Great imagery! Didn’t understand a word being sung but then I don’t think that mattered. Oh to be 40 years younger!!

… and here we were discussing our children who appeared in the classroom video and finding so much to say.

One thing is noticeable however, the children are far more “decently” attired than these adults.

Guess that is the strict dress code that is enforced in schools now so atleast something works.

How can those children be told they are doing something that is wrong?

…. maybe it isn’t!!!

Is the heading correct? Most of the article speaks about running crop over as a business or is gyrating a business. I question the purpose of posting the video. I am only 38 (today that may be regarded as old), but this video is clearly for young girls and men, judging by the comments here. There is no difference between the acts in this video and those of the school children.

This is hilarious. I’ve lived on the campus in Jamaica with plenty fetes taking place every week, and I’ve yet to meet any artiste or DJ trying to sound Bajan.

I don’t want to get in a tussle about whether the video ought to be posted. I recognise the blog carries a variety of topics, and I see nothing wrong with that.

However, I saw a video posted under crop over and a waistline culture, but an article written about the NCF and crop over being run as a business (which is true), but I didn’t see a connection to the video.

to sound like a jamaican is idiotic and these artistes need to know that

The NCF now is being run by someone who is “qualified” in human resource management. She is an ex-school teacher who has been around dance theatres for a while. Being fair to the lady, with the utmost of respect, and taking all other sensitivities into consideration,… SHE IS IN THE WRONG F#CKIN JOB..!!

The entire board, packed to the seam with useless academics should move on. Cultural Enterprise is part of an “Action Agenda”. The only players are those skilled in one or more of the following: – Design, Production, and Selling. There is no space for teachers or consultants or Phd’s or none ah dat dey…

Dun kno’

Lawd, dese gals cud ‘wuk’. Wish I cud do um like dem. Fa realllllllllll.

Go girls, show dem wah ya got.

Phewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

@ David
No! still asking, and waiting.

@Bonny Peppa
His name is King Shepherd

@ David

I agree.
Have tried to get support for a complete overhaul of [or at least an in-depth investigation into ] the Sweet Soca Competition. The response, thus far, seems to be: “this is a case of sour grapes”.
First: The rules state that the names of the judges would have been publicised prior to the preliminary judging. As far as I have been able to ascertain, the tent managers were informed of the names of the judges, but there was no general publication of those names. In fact, when I asked Wayne [on air] to name the judges, he could not. He said he was not at his desk and could not give me those names. This was after the preliminary judging was done.
Second: the criteria. To date no one seems to know. Everyone quotes the points to be awarded. But even those seem inaccurate; as they refer to “5 points for crowd response”, and “points for performance/rendition”. How does one judge this from a CD?
Third: Judges who [1] are producers, and [2] were involved in the production process [mastering, mixing etc.] Not casting aspersions, but the appearance of impartiality should be maintained.
Then, there was the cancellation of the internet voting, after votes were cast.
All these things cannot be excused as simply “teething problems” of a new competition.

@ General Lee

who “develops a cultural industry”, the the people producing music or the NCF?

I think the answer is given by the expressed choices of the intended consumers of the products of said cultural industry.

@
Anonymous // July 22, 2009 at 11:04 pm

The public can only consume what the NCF has on offer.

Recentlycurrently on Welfare TV there wasis a local drama about HIVAIDS, sponsored by the BHTA, if I am not mistaken.
The production of this film gives a sneak peek of what could be possible if there was a will.

What happens to all of the material that have won prizes at NIFCA over the years?

Where would the Crop Over festival, as presently constituted, be, if the NCF stops pumping taxpayers money into it?

If the festival can continue without the involvement of the NCF, then I humbly suggest that the NCF let it do so.

Do we not have anything other than wukking up to offer to the world?

http://www.ncf.bb/about/mission.htm

Our Mission

To fuel the development of culture through training, research and the creation of opportunities in cultural industries.

The Role of the NCF

The NCF’s two major roles are: developmental and commercial. In its developmental role, the Foundation uses culture as a tool for national development fostering and supporting the various art forms and new cultural products.
In its commercial role, the Foundation is responsible for the promotion, production and hosting of cultural festivals and associated events that are considered economically viable or socially acceptable.
A key part of this function now includes the responsibility for the staging and execution of major governmental and national events.
In addition, as culture becomes more pivotal to national and international policy, the National Cultural Foundation continues to re-assess its responsibilities in light of all its functions.

FUNCTIONS of the NCF are:

* To stimulate and facilitate the development of culture generally

*To develop, maintain and manage theatres and other cultural facilities and equipment provided by Government

*To organize cultural festivals

*Assist persons interested in developing cultural expression.

OBJECTIVES of the NCF are:

* To provide opportunities for Barbadian artists/artistes to showcase their talents with the end result being an increased demand for local work

* To educate Barbadians concerning their heritage

* To offer Barbadians and visitors alike a high quality product that informs, educates and entertains

* To equip our cultural workforce with technological skills and training to excel in their particular art forms

* To strengthen the local cultural product and in the process increase profits to the shareholders

* To create high quality products that will be competitive on the local, regional and international markets

* To maximize the role of the cultural sector in the tourism industry

The Radio Stations in Barbados need to play more local music -all genres

@Anonymous

If what you say is true and we know it is we should have been seeing some resignations down at West Terrace if these people are culture practitioners. Seems we have NCF people working for a salary with no fire in their bellies.

What recommend Ken Knight as Chairman? Seems he is a poor comparison to Elombe and Boo.

NOTHING.. NADA. Another example of finding a job for an academic.

Now here is the thing. Steve Blackette and the Ministry of Culture (includes a PS, a Dep. PS and a whole set of “consultants”) draw salaries like you won’t believe. Now what do they achieve there …? … In all of these years, what? A little community project here, a little one there.

Both the NCF and the Ministry of Culture are lead by and are staffed by the most ineffective people on the planet (bar Adja). My opinion… scrap the Culture Ministry with all the consultants (all lotta red and white people anyway) and staff the NCF with well paid competent marketers and sellers, and bring them under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Commerce. No more Blackettes, No more Coxs.

Dun Kno.

Congrats to Red Plastic Bag who has done one more time!

Mash Up Buy Back,
I feel dat dese judges (if ya can call dem dat) does be listenin to something else. How on earth can TC come before Spencer or Ruel and Heehaw come before him too? Gimme a break man.I was hoping beyon’ hope tonite dat TC woulda come 12th outta 10. She is a real show- hog man. Can’ tek she a’ tall.

I luv de bag wid everyting in me man. I doan kno’ if is possible to luv he any moe.

RED PLASTIC BAG I LOVE YOU.

Anonymous,
Please don’t mention de great RPB and dese GT Banna humbugs in de same breff. It is distasteful. (if dah is a word)

LONG LIVE THE ‘KING’……RPB.

@Mash up

Spenscer appeared flat in rendition and very stiff on the stage, he had no energy.

TC was a little better but not by much.

The truth is the separation between RPB and the rest was significant and it reflected in the final points tally.

The only change possibly would have been Blood ahead of John King but 6 one half dozen the next 🙂

It was a poor competition compared to previous years.

But David,

Rendition is only 25 points,and surely rendition means more than not wukking up or moving all over the stage.

I sense the real calypsonians are fed up wid dese crazy judges.

Bonny peppa,Please be careful when yuh wukkin up on it because yuh just might butt up on a swine – and get some flu – and dat will be real ‘do fo do’.

How yuh likes muh?

Feedback on Cohobblopot anyone?

From all reports another flat show compared to last year.

Montana ran a similar set from last year and some are asking if the experiment is working.

I will be returning home to Barbados soon, and as a returning national who has been away for a long time, I have been examining Barbados and Barbadians from a sociological perspective during my recent numerous visits.

I have to say that I am confused, perplexed, and disappointed by what I see, at least on the surface. It seems that though the country has advanced economically, it seems stagnant and mired in maintaining heritage issues at the expense of advancing the culture, and by extension, its citizens.

I hope to write more on these issues at a later time. I just happened upon this website and felt the impulse to say something of the cuff.

I must add that there are many other things about Barbados that I find impressive. Heading that list are the advances of the young people, male and female, who I consider to be equally knowledgeable to their counterparts, and possibly more so, in other parts of the world, particularly the industrialized countries, particularly in the new technologies.