Sonnie Badu Takes Concert To Suriname, South America

International Act Minister Sonnie Badu is to perform in the Republic of Suriname, a country located on the Northeastern Atlantic coast of South America.

The concert in Suriname is Sonnie Badu’s first concert in South America and first concert for year 2015. 

This concert in the culturally Caribbean country is in response to messages and emails from its inhabitants requesting Sonnie Badu’s visit to Suriname.

According to Sonnie Badu, he is excited to be in South America for the first time.  “I am looking forward to winning more souls for Christ and lead people to worship God”.

Sonnie who landed in Suriname with his band some days ago have already started extensive rehearsals for the concert. The Concert is scheduled for February 27 at the Flamboyant Park which is a 7000- seater capacity.

The concert in Suriname is the second of the many concerts line up by Smartthys Management and Production and the Sonnie Badu Ministries; the first was in Amsterdam (Germany) on Valentine’s Day. The management hopes to reach out to the many countries that have not experienced Sonnie Badu in worship.

Sonnie Badu who is elated about the concert admonishes all worshippers in Suriname to join him at the Flamboyant Park in worship.  Tickets for the concert go for SRG 50.

Brief facts about Suriname

Suriname, officially known as the Republic of Suriname, is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west and Brazil to the south.

Suriname was colonized by the English and the Dutch in the 17th century. In 1667 it was captured by the Dutch, who governed Suriname as Dutch Guiana until 1954. At that time it was designated as one of the constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, next to the Netherlands and the Netherlands Antilles (dissolved in 2010). On 25 November 1975, the country of Suriname left the Kingdom of the Netherlands to become independent.

A member of CARICOM, it is considered to be a culturally Caribbean country and has extensive trade and cultural exchange with the Caribbean nations.

At just under 165,000 km2 (64,000 sq mi), Suriname is the smallest sovereign state in South America. (French Guiana, while less extensive and populous, is an overseas department of France.) Suriname has a population of approximately 566,000,[3] most of whom live on the country's north coast, where the capital Paramaribo is located.

Suriname is a mostly Dutch-speaking country; Sranang, an English-based creole language, is a widely used lingua franca. It is the only independent entity in the Americas where Dutch is spoken by a majority of the population.

Suriname’s system of governance is a Constitutional democracy whose Nationals are called Surinamer(s) or a Surinamese. With a literacy percent of 90, the ethnic groups that pertain in Suriname include Hindustani (East Indian) 37%, Creole 31%, Javanese 15%, Bush Negro 10%, Amerindians 3%, and Chinese 1.7%.

The religions practiced in Suriname are mainly Hindu, Muslim, Roman Catholic, Dutch Reformed, Moravian, several other Christian denominations, Jewish and Baha’I.

The currency of Suriname is the Surinamese Guilder (SRG). The current President is Dési Bouterse, a former army officer and military dictator.