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Former president of the Barbados Association of Masqueraders (BAM) and head of Kontact Band, Anthony Layne, confirmed earlier today in relation to hints how…
Veteran band leader and one of the Crop Over Festival’s top designers, Gwyneth Squires, has passed away. Head of Kontact Band and former president of the Barbados Association of Masqueraders (BAM), Anthony Layne, gave that confirmation on Wednesday after news circulated that Squires, who was ill, had died. “We have a lost legend and I want to offer condolences to her friends and family,” he said. "Gwyneth was an astute …
Amid the dark clouds that almost threatened the appearance of Betty West’s participation in the Crop Over festival, the noted band leader defied many challenges…
The Barbados Association of Masqueraders has new leadership. During their annual general meeting last week Thursday, Jason Thompson of Hijack Inc. was elected as the president. He replaced immediate past president Anthony Layne of Kontact Band. The other members of the executive and their positions are as follows: vice president Brian Corbin (Wednesday 2000), secretary Sonia Outram (Romp International), treasurer Corey Knight (Baje International), assistant secretary and treasurer Shenee Knight …
This year’s new route for Grand Kadooment has been given the thumbs up by the Barbados Association of Masqueraders (BAM).President of BAM Anthony Layne told Barbados TODAY that was the general consensus coming out of a meeting with its members on Thursday night, where a ‘post-mortem’ was done on Monday’s jump-up.For the first time, revellers jumped from Warrens to the Clyde Walcott Roundabout via the ABC Highway, onto the JTC Ramsay Roundabout before returning to the Clyde Walcott Roundabout and finishing at the National Stadium.While there were mixed reviews from spectators and vendor...