One of the reasons why Barbados’ spouge beat failed to blossom successfully was that the music industry was controlled by a group of corporate entities when it was trying to establish its presence on the market. This assertion was made by bassist and recording engineer Norman Barrow, ( PICTURED ABOVE ) during the Jackie Opel […]
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Date: July 13, 2022Subject: #FutureFWRD Crop Over Exhibition starts today The second series of the three-part Against All Odds Central Bank Crop Over 2022 Visual Arts Exhibition, will start tonight at the Queen’s Park Gallery. Following the first series, Questions of Freedom, which ended last week, the second series #FutureFRWD begins tonight and runs until Wednesday August 3. The #FutureFRWD Exhibit which can be […]
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The verdict is still out on the new route for Grand Kadooment. Despite the feelings for the entire route from Warrens along the Barrow section of the ABC Highway to the J.T.C Ramsay roundabout, the consensus seems to be that starting in Warrens, St Michael, was a good decision. Varying opinions came from both revelers and […]
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Pictured above — Brucelee Almightee with his season favourite Mauby. The showcase featured the top 20 from the 2022 People’s Choice Soca Rukshun made a debut this Crop Over season after a two-year festival hiatus. Although in this condensed version of the sweetest summer festival some of the traditional events were omitted, the National Cultural […]
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July 30 2022 Calypso Monarch Quon creates historyDequon “Quon” Alleyne is the 2022 Calypso Monarch. Around 2:15 a.m. on Saturday, July 29, the two-time Scotiabank JuniorMonarch was named winner of the Courtesy Garage Pic O De Cropcompetition beating a line-up of other veterans and four of his counterpartswho are also former Junior Monarchs. Quon’s name […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley looks at a portrait of Clement Payne, as she is flanked by dancers of the Errol Barrow Centre of Creative Imagination. She had earlier addressed the large gathering at Golden Square Freedom Park as the National Cultural Foundation staged its production Riots to Republic. It is now 85 years since […]
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The National Botanical Gardens came alive with the sweet, sweet sounds of steel pan today Sunday, July 24. It was non-stop musical action with fun for the whole family, from 2 p.m. as the National Cultural Foundation’s (NCF) first-ever Republic Bank Pandemonium event. This event was the marquee steel pan event for the Crop Over season and was one fans won’t […]
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Date: July 20 2022Subject: Positions drawn for Courtesy Garage Pic O De Crop finalsFinalists in the Courtesy Garage Pic O De Crop Finals pulled for positions today,Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Rudifus will start the competition will De Announcer will end it. There was one switch between Colin Spencer, who originally drew number 18, and De […]
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Pictured above making the announcement is Ms. Toni Yarde, Corporate Communications Specialist NCF and Mr Adisa Andwele ( AJA ) Tent judging coordinator. July 18, 2022 The 17 finalists in this year’s Pic O De Crop competition have been announced. The results, tabulated by the National Cultural Foundation’s auditors, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, were announced on Sunday night after […]
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Junior Queen of Calypso, Yahanje (left) and Junior Queen of Soca, Tae (right) with their trophies after being crowned Queens of the Scotiabank Junior Monarch competition in Calypso and Soca categories respectively. Tae and Yahandje take top spots at Junior Monarch Thanks to Scotiabank the winners in both competitions walked away with$2 500 in cash […]
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