Meta Davis Cumberbatch | |
|---|---|
| Born | Meta Davis 4 May 1900 |
| Died | 29 December 1978 (aged 78) |
| Education | Trinity Girls School Bishop Anstey High School |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Music |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, composer, poet, playwright and cultural activist |
| Children | Zoë Maynard |
| Relatives | Kathleen Davis (sister) Allyson Maynard Gibson (granddaughter) |
Meta Davis Cumberbatch MBE (4 May 1900 – 29 December 1978)[1] was a Trinidad-born pianist, composer, poet, playwright and cultural activist, who spent the majority of her life in The Bahamas, where she used her talents to enhance the country's cultural development,[2] becoming known as the "Mother of the Arts".[3] At the 2014 Independence anniversary celebrations in Nassau she was honoured as a Bahamian "Cultural Warrior".[4]
- ^ Peter D. Maynard, Great Awakening: Meta Davis Cumberbatch, "Mother of the Arts", 2010, pp. 146, 153.
- ^ "Tributes pour in following the passing of Zoe, Lady Maynard this morning…". Bahamas Press. 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Meta Davis Cumberbatch – Pioneer of The Arts", Our Culture Warriors.
- ^ "Great Cultural Icons to be Celebrated at the 41st Independence!", Bahamas Press, 2 July 2014.
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