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- Lyons, Grace Carter-Henry
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Grace Carter-Henry Lyons is the founder, president and musical director of The Heritage Singers Canada, a folk music group that performs a repertoire drawing heavily from Jamaican folk music, gospel, spirituals, reggae and world music. Born in Jamaica, Lyons is the daughter of Rev. Dr. J. J. Carter-Henry. She learned church organ and later piano in the church and later studied with the Royal School of Music where she was tutored by Joyce Britton. Prior to her emigration to Canada, Lyons joined the Jamaican Folk Singers. Lyons later studied at the University of Toronto, York University, and the Trinity School of Music. She is also accredited by the Ontario Real Estate Association and the Institute of Canadian Bankers, Lyons worked for 15 years as a bank manager and then twenty years as a real estate professional in the Toronto area. She is the recipient of the Harry Jerome Award for Community Excellence, the Women of Excellence Award from the Congress of Black Women.
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2024-11-21. Anna St.Onge. Drawing on biographical information provided by Debbie Ebanks Schlums, Isabelle Blake, and Grace Lyons. (Creation)
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- English
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Biographical sketch drafted by Debbie Ebanks Schlums in collaboration with Grace Lyons. https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20221203/heritage-singers-founder-grace-carter-henry-lyons-receives-2022-heritage-award https://www.100abcwomen.ca/grace-carter-henry-lyons/