Gordon Henderson
Prominent Dominican musician, Gordon Henderson, will receive a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the Caribbean Music Awards to be held in France on October 8.
“It’s always a tremendous encouragement to be awarded for one’s achievements. I wish to thank all those who assisted along the way. The journey has never been solo,” said Henderson who lives in Paris.
Henderson, who along with his group, Exile One, pioneered the Cadance Music, said he was delighted in receiving the award and would also be recognised at another event in the United States on September 24. Gordon Henderson musical career began with short stints with various teenage bands performing at talent shows and dances around the Island. In 1970, Henderson moved to Guadeloupe to become the lead singer of “Les Vikings” of Guadeloupe, a group which toured the French Departments of Guiana, Martinique, St. Martin and Metropolitan France.
The Caribbean Music Awards is the Martinique-based P2M Association headed by Mitch Zeline, a radio personality from the French island.
The event is in its 10th year and this year it is being presented in a new format with one category, “The Lifetime Achievement Award” being presented to a number of different artistes and genres from various countries in the Caribbean.
