Cissie Caudeiron

Mabel Alice "Cissie" Caudeiron (20 December 1909 – 1968)

National Day

celebrations of 1965.

Biography

Born Mabel Boyd into what was considered one of Dominica's elite families, she was known as "Cissie" from childhood. She attended the Convent High School, where she was "involved in plays and concerts and later composed many Creole songs highly influenced by the beguines of Martinique."^[2]

In 1938, she married French engineer Jean-Albert Caudeiron, and they moved to Venezuela, where she raised her family.

Edward Le Blanc, she helped to organise the first National Day celebrations of 1965. She founded the Kairi Artistic Troupe, the first group of its kind to be formed in Dominica, which represented the island abroad at the Commonwealth Arts festival in Britain in the summer of 1965. Locally she researched and wrote articles on the heritage of music, dances and traditional dress."^[3]

She was the mother of Daniel Caudeiron, teacher, artist, writer, and broadcaster.[4]

References

^ Honychurch, Lennox, "Edward Le Blanc, Mabel 'Cissie' Caudeiron and the creation of Creole Nationalism in Dominica", lennoxhonychurch.com.
^ "Mabel "Cissie" Caudeiron". Division of Culture. Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b Honychurch, Lennox (19 May 2009). "Edward Le Blanc, Mabel 'Cissie' Caudieron and the Creation of Creole Nationalism in Dominica". montraykreyol.org. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
^ Henry, Steinberg (11 July 2015). "Daniel & Cissy Caudeiron, Alwin Bully et al (A precious Summer Drift)". Retrieved 15 April 2023.

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[1] Honychurch, Lennox, "Edward Le Blanc, Mabel 'Cissie' Caudeiron and the creation of Creole Nationalism in Dominica", lennoxhonychurch.com.

[Division_of_Culture-2] "Mabel "Cissie" Caudeiron". Division of Culture. Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

[montraykreyol.org-3] Honychurch, Lennox (19 May 2009). "Edward Le Blanc, Mabel 'Cissie' Caudieron and the Creation of Creole Nationalism in Dominica". montraykreyol.org. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

[4] Henry, Steinberg (11 July 2015). "Daniel & Cissy Caudeiron, Alwin Bully et al (A precious Summer Drift)". Retrieved 15 April 2023.

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