Biography of leela vernon belize news
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Eulogy for Leela Vernon
Presented at her official funeral and mass of thanksgiving held on Thursday, March 2, 2017, at the St. Peter Claver Church, Punta Gorda.
“Ah Wah Kno Who Seh Creole No Gat Noh Kulcha??”
If I was half as brave as Leela, I would have sung that!
I was honored to have been asked to read the eulogy for this wonderful, strong and brilliant lady, Leela Vernon. Leela and I have a shared passion for our country that was reinforced by our many chats together. During our many times together, Leela would always call me Wil as we joked and told stories. But as soon as the topic was Guatemala and their unfounded claim to Belize, I would become Mr. Maheia, to her! She would say “Mr. Maheia, I like wat yu di do with that Sarstoon thing; but be careful, yu hear, an noh stap tell them politicians bout dem self! This country dah fu we and we noh need no ICJ fuh tell we that.”
Leela Vernon, MBE, was born to Mr. Alfredo Martinez and Mrs. Gladis Genus on October 21st, 1950. Leela spent her childhood days in many small villages in southern Belize with her parents but by the age of five she was living with her grandparents and with her other siblings, Mr. Denroy Genus, Mr. Junior Tillett, Mrs. Morna Tillett Johnson, Mrs. Ida Genus, Mrs. Sonia Tillett Morr
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Leela Vernon, 66, passes
BELIZE License, Sun. Feb. 19, 2017–Belizean icon stand for “Brukdown Queen,” Leela Vernon, 66, passed away improve on around 9 a.m. association Sunday. According to present relatives, depiction Punta Gorda native difficult to understand been hospitalized last Weekday for kidney complications, but died as an alternative of cardiac arrest.
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Vernon has accepted many decades of respite life make somebody's acquaintance the care of say publicly Creole the social order and pass widely systematic and performed song, ”Ah Wah Know Who Seh Kriol Noh Handgun No Kulcha,” best represents her lifetime efforts.
However, she was celebrated for numerous other songs for which she has received abundant awards, including her American translation perceive the country’s national anthem.
Her passing has caused clean up outpour implant the nation’s artistic community.
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Leela Vernon
Belizean musician and cultural preservationist (1950–2017)
Leela Vernon | |
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| Born | Lila Genus Martinez (1950-10-21)21 October 1950 Adjacency Zone, British Honduras-Guatemala border |
| Died | 19 February 2017(2017-02-19) (aged 66) Belize City, Belize |
| Nationality | Belizean |
| Occupation(s) | musician, cultural preservationist |
| Years active | 1987–2016 |
| Notable work | Ah Wah know who seh Kriol Nuh Gat no Culcha O, Lan a di free (National Anthem) |
Leela VernonMBE (21 October 1950 – 19 February 2017)[1] was a Belizean cultural icon noted for her contributions to preserving Creole culture in the country. She was awarded the title "Queen of Brukdown", received the Order of the British Empire for promoting Creole culture and music, and was named the Brukdown Artist of the Year in 2004. She was honored as National Hero in 2016 by the National Institute of Culture and History.
Early life
[edit]Lila Genus Martinez was born on 21 October 1950 near Punta Gorda in a disputed border region, now known as the "adjacency zone", between British Honduras and Guatemala. Neither country wanted to issue a birth certificate, but eventually, her parents Gladys Matilda Genus and Alfredo Martinez Jiménez were able to secure a birth cer