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GANGA TIME
Dear Editor,
Based on information I received, the Ministry of Education staged a show entitled ‘Ganga Time’, at 18:30 hrs, on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Theatre Guild. Apparently, the show which included dance, drama and music, was in honour of the Caribbean Teachers’ Project.
The word ‘ganga’ (to talk/gyaaff) is not popularly used in Guyana, but does exist in a few parts of the country. There is no Guyana ‘ganga time’ phrase handed down by the ‘ol people’. I created ‘GANGA TIME’ as the name of my folklore GBC radio show which began in 1980 and lasted up to 1993!
While I’m glad to see that ‘GANGA TIME’ is now part of the Guyanese vocabulary, I object to my phrase being used by other artistes as the title of their production. I have alerted the Ministry of Education about this.
One of my major concerns is that I’m currently preparing folklore material to be published as GANGA TIME. I, therefore, would like all artistes to be aware that the phrase ‘GANGA TIME’ originated with me and I plan on using it.
Roy Brummell
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