The National Cultural Foundation
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The road to Party Monarch 2026 has begun as artistes register to compete in the Power Soca category. View the full list of contestants below and see who will be vying for one of eight spots in the finals as they begin their journey to the Party Monarch crown. Power ...
The road to Party Monarch 2026 has begun as artistes register to compete in the Sweet Soca category. View the full list of contestants below and see who will be vying for one of eight spots in the finals as they begin their journey to the Party Monarch crown. Sweet ...
The National Cultural Foundation joins the calypso fraternity, the wider cultural community, and countless friends and supporters of the Crop Over Festival in mourning the passing of Sinclair Gittens — a passionate champion of calypso, and a steadfast cultural advocate. For decades, Sinclair Gittens stood as one of the most ...
The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) officially kicks off Crop Over 2026 today with the opening of the Central Bank of Barbados Crop Over Visual Arts Exhibition at the Queen’s Park Gallery. You are invited to experience the Central Bank of Barbados Crop Over Visual Arts Exhibition, a three-part series titled “PUSH ...
Following are the semifinalists in this year’s Junior Monarch competition. The results were tabulated by our auditors Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Category: Calypso Given Name Sobriquet Song Alyssa Cumberbatch Queen A Sing and Dance For Africa Alyssa Harris Slay I Feel Lost Chelsea Cadogan-Goddard Chelsea Growing Pains Deyonte’ Brathwaite Yonte’ Fuh De ...
CALL FOR DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF LARGE MASQUERADE COSTUMES TERMS OF REFERENCE – In an effort to facilitate the return of large costumes to the Crop Over Festival, the National Cultural Foundation is inviting designers and /or design teams to submit proposals for the creation of large masquerade costumes to ...
PUBLIC–PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FUSIONS – CROP OVER 2026 1. PURPOSE, CONTEXT AND STRATEGIC POSITIONING The National Cultural Foundation (“NCF”) invites Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified Promoters or Promoter Consortia to enter into a structured Public–Private Partnership (“PPP”) for the production and delivery of Fusions 2026, to ...
PUBLIC–PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COHOBBLOPOT – CROP OVER 2026 1. PURPOSE, CONTEXT AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE The National Cultural Foundation (“NCF”) hereby invites Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified Promoters or Promoter Consortia to enter into a structured Public–Private Partnership (“PPP”) for the financing, production, and delivery of Cohobblopot ...
PUBLIC–PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE PARTY MONARCH COMPETITION – CROP OVER 2026 1. PURPOSE, CONTEXT AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE The National Cultural Foundation (“NCF”) invites Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified Promoters or Promoter Consortia to enter a structured Public–Private Partnership (“PPP”) for the production and delivery of The ...