
The National Cultural Foundation
West Terrace,
St. James, Barbados
246-417-6610
The 2025 Courtesy Garage Pic-O-De-Crop Competition is in full swing, following two thrilling nights of tent judging that kicked off the race to the Finals. On Monday, July 14, the Shining Stars opened the judging series at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre with an impressive showcase of sharp lyricism, social ...
One of the biggest and best shows of the 2025 Crop Over Season will take place tomorrow at Illaro Court, which will come alive to the sound of sweet music from 7 p.m. Liberty Business Fusions, the Ultimate Blend, is shaping up to be a night of music and magic ...
The Richard Stoute Contest 2024, co-produced by the National Cultural Foundation, has reached the final turn of the race. Twenty eager competitors are now preparing for the finals of the Over 21 and Teen Talent categories. The ten Over 21 finalists are Alicia Alleyne, Zoe Armstrong, Kimberly Allen, Shaquan Smith, ...
Twenty-eight cultural practitioners have reaped significant benefits from the International Songwriting Camp produced by the National Cultural Foundation (NCF). Following intense practical, developmental and professional exercises facilitated by local and global premiers, the NCF-registered practitioners now have an increased understanding of the craft of global song writing, knowledge of publishing ...
The National Cultural Foundation is ensuring that the legacy of Barbadian culture and entertainment icon, the late Richard Stoute, will live on, via strengthening their long-standing support of the annual Richard Stoute Contest, now in its 48th year. The Competition’s long-standing committee, led by Richard’s son Kevin Stoute and including Randy ...
If the steel pan that you are currently playing on is of a different chart (specifically a pan too large to transport) to that which is provided at the National Orchestra, you will be given the opportunity to submit a video which follows the same requirements listed below. Below are ...
When the 18 finalists of the Courtesy Garage Pic-O-De-Crop Final gather to do battle on Friday night, it will be an historic occasion for more reasons than one. For the first time, four former monarchs — each of whom at pivotal times left a lasting mark on the island’s premier calypso competition ...