Friends, family and persons touched by the work of pioneer show business promoter Cyril Shaw, aka `Barbar Ali Shah’ yesterday bid farewell to him at an emotional ceremony to celebrate his life at the National Cultural Centre before his internment at Adventure, Essequibo.
Shaw died on January 12th at a geriatric home in Berbice. At the time of his death he was just short of his 90th birthday on March 1st.
Most tributes delivered at yesterday’s memorial reminisced on the man who is remembered for the invaluable