– over $1.5 M to be won in prizes

DRUMMERS in Guyana are in for a pleasant surprise as Corwyn Williams of CFW Family Entertainment Inc. stands ready to stage the first ever Drum Festival in Guyana.
While the event was formerly set for the National Park on June 03, 2018, Public Relations Representative, Alex Wayne yesterday announced that the date has now been changed to July 15, 2018. The event has also been moved to the popular D’Urban Park location in Georgetown.

Drummers participating in a feisty and energetic ‘soon to come’ competition will win from over GYD$1.5M in cash, trophies and other prizes at the conclusion of the event.
The event which has attracted drummers of every genre across Guyana has attracted participants from the West Demerara District, Linden, Georgetown, Berbice, East Coast Demerara and from hinterland locations as well.
Presently, organisers are engaged in countrywide auditions to shortlist the large number of applicants to 60 finalists. To date, the event has attracted participants in the excess 168 entrants including a large number of African and Tassa Drummers from across the length and breadth of Guyana.

Come Sunday, May 20 at 15:00hrs, the audition for Georgetown Drummers will be staged at the Aracari Resort (160 Plantation Versailles, West Bank Demerara) Poolside Auditorium.
This event, according to Wayne, is set to discover and unleash the talent of drummers across Guyana, and to further promote, revitalise and resuscitate the traditional art of drumming in Guyana. Event promoter Corwyn Williams of CFW Entertainment noted that the art of drumming has faded considerably in Guyana, due to the lack of promotional sponsorship and support from relative bodies that can further enhance the drumming tradition locally.
He noted that this event is geared at bringing together drummers countrywide and will be also made an annual event which he expects will soon go international.