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New Calypso Tent For 2019
Six Kaiso Tents will be putting their top Calysonians in the ring to face the judges this season and of that number four are managed and operated by women. The women taking the reins and dominating in this arena are Eleanor Rice of the All Stars Calypso Tent, Merle Niles ...
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A passion for music silenced
The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) joins cultural communities in Barbados and beyond in mourning the passing of outstanding cultural scholar and activist, Dr. Elizabeth Watson. Dr. Watson was revered by her peers as a librarian, an archivist and author who was deeply committed to telling the untold stories of marginalised ...
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UnSeen By Struikelblok
Surinamese artist, George Struikelblok opened a window to his soul at a private view of his exhibition UnSeen which ends today at the Queen’s Park Gallery. In his 30 or so years as an artist, Struikelblok has shown his work around the world but this is his first solo exhibition ...
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Artists Alliance Barbados and Contemporary Studio Ceramics Presents Form & Fire
The exhibition Form and Fire features ceramic works produced by the members of Contemporary Studio Ceramics Barbados – Lynn Haynes, Gail Riley, Martina Pilé, Ancel Daniel, Melanie D’Oliveira and Juliana Inniss. This show is quite significant as it highlights a broad range of works in clay, firing approaches and ...
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Quon to represent the 246 in TNT
It was in the wee hours of the morning on Sunday, July 22, 2018 that Dequon Alleyne, stage name Quon, began his reign as the Scotiabank Junior Calypso Monarch. His was a true story of strength of character, determination, of a passion for the Calypso art form and a quality ...
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For the love of Pan
The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) was gifted with a full complement of steel pans to the tune of $25,800 compliments the Massy Foundation. Already a staunch supporter of steel pan here in Barbados with its well established title sponsorship of Pan Pun de Sand for the past 14 years, Massy, ...
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3 Years for TMHMT and W.I.S.E
Nurturing and developing a new crop of young creative writers through direct training, as well as improving the skills and techniques of our teachers, remain the core objectives of the Writers In Schools & Education (W.I.S.E) suite of programmes facilitated by the Cultural Development Literary Arts Desk of the National ...
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An expression of history through ‘Other Lives’
Way beyond the purist discussion of technique, texture, theme and talent there is a conversation, a moment of reflection and a lesson in the exploration of self that is how Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Cultural Foundation (NCF), Mrs. Carol Roberts-Reifer described the effect of Other Lives on ...
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