St. Lucia Ambassador St. Aimee is Honored Guest at Fundraiser

St. Lucia’s Ambassador to the UN Dr. Donatus Keith St. Aimee will be the honored guest at the benefit concert for St. Lucia scheduled for January 16. Dr. St. Aimee said he was very pleased to be attending as the representative of the Government of Saint Lucia and he was looking forward to meeting St. Lucians and supporters who are involved in the fundraising effort.

The event will be hosted at the Ashkenaz Dance and Community Center starting at 8pm. The concert will feature the music of ‘Koudmen’ and the ‘CSM Panhandlers Steel Orchestra’.

Koudmen is a group of veteran Bay Area musicians who come mainly from the Kweyol-speaking islands of the Caribbean. These musicians are featured performers with local Caribbean bands in the likes of Shabang, Pan Exstasy, Tropical Vibrations and the Harmonics.

Also featured that evening is the award-winning CSM Panhandlers Steel Orchestra led by Jim Munzenrider, the top steelpan program in the Bay Area for over 20 years.