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NIFCA 2025 Performing Arts Calendar Showcases the Best of Barbadian Talent
The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) has officially unveiled the NIFCA Performing Arts Calendar for 2025, setting the stage for a vibrant season of artistic excellence under the banner “The Tradition of Excellence Continues.” The highly anticipated semi-finals, which began on October 10 at Combermere School, have already seen performers from ...
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Creativity Takes Centre Stage at NIFCA Performing Arts Semi-Finals
The stage is set for a weekend of extraordinary local talent as the 2025 NIFCA Performing Arts Semi-Finals take over The Combermere School from Friday, October 10 to Sunday, October 12. Each evening from 6 p.m., audiences will experience an exciting mix of dance, theatre and music, featuring both fresh ...
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NCF Mourns the Passing of Calypso Monarch Joseph “Invader No. 3” Hughes.
The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of 1992 Calypso Monarch, Joseph “Invader No. 3” Hughes. Invader No. 3 was not only a Calypso Monarch but a stalwart of the calypso fraternity, whose vision and leadership helped shape one of Barbados’ most iconic tents, ...
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Zachary Bostic: Preserving Tradition and Sound Through Drum Restoration at CARIFESTA XV
The first strike of a drum can change everything in the music arena. It can rouse a festival crowd, guide a masquerader through the street or even calm a student under exam pressure. That vibration runs deep, but behind the sound is more than the drummer’s skill. Rather, it depends ...
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Senegalese Artist Mor Faye Murf Bridges Africa and the Caribbean at CARIFESTA XV
From the rhythm of tunes to the bursts of colour, the lively pulse of CARIFESTA XV all echo a sense of belonging for Mor Faye Murf. This first time visit to Barbados for the renowned Senegalese visual artist and art-education leader feels the threads between his roots in Dakar, Senegal ...
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Senegalese Artist Zulu Mbaye Returns to Barbados to Celebrate Africa-Caribbean Cultural Ties at CARIFESTA XV
The sounds and the energy of Caribbean festivities carry a familiarity that resonates with Senegalese painter and President of the Village of Arts, Zulu Mbaye. Returning to Barbados for his second time, on this occasion to participate in CARIFESTA XV, he stated “I am so happy to be back. Being ...
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AI Meets Art: Vince Fraser Brings Innovation to Carifesta 15
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping industries across the world, and now it’s carving out space in the creative arena. At Carifesta 15, global visual artist Vince Fraser introduced Caribbean audiences to the transformative potential of AI in art, urging creators to embrace technology as a tool to expand their imagination rather ...
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Stepping into the role of Burgie
When Jabari Brown took on the role of a young Irving Burgie in production Daylight: A Tribute to Burgie, he knew the responsibility was heavy. One quick search into history would highlight that Burgie is not only a name in music history but also one of the architects of the ...
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