Burning Flames receive Knighthood
You can now refer to them as Sir! All four members of the Burning Flames Band were knighted on Monday evening at the Ceremonial Parade marking 44 years of Independence for Antigua and Barbuda.
Brothers, Toriano “King Onyan” Edwards, David “Bubb-Il” Edwards and Clarence “Oungku” Edwards along with their nephew, drummer Rone “Foxx” Watkins received loud cheers from the crowd as they received their honor.
The band is celebrating 40 years of excellence this year, and it was Cabinet who saw it only fitting for the quartet who have long flown the flag of Antigua and Barbuda across the world receive their flowers.
Alongside this knighthood, the Potters Main Road is set to be renamed the Burning Flames Highway.
They are among the five individuals who were knighted during the ceremony.
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