Emerald Isle Community Singers
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The Emerald Isle Community Singers (ECS) are a Montserratian music
al ensemble, formed in 1971. Their repertoire includes the folk songs, dances and stories of Montserrat, and their primary goal is to research, collect and preserve Montserratian folk heritage. They have performed at the Seeds of Change
exhibition in Washington D.C., the Cartagena
Festival of Music and at several CARIFESTA festivals. In addition, the ECS has recorded four albums and worked several famous performers, while touring through the Americas.
Music of Montserrat
The music of Montserrat is influenced by Irish traditions, noticeable in the set dance-like Bam-chick-lay, and the presence of fife and drum ensembles similar to the bodhrán. Natives are also witness to the jumbie dance, the style of which is still strongly African...
al ensemble, formed in 1971. Their repertoire includes the folk songs, dances and stories of Montserrat, and their primary goal is to research, collect and preserve Montserratian folk heritage. They have performed at the Seeds of Change
Seeds of Change
Seeds of Change is an organic seed and food company owned by Mars, Inc. Until summer 2010, the company was based in Santa Fe, New Mexico and produces of a line of processed organic foods including pasta sauces and salad dressings. Seeds of Change was founded in 1989 as a seed company specializing...
exhibition in Washington D.C., the Cartagena
Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena de Indias , is a large Caribbean beach resort city on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region and capital of Bolívar Department...
Festival of Music and at several CARIFESTA festivals. In addition, the ECS has recorded four albums and worked several famous performers, while touring through the Americas.