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A look at steel bands in Guyana through the years
The Guyana Police Force Steel Band performing at the Botanical Gardens
Guyana, S.A. - Last week, Guyana celebrated 51 years as a republic. The anniversary was marked by a fairly elaborate official ceremony in the compound of the Parliament building, with an array of performance events. There were also other recorded pieces in a national television broadcast. But the occasion passed in low-key fashion without the usual flamboyant events, noise, festivities and spectacle as the country, like the whole world, is still unrecovered from the stranglehold of the COVID-19 pandemic.
....The relative hush of this unpopular situation offered the opportunity to give some thought to Mashramani, its state as a national festival, and its functions. Further, since the steel band has been totally silent throughout this period, how has it fared as a Mashramani event, and has it benefitted in any way from the festival?
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