre on August 25 1972 & National Park on Thursday August 31, 1972.
Opening Ceremony by His Excellency the President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana Mr. Arthur Chung on August 19, 1972.
Ray Luck piano recital on Monday, September 4, 1972 at Queens College.
Evening of Indian music: CARIFESTA ‘72 at the National Cultural Centre on Saturday, September 2, 1972 and the National Park on Monday, September 4, 1972.
CARIFESTA organ recital at St. George’s Cathedral.
Pageant of the people. Friday, 1st and Saturday, 2nd September.
International presentation CARIFESTA ‘72 – Caribbean dances.
International Presentation No. 2.
International PresentationCARIFESTA ‘72 – Viva Bahia Brazilian Folklore Group from the State of Bahia Northeastern Brazil.
International presentation CARIFESTA ‘72 – Suriname presentation Culture Centre. Sunday 10th September, 1972.
St. Kitts & Nevis presents the 7th Caribbean festival of arts CARIFESTA VII, August 17 – 26, 2000, 10 days of arts and culture.
CARIFESTA V – Schedule of events 22nd – 28th August 1992, Trinidad and Tobago.
CARIFESTA ‘72 – Schedule of events 25th August – 15th September, 1972.
CARIFESTA ‘72 – Touring performances.
CARIFESTA ‘72 – Provisional programme 1st week.
CARIFESTA ‘72 – Opening Ceremony at the National Park on August 25, 1972.
Programme 2 – Sunday, 27th August 1972.
La Guadeloupe au Caribbean Festival of Creative Arts - CARIFESTA 72.

RECORDS

Bamboo fire and other folk songs of Guyana.
The legend of Kaieteur: a choral fantasy.

REPORTS

Report on visits to Caribbean countries commencing December 1, 1971 by the Commissioner for the Caribbean Festival of Creative Arts, 1972.
Progress report on CARIFESTA.
Notes of a meeting held with the Hon. Minister of Information, Culture & Youth at the CARIFESTA Secretariat on Thursday, August 17, 1972.

SOUVENIR

Love rhythms

SPEECH

Coors, Rita. Music in society.
Sancho, T. Anson. The importance of our literature in Caribbean secondary education.

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