1919 - 1970
Valerie Rodway Guyanese Composer
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Valerie Rodway is a member of the following lists: 1970 deaths, 1919 births and Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music.
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| Birthday |
12th February, 1919
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| Birthplace |
New Amsterdam, East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana
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| Died |
August, 1970
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Nationality |
Guyanese
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| Occupation Text |
Composer of cultural and national music
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| Occupation |
Composer
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Valerie Muriel Rodway (February 12, 1919 – August 1970) was a Guyanese composer of cultural and patriotic songs, inspired by the events leading up to Guyana's independence in 1966. She is best known for composing music to accompany Guyana national poetry, like Arise, Guyana, Kanaïma, and the Martin Carter's Guyanese Independence poem Let Freedom Awaken. For the next two decades, school children were taught the songs she and others composed to inspire patriotism and cultural affinity. She selected the poetry for her compositions based upon her principles and values, first developed among her parents and siblings.
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