Bashment Soca News Today

Popular entertainer Edwin Yearwood is imploring Barbadians not to stifle the creativity of young people.His comments come amid public criticism of the National Cultural Foundation’s (NCF) introduction of the Bashment Soca genre into the Junior Monarch competition. The decision sparked public debate over whether it was appropriate to have children perform bashment soca songs which are often accused of being lewd. There was only one entrant in the category and it eventually had to be scrapped.Ho...

Following Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s announcement on February 26 that there will be a Crop Over Festival this year, the Ministry of Culture and the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) has revealed the details about the Government-staged events.For the most part, the festival has kept its marquee events, with only one major casualty being Junior Kadooment. However, the replacement will be school parades in which students get to masquerade in their school bubbles. According to the NCF’s Chief...

April 9, 2021 Some of this country’s entertainers have found themselves in dire financial straits as they endure 15-months of little to no economic activity. Artistes, managers, and other stakeholders have painted a bleak picture of an industry, in which Government assistance has been modest as lending agencies relentlessly pursue them for outstanding bills. There’s also growing concern in the industry about whether this year’s Crop Over festival will be done in a way that can ...