The Authorities of Antigua and Barbuda has expressed disappointment on the sudden demise of famend soca artiste Ricardo Drue earlier this week.
In an announcement, Prime Minister Gaston Browne stated Ricardo Drue “was clearly an rising expertise who commanded consideration, applause and appreciation all through the nation of his beginning, Antigua and Barbuda, and the broader Caribbean, together with his mom’s native Trinidad and Tobago. He was probably the most gifted.”
“The youth and adults of Antigua and Barbuda warmed-up to this excellent expertise,” the prime minister famous, “and he had a future that was certainly to be extraordinary. The Authorities stands in solidarity together with his household, associates and followers,” Browne remarked.
“The lack of this youthful expertise is a major discount within the inventory of soca artistes which have reached to the very prime of their competitors. Ricardo Drue was so extremely regarded that his demise robs soca of a really vital voice.”
The assertion added that Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Fee enrolled Drue as an Ambassador, with the approval of the Cupboard, based mostly on his assist within the promotion of festivals in Antigua and Barbuda.
“He will certainly be missed since he was beloved and embraced by all. Might his soul relaxation in peace and rise in glory.”
Drue, 38, who moved to Trinidad and Tobago on the age of 4, died on the Sir Lester Chicken Medical Centre in Antigua earlier this week after he was discovered unconscious and unresponsive .
He dominated the Soca Monarch and Highway March competitions right here and had a big following throughout the area. Amongst his hit tunes had been Vagabond and Skilled.
He was engaged to Trinidad and Tobago soca sensation Patrice Roberts.
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