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Scotiabank Junior Monarch Tent #2 Cancelled Due To Inclement Weather
The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) wishes to advise the public that Scotiabank Junior Monarch Tent #2, scheduled to take place at the Queen’s Park Steel Shed, has been cancelled due to inclement weather. The safety and comfort of patrons, participants, performers, staff and all event partners remain a priority for ...
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NCF Mourns the Passing of Music Icon Sir Emile Straker
With heavy hearts, the National Cultural Foundation joins Barbadians, at home and in the diaspora, and the cultural and creative communities in mourning the loss of a true national cultural treasure, Sir Charles Emile Straker. For more than six decades, Sir Emile’s voice and vision carried the sound of Barbados ...
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NCF Revives Return of Large Mas’ to Crop Over
The National Cultural Foundation is moving to restimulate the tradition of Large Masquerade costumes within the Crop Over Festival, with six new large costumes selected for production across key thematic areas. The initiative forms part of the NCF’s ongoing efforts to preserve, celebrate and re-energise traditional elements of the Festival, ...
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Scotiabank Junior Monarch Draw Positions
The draw positions for the Scotiabank Junior Monarch Semifinals were held today at the Scotiabank branch in Warrens, and the draw positions are as follows. Category: Calypso Draw Position Given Name Sobriquet Song 1 Sabiah Gaskin Sabiah Guide We 2 Eden Murrell Potent Train Dem 3 Kenaz Walker Bit Bit ...
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Party Monarch 2026 Registrants – Power Soca
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 ...
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Party Monarch 2026 Registrants – Sweet Soca
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 ...
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NCF Pays Tribute to the Late Sinclair Gittens
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 ...
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Crop Over Visual Arts Exhibition opens Today
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 ...
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Scotiabank Junior Monarch Semi Finalist
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 ...
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