PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Surinamese singer Agnes Agie, whose tune “Faluma" was made popular by Barbadian soca star Allison Hinds, died last month at age 57.
Agie, who was buried here on Aug. 25, suffered a stroke while attending a birthday party for her grandson last year and had been at the Libi Makandra Care Center. She remained paralyzed on her right side and had difficulty speaking until her death on Aug. 12.
“Together we were members of music formation Aisa Si. She always brought her own number and one of the popular songs is Faluma. She will live on,” said singer Carlos Aaron, adding that Agie was a cheerful woman who loved to sing and cook.
In 1998, Hinds and her group Square One released “Faluma”, spoken in the language of the Saamaka tribe in the Caribbean community nation of Suriname. The song went on to top the charts in almost every Caribbean country.
Faluma is in the language of the Saamaka tribe in Suriname.It celebrates their escape from the slave ship that brought them from Africa.
