Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, has appointed Keith Waithe as the Visiting Distinguished Artist-in-Residence in the Vice-Chancellery for the period, February 20 to April 8, 2017.
According to the release, Waithe, a flautist, is an expert in traditional Guyanese folk music and jazz. He will be conducting master classes at both the Turkeyen and Tain campuses in a range of musical styles including the flute and drumming as the key instrument. He has also been named a member of the planning committee for the Diaspora Engagement Conference where his focus will be to help organise the cultural aspect for the week-long event, and help mobilise Guyanese in the United Kingdom to attend, the release stated.