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St. James, Barbados
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A SHOW TO SAVOUR
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 ...
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Crop Over 2025 kicks off Saturday with culture, colour at Queen’s Park
The spirit of Crop Over is back and bolder than ever! Get ready to jump into the rhythm of the season as the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) launches Crop Over 2025 with a high-energy Opening Gala and Ceremonial Delivery of the Last Canes this Saturday at Queen’s Park — and ...
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Winslow Jordan’s Colours of Crop Over
The energy. The rhythm. The colour. The newest Crop Over artwork commissioned by the National Cultural Foundation is more than just beautiful imagery—it’s a celebration of Barbadian identity, told through the eyes of visual artist and musician Winslow “RubyTech” Jordan. Best known to many for his work on the local ...
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Chattel House Cut-Outs Bring Colour and Connectivity to Crop Over
The 2025 Crop Over season is officially here. The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) has planted the first seeds of celebration across the island with the installation of colourful chattel house cut-outs—now on display in Oistins and Bay Street. Designed to reflect the vibrancy of Barbadian heritage, these eye-catching installations aren’t ...
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2025 Grand Kadooment Bands
Below are the registered bands for Crop Over’s 2025 edition of Grand Kadooment! Band Name Bandleader Email Angelic Teigra Rodgers-Francis teigrafrancis@gmail.com Aura Experience Ashlee Haynes ashleehaynes@gmail.com Blue Box Cart Raymond Gill rgill@harbourlightsbarbados.com Colorz Entertainment Bryan Worrell colorzevents@gmail.com Dream Mas Brian Corbin & Kwanza Scantlebury dreammasbb@gmail.com EnvyMas Band Kashera Lewis hijackbim@gmail.com ...
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Congratulations Admiral Anderson Ashanti Trotman!
The National Cultural Foundation congratulates Anderson Ashanti Trotman on his elevation to Admiral of the Barbados Landship Association, effective April 13, 2025. Born on April 9, 1956, Trotman’s creative journey began early at Parkinson Memorial School, where he developed a love for drama and creative writing. It was there that ...
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2025 Inner Visions – Diasporic Connections – Registration
Click the image above for registration to the Central Bank of Barbados Crop Over Visual Arts Exhibition during the Season of Emancipation Inner Visions – Diasporic Connections!
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REGISTRATION IS EXTENDED FOR ICH DRAMA!
You now have until Sunday, January 12 to get your registrations in for the NCF’s Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Drama in the Community Training Workshops, taking place from January 18 to April 27, 2025. Register today!
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2024 NIFCA Special and General Awards
NIFCA 2024 SPECIAL AND GENERAL AWARDS THE PRIME MINISTER’S SCHOLARSHIP (NOMINATIONs) *DANCE - Lesley Seale, Multifarious Dance Crew, Breaking the Cycle THEATRE - Akeem Chandler-Prescod, Monsters Aren’t Real VISUAL ARTS - Larissa Small, Saturday Mornin' Series (Conversation) *awarded THE FOUNDER’S TROPHY Akeem Chandler-Prescod – Monsters [...]
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