CROP OVER SEASON CULMINATES

With events for all ages was safe and incident free

Grand Kadooment marks the end of Crop Over in Barbados and boy what a season it was. Events were wide ranging, beginning with the sweet limes, calypso tents, breakfast parties, cruises, shows by entertainers, pool parties and the list goes on.

The finale takes place tonight, Tuesday June 5th with Soca 25 at the Botanical Gardens where all of the soca tunes for 2025 will be performed on the big stage.

Yesterday was the parade of the bands along the streets from the helipad in Bridgetown, along President Kennedy Drive, Eagle Hall, Black Rock culmination on the Might Grynner Highway.

With only 19 bands being judged, Betty West copped the top prize with Journey of Excellence, also winning best band on the road and best presentation – Heritage.

Tune of the crop was won by Lead Pipe, real name Oswaldo Reid, Tek Charge https://youtu.be/XHE_mMonPIQ?si=OTuXjQcH9EK4R_ka

Second place went to https://youtu.be/C9KqUjcLqIw?si=ihtI8bGzxOpTKxdV

With Lil Rick placing third https://youtu.be/ogGbiPBoXew?si=6QxKStAyC7ecz59N

We share some of the images from yesterday’s parade of the bands.