The Golden Drum Award is the Commonwealth of Dominica's highest cultural award.
Instituted in 1982, the Golden Drum Award is issued annually to individuals, groups or institutions that have made outstanding contributions to the development of Dominica's art and culture spanning at least 20 years."Dominica's Cultural Stalwarts Recognised at Golden Drum Awards", Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica, 6 August 2015. Presented at the same ceremony are Special Recognition Awards for notable successes in a particular field of arts and culture.Government Information Service, "Golden Drum, Special Recognition awardees announced", Dominica News Online, 26 July 2013.
Notable recipients Pearle Christian Lennox Honychurch Ophelia Marie
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