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Carriacou music Carriacou calypso artists at Parang Carriacou big drum at United Caribbean headquarters (944 words) |
 | Aja is one of the pioneers of performance poetry in his country Barbados, and is a leading exponent of the artform in the Caribbean. |
 | Aja has recently returned from Sierre Leone where he supervised the arrival of thousands of boxes of food items and clothing that were donated from Corporate Barbados and the general public to children living with HIV/AIDS and impoverished persons in that country. |
 | Aja, however, noted that it is unfortunate that so many children are suffering because of the inefficiencies and mistakes of adults and he feels that those children are not being properly protected. |
| Adisa Aja Andwele Barbados top performance poets Sierra Leone relief project a gift from Barbados food cloths and books (492 words) |
 | Aja recently brought a perspective to his work, This perspective is rooted in the calypso tradition and is called ring-bang. |
 | Aja’s poetry is social and cultural commentary and focuses on the plight of Third World peoples and the downpressed. |
 | Aja is a performance poet from Barbados and is a leading exponent of the artform in the Caribbean. |