Interview with Jacques Compton /

Interview with Jacques Compton, Director of Culture St. Lucia, about the significance of the La Rose Festival and La Maguerite Festival. How they are seen by the population, its significance in the society, how they prepare for the festivals, the significance of the colours, what are the codes of be...

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Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Trinidad and Tobago : Banyan Archive, 1990.
Series:Academic Video Online
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Interview with Jacques Compton, Director of Culture St. Lucia, about the significance of the La Rose Festival and La Maguerite Festival. How they are seen by the population, its significance in the society, how they prepare for the festivals, the significance of the colours, what are the codes of behaviour. The actual occurrences on the day of the La Rose Festival, involvement of children in the Festival, the significance of the actual parts that people play, the instruments that are used mainly. The violin competition that is held in St. Lucia, surviving African music, religions etc. influences on St. Lucian culture.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 28, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (19 minutes)
Playing Time:00:18:16