Miss Louise Bennett

Tribute To Miss Lou, bless her soul, she will always be remembered and keep Jamaicas cultural roots alive.......

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[bwoyrough]

excuse my bad spelling! There are a couple of dvds on Miss Lou available but not like the footage above, there are a few stage shows with here talking with her husband and also a comemorative film with clips including short clips from Ring Ding, i have a feeling that some footage from Ring Ding still exists but only short clips as far as i know, i have a few short clips somewhere. When i get time i'll put together a proper dvd, she deserves to have a proper film in her memory, one day....

[zenadina]

This is wonderful. We need to archive more of our history. I'm glad you made this available to the public. Keep up the good work

[bwoyrough]

I've spent years documenting and archiving lots of films like this, unfortunately the Jamaican government is more concerned with how much money they'll make from there next Sting or Sumfest than the heritage and preserving the cultural history of thier people. What a disgrace! bout time they pull there finger out, a great shame....

[bwoyrough]

@zenadina I realized a long time ago that no one was archiving old JAmaican films and fotage so i began that task and haven't stopped since, have spent years working documenting films and footage about Jamiacan cultureand tracking them down and preserving them. What a shame that Jamaica does not have any official program to do this or does not support the work of those doing it. I am a white man from the UK not Jamaican but i see that jamaican culture needs preserving on film. Glad u appreciate.

[hotnumber24]

Classics.... I remember playing those ring games when i was a child. Back in the late 80's and 90's. Children dont play anymore.

[bwoyrough]

such a shame, when miss lou was around she made sure that those games +songs didn't get forgotten. I love listeing to miss lou talk about all the old jamaican traditions, she was magical.

[PinkEmpress007]

my heart melts when watching this video. it brings back so much joy and happiness when watching mi Jamaica culture display like tht...What happen to mi sweet sweet Jamaica?

[damigeorge]

thanking you so much for this. It made me both happy and sad. Happy to see this rich part of Jamaican culture and people at display. but sad because i feel that we are loosing it and its value is not been past on to future generations.

[msdollydawta]

Unfortunately most of our culture is being lost...I agree technology&globalization are partly to blame but I mostly blame parents/older generations for not ensuring that they pass on their knowledge....I guess they dont have time in this fast paced world...now Independence means ATI/Negril lol....Its sad

[cha53z]

kids dont do this no more.. kids arent kids anymore cos everyone wants to grow up so fast. sucks more that technology does not really help in the matter.

[Aljdaas]

Thank you for posting this video, it helps my children to see our culture.

[RetroJamaica]

Thank you for posting this.

[Tolanar357]

This is the Jamaica I sure miss,natural pure art of our culture ....

[Incogneto100]

I feel so sad. Jamaican are not living like this anymore. The whole island is depreciating through consumerism. Look at how those children were playing ring games. Thats what it means to be a child. Sadly, its not like that anymore.

[MonifaAdebola]

Lady at 5:25 is Olive Lewin, she is quite old now....in her 80s. A Jamaican musicologist, singer and founder of the Jamaican Folk Singers Chorale