AN international music festival and an awards show are slated for Guyana’s 50th Independence celebrations, and celebrated icon Eddy Grant is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award then.

Guyanese musicians from 19 different countries will return home to be part of the show. The Guyana Music Fest is billed for the National Stadium on April 30, and the awards ceremony is slated for the National Cultural Centre.

The events are being staged by a group called Guyanese Canadian Artistic Incorporated.

The organisers said Eddy Grant has agreed to accept the award, but there is no confirmation that he would perform at either of the events.

“The annual events will provide a platform for all of Guyana’s musical talent, at home and abroad, to be showcased in the local environment; and (would) seek to promote Guyana’s musical potential and reward those who have made a significant contribution to the music scene,” the organisers have said in a statement.