SuriPop
| Profile: | SuriPop ~ The Suriname Popular Song Festival is a biennial song festival that has taken place in Suriname since 1982. The festival is organized by Stichting Ter Bevoordering Kunst En Kultuur In Suriname (the Foundation for the Promotion of Arts and Culture in Suriname) The original idea for the festival was from Juan Navia, a Chilean musician who had moved to Suriname. He founded the organization to host this festival in 1978 together with several friends, including Ruben del Prado, Werner Duttenhofer, Leni Healy, Karin Refos and Harto Soemodihardjo. The organization was set up in the office of Healy and Duttenhofer. The first edition took place in Theater Thalia; Navia selected a composition by the French composer Franck Pourcel as the theme song. Later editions of the festival were held in the AMOS Sports Arena, and since 2010 in the Anthony Nesty Sports Arena. |
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