music and she won a lot of singer competitions that confirmed her big talent. With her family support, she conquered big stages in Panama. She started to be known in television for Blanquita Amaro's show in Tlevisora Nacional Canal 2. She worked with artist like Mocedades, Danny Rivera, Olga Guillot, Celia Cruz, etc. In 1977 and 1978 she was awarded with the Buho de Oro. In 2008 the honorees were all the festival supporters due to their 5th anniversary Bassist, composer and arranger Clarence Martin Sr. in 2009: Contributed to Panamanian jazz since the 1940s and has influenced several generations of musicians from many genres such as jazz, classical, and Caribbean music. Born in Ciudad Panamá on 29 January 1922. His mother was pianist Clementine Armtrading de Martin. His father, Vernon Martin, was a clarinetist and played in La Banda Del Cuerpo de Bomberos de Panamá. Since his childhood, Martin accompanied his mother on saxophone and piano. He became a bassist and arranger for Armando Boza. Martin toured internationally with Celia Cruz, Beny Moré, Cascarita, Vicentico Valdez, Miguelito Valdez, Sara Montiel, Angélica María, Roberto Ledezma, Peter Dutchin, Daniel Santos, Lucho Gatica, Olga Guillot, Don Pedro Vargas, Mona Bell, and Shaw Elliot. Pianist Sony White in 2010: Born in Panama, White lived in the U.S. most of his life and recorded "Strange Fruit" with Billie Holiday. He also performed with Sidney Bechet, Artie Shaw, Benny Carter, and Dexter Gordon. The success of the song propelled White to continue working with Artie Shaw and Benny Carter. After World War II, White explored R&B and contemporary pop music which led him to play with Big Joe Turner, Lawrence Lucie, Sid Catlett, and Roy Eldridge. Trumpeter Víctor Vitín Paz in 2011: Considered by many to be the greatest lead trumpeter player of the modern area. A Latin jazz trumpeter, he was a member of the Fania All Stars. He worked for Broadway shows in New York City and performed with Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie, and The Jackson Five. He worked with Eddie Palmieri, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Machito, etc. But he also performed with pop and jazz icons like Frank Sinatra, Julio Iglesias, Sammy Davis, etc. Saxophonist, composer and arranger Carlos Garnett in 2012: Born in Red Tank, Panama Canal Zone. As a teenager he played with soldiers from the nearby United States Army base. Garnett started playing tenor in 1957 and