tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58961585096558745342024-02-07T01:58:07.849-08:00Wordsworth McAndrewThe rich legacy of Wordsworth McAndrew lives on...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841570876991591796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896158509655874534.post-87364871241242121902008-05-08T05:03:00.000-07:002008-05-08T05:04:43.933-07:00Nine-night celebrations for MacFrom Vibert Cambridge, camp Georgetown...<br /><br />Greetings and best wishes from GT. The "9 Nights" for MAC held last night at the Umana Yana was a success. Terry Holder and Allan Fenty were responsible for a memorable and participatory evening. There were testimonials, poetry, short stories, proverbs, humor, a chutney performance, dances from the National Dance Company, drumming, and a Kwe Kwe finale. Francis Ferrier (read "Ole Higue" and a short story), Henry Rodney (lead the Kwe Kwe session with Eze Rockcliffe), D'Ivan (sang the "Typee" calypso) were there also. The evening ended with refreshments--Mauby, pone, channa, barra, etc. The feeling was that Mac would have approved of the evening.<br /><br />The Minister of Culture was there. An announcement was made about the 2008 Folk Festival Symposium (August 15 & 16) and Festival of Folk Games (August 17) to celebrate Mac's life. These are now seen as pre-Carifesta events. The formal Call for Participation will be issued over the weekend.<br /><br />It was pleasant to see many of the McAndrew awardees there and to hear the many positive references to the Guyana Cultural Association/Guyana Folk Festival.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841570876991591796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896158509655874534.post-14570482841947642052008-05-01T05:09:00.001-07:002008-05-01T05:40:00.720-07:00ORDER OF SERVICE FOR MACCelebrating the Life of a Guyanese National Treasure<br />Wordsworth A. McAndrew<br />1936-2008<br /><br />PARTICIPATING SPIRITUAL LEADERS<br />Host Pastor<br />Rev. Wesley Daniel<br />Union United Methodist Church<br />Brooklyn, New York<br /><br />Reverend George Frederick<br />Calvary-Roseville United Methodist Church<br />East Orange, New Jersey<br /><br />Rev. Rodwell Thom & Rev. Prashad<br />Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church<br />East Orange, New Jersey<br /><br />Rev. Dr. Evelyn R. John <br />Pastor, The New Life Center of Truth, Brooklyn, New York<br /><br />Father Lloyd Andries<br />Brooklyn, New York<br /><br />Imam Haji Zakir – to be confirmed<br />Spiritual Leader, United Muslim Organization of New York<br /><br />Pandit Ramlall <br />Spiritual Leader,<br />Arya Spiritual Center, Queens New York<br /><br />Dr. Juliet Emanuel<br />St. John’s Episcopal, Brooklyn, New York<br /><br />Pastor Kwesi Ojinga<br />Pastor, New Life Ministries, Silver Spring, Maryland<br /><br />HONOR GUARDS<br />GUYANESE ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES<br />Guyana Cultural Association New York/Guyana Folk Festival<br />Guyana Day Celebration Committee<br />Caribbean Media Enterprise<br />Guyana Broadcasters of New York<br />Guyana Tri-State Alliance<br />Nritya Kala Kendra International Academy<br />Rajkumari Cultural Center<br /><br />THE ORDER OF SERVICE<br /><br />Musical Prelude – Hilton Hemerding<br />Accompanists – Avis Joseph & Dr. Keith Proctor<br /><br />Worship Leader <br /> Malcolm Hall, President, Guyana Cultural Association/Guyana Folk Festival<br />Dr. Juliet Emanuel<br /><br />CALL TO WORSHIP<br /><br />PROCESSIONAL Clergy & Family<br /><br />SOLO “My Way” Trenton Mack<br /><br />HYMN “Hymn For Guyana’s Children”<br /><br />PRESENTATION OF THE NATIONAL COLORS & HONOR GUARD<br /><br />HYMN FOR GUYANA’S CHILDREN<br />Valerie Rodway<br /><br />With humble hearts and heads bowed down<br />In thanks for each new day of toil<br />We kneel before Thine altar, Lord<br />The children of Guyana’s soil. <br /><br />Great is the task that Thou hast given:<br />Thy will to show, Thy truth to find:<br />To teach ourselves that we are one<br />In thy great Universal mind. <br /><br />But not in vain we’ll strive to build<br />A new Guyana great and free;<br />A land of glory and of hope,<br />A land of love and unity. <br /><br />O children of Guyana, rise,<br />Rise up and sing with happy tears:<br />And bless the land that gave you birth,<br />And vow to serve her through the years.<br /><br /><br />THE INVOCATION Rev. George Frederick<br /><br />WELCOME Rev. Wesley Daniel, Host Pastor<br /><br />SONGS OF PRAISE Winston “Jeggae” Hoppie<br /><br />SCRIPTURE READING Hugh Hamilton<br /><br />PRAYER OF COMFORT Rev. Rodwell Thom<br /><br />SOLO Trenton Mack<br /><br />“Scouta Mac, the man, his life his words” Roy Brummell<br /><br />MESSAGE Ambassador Bayney Karran<br /><br />READING OF THE OBITUARY John Rickford<br /><br />TRIBUTES <br />Wilton McAndrew, brother<br />Roseanne Zammett, daughter<br />Beverly Allen, niece<br />Ingram Lewis, friend<br />Francis Yvonne Jackson, friend<br /> Duke Lambert, friend <br /><br /><br />HYMN Adaptation of “This is My Song” tune Finlandia<br /><br />This is my song, Oh God of all the nations,<br />A song of peace for lands afar and mine.<br />Guyana my home, the country where my heart is;<br />Here are my hopes, my dreams, my sacred shrine.<br />But other hearts in other lands are beating,<br />With hopes and dreams as true and high as mine.<br /><br />Guyana's skies are bluer than the ocean,<br />And sunlight beams on green leaves and on vines.<br />But other lands have sunlight too and green leaves,<br />And skies are everywhere as blue as mine.<br />Oh hear my song, oh God of all the nations,<br />A song of peace for their land and for mine.<br /><br />May truth and freedom come to my Guyana<br />May peace abound where strife has raged so long;<br />That each may seek to love and build together,<br />A land united, righting every wrong.<br />A land united in its love for freedom,<br />Proclaiming peace together in one song.<br /><br />PRAYER Rev. Dr. Evelyn John<br /><br />EULOGY Pastor Kwesi Ojinga<br /><br />PRAYERS OF COMMENDATION Rev. Dr. Lloyd Andries, <br /> Imam Haji Zakir, <br /> Pandit Ramlall<br /> Arch Bishop Cicil Mercurius<br /><br />SOLO Trenton Mack<br /><br />BENEDICTION Rev. George Frederick<br /><br />RECESSIONAL I’LL FLY AWAY<br />Some glad morning when this life is o'er,<br />I'll fly away.<br />To a home on God's celestial shore,<br />I'll fly away.<br /><br />Chorus:<br />I'll fly away, O Glory, I'll fly away.<br />When I die, Hallelujah, bye and bye,<br />I'll fly away.<br /><br />When the shadows of this life have flown,<br />I'll fly away.<br />Like a bird thrown, driven by the storm,<br />I'll fly away.<br /><br />I'll fly away, O Glory, I'll fly away.<br />When I die, Hallelujah, bye and bye,<br />I'll fly away.<br /><br />Just a few more weary days and then,<br />I'll fly away.<br />To a land where joy shall never end,<br />I'll fly away.<br /><br />I'll fly away, O Glory,<br />I'll fly away.<br />When I die, Hallelujah, bye and bye,<br />I'll fly away.<br /><br />Wordsworth McAndrew - A National Treasure<br />Friends and representatives of Guyanese Organizations present flags in honor.<br />Guyana Cultural Association New York/Guyana Folk Festival<br />Ingram Lewis, Roy Brummell, John Rickford<br />Guyana Day Celebration Committee<br />Caribbean Media Enterprise<br />Guyana Broadcasters of New York<br />Guyana Tri-State Alliance<br />Nritya Kala Kendra International Academy<br />Rajkumarie Cultural Center<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Farewell Scouta Mac Choruses led by Winston<br /> “Jeggae” Hoppie, Hilton Hemerding, Wrickford Dalgetty and ensemble of Drummers<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />REPAST<br />You are asked to join the family at the repast immediately after the service in the Felowship Hall.<br /><br /><br /><br />ACKNOWLEDGEMENT<br /> <br />It is with profound gratitude that we acknowledge the outpouring of kindness and warmth from the friends and community at large. We are especially thankful for the Guyana Cultural Association and The Folk Festival for uplifting Mac and treasuring his contribution to the Guyanese society.<br />Mac has lived a unique life and has always treasured his independence, however, we have come to understand the impact he has had on the Guyanese society and the spirit with which his quest to be distinctly Guyanese has set him apart yet identified him as a Folk legend.<br />We further extend our gratitude to all who, during his final years helped to sustain him and provided comfort to the end. To Ingram Lewis, we will always be in your debt for your dedication and for the love you extended to Mac. To Reverend George Frederick and Dr. Corte, thank you for your intervention and generosity of spirit and also to the wonderful Guyanese nurses at East Orange General and at the Nursing Home who took such great care of Mac. To those of you who have traveled from far places to celebrate his life, we are particularly grateful for your thoughtfulness. To the Broadcast and Journalism community of which he was proud to be part, we extend our gratitude.<br /><br />Thank you to the Pastor and Board of Trustee of Union United Methodist Church, to the His Excellency, the Honorable Bharat Jagdeo for his words of sympathy, Ambassador Bayney Karran and to all other religious leaders present here today. We thank also all those who participated in this celebration of Mac’s life.<br /><br />May his soul rest in peace...<br /><br />The McAndrew FamilyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841570876991591796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896158509655874534.post-32709325089875838522008-04-26T06:05:00.000-07:002008-04-29T06:33:21.448-07:00Wordsworth McAndrew - Guyana's Son<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDTKrmE0qFqmqbJBWsi6vJ-LvzdB04t1V4Ltr-fRAR3uySOVeLgAQjIUNqh5QBF904AFbF3fMKZwRgRu1kTEWkafKkGlyYDlto6oWva-Fn7g9t-9t2rcRWrq7r9ietvVRBGeP3MUohBQ/s1600-h/mount+roraima.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDTKrmE0qFqmqbJBWsi6vJ-LvzdB04t1V4Ltr-fRAR3uySOVeLgAQjIUNqh5QBF904AFbF3fMKZwRgRu1kTEWkafKkGlyYDlto6oWva-Fn7g9t-9t2rcRWrq7r9ietvVRBGeP3MUohBQ/s200/mount+roraima.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193587810382038114" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHqtyUU9OJNZSMgZffniMGIOniMq-VOyVK7uQ-40qYs4rnMOIiXmZ1Gi6DgfPBOB5cz50SC7DNsNMYovzDsn257DWs7ZO0dOEcydWGg5UrQkvVFQN0dEXAMV7dfqr04islgd2CsXb9WY/s1600-h/KAIETEUR-FRONT.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHqtyUU9OJNZSMgZffniMGIOniMq-VOyVK7uQ-40qYs4rnMOIiXmZ1Gi6DgfPBOB5cz50SC7DNsNMYovzDsn257DWs7ZO0dOEcydWGg5UrQkvVFQN0dEXAMV7dfqr04islgd2CsXb9WY/s200/KAIETEUR-FRONT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193587612813542482" border="0"></a><br /><br />Born in the Land of the Mighty Roraima and the Kaieteur Falls<br /><br /><font style="font-weight: bold;">Wordsworth Lives On...</font><br /><br />In our hearts, in our memories, in symbols signifying our national heritage ( theatre guild, coal pot, carbolic soap, bush tea, plait bread, butter flap, pone, brukkup, ol' higue - did we say <font style="font-weight: bold;">ol'higue</font>)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.silvertorch.com/poetry/c-poetry1.htm">OL' HIGUE<br />by Wordsworth McAndrew</a><br /><br />Ol' woman wid de wrinkled skin,<br />Leh de ol' higue wuk begin.<br />Put on you fiery disguise, <object width="425" height="373"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bSu26tHdU6k&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bSu26tHdU6k&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="373"></embed></object><br />Ol' woman wid de weary eyes<br />Shed you swizzly skin.<br /><br />Ball o' fire, raise up high<br />Raise up till you touch de sky.<br />Land 'pon top somebody roof<br />Tr'ipse in through de keyhole - poof!<br />Open you ol' higue eye.<br /><br />Find de baby where 'e lie<br />Change back faster than de eye.<br />Find de baby, lif de sheet, <br />Mek de puncture wid you teet',<br />Suck de baby dry. <br /><br />Before 'e wake an' start to cry<br />Change back fast, an' out you fly.<br />Find de goobie wid you skin<br />Mek de semidodge, then - in!<br />Grin you ol' higue grin.<br /><br />In you dutty powder gown<br />Next day schoolchildren flock you round.<br />"Ol' higue, ol' higue!" dey hollerin' out<br />Tek it easy, hold you mout'<br />Doan leh dem find you out.<br /><br />Dey gwine mark up wid a chalk<br />Everywhere wheh you got to walk<br />You bridge, you door, you jealousie<br />But cross de marks an' leh dem see<br />Else dey might spread de talk.<br /><br />Fly across dis window sill,<br />Why dis baby lyin' so still?<br />Lif' de sheet like how you does do,<br />Oh God! Dis baby nightgown blue!<br />Run fo' de window sill!<br /><br />Woman you gwine run or not?<br />Doan mind de rice near to de cot.<br />De smell o' asafoetida<br />Like um tek effect 'pon you.<br />You wan' get kyetch or what?<br /><br />But now is too late for advice,<br />'Cause you done start to count de rice<br />An' if you only drop one grain<br />You must begin it all again.<br />But you gwine count in vain.<br /><br />Whuh ah tell you?<br /><br />Day done, light an' rice still mountin'<br />Till dey wake an' kyetch you countin'<br />An' pick up de big fat cabbage broom<br />An' beat you all around de room.<br />Is now you should start countin'<br /><br />Whaxen! Whaxen! Whaxen! Plai!<br />You gwine pay fo' you sins befo' you die.<br />Lash she all across she head<br />You suck me baby till um dead?<br />Whaxen! Whaxen! Plai!<br /><br />You feel de manicole 'cross you hip?<br />Beat she till blood start to drip.<br />"Ow me God! You bruk me hip!<br />Done now, nuh? Allyou done!"<br /><br />Is whuh you sayin' deh, you witch?<br />Done? Look, allyou beat de bitch.<br />Whaxen! Whaxen! Pladai! Plai!<br />Die, you witch you. Die.<br />Whaxen! Whaxen! Plai!<br /><br /><font style="font-weight: bold;">Wordsworth McAndrew Lives On...</font>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841570876991591796noreply@blogger.com3