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NCF names Top 40 in People’s Choice Competition

Photo Caption: From left, Entertainer Association of Barbados (EAB) Public Relations Strategist Ruel Ward; the National Cultural Foundation Chief Executive Officer of Carol Roberts-Reifer; EAB President Rudy Maloney and the Barbados Association of Creatives and Artistes Public Relations Officer of Barry Knight at the Press Conference today.

The names of the the Top 40 artistes in the Student Revolving Loan Fund and Sunshine Snacks Crop Over People’s Choice Competition in association with Banks Beer was announced by NCF CEO Carol Roberts-Reifer today at the Wildey Gymnasium.

A the press conference, the NCF CEO was flanked by Entertainer Association of Barbados (EAB) Public Relations Strategist Ruel Ward, EAB President Rudy Maloney and the Barbados Association of Creatives and Artistes Public Relations Officer of Barry Knight, who signed off on the list.

The associations were all engaged from the start of the process with Maloney of EAB and president of BACA Sean Carter speaking at the competition’s launch on June 10.

Voting in the competition opened on Monday, July 4 and closed at Tuesday, July 12.

Lovers of Music and Crop Over were asked to select their top songs for the season by visiting vote.ncf.bb and casting their vote.

The first round of voting opened July 4 to 10 where voters selected their Top 40 songs for the season, and the second round of voting will opens at midnight Friday, July 15 and run until Wednesday, July 20. Then the Top 20 will be announced.

The Top 40 artistes named today have won $2 000 and they also advance to the finals of the competition where they have a chance to win another $1 000 if they make the Top 20. The Top 20 will perform at the Courtesy Garage 98.1 The One Soca Rukshun on Sunday, July 31 at 8 p.m.

Each voter was allowed to vote once from any device in the first round and the same will obtain in the second round.

The Student Revolving Loan Fund Sunshine Snacks
Crop Over People’s      Choice in association
with Banks Beer TOP 40

ALL                                                      YANNICK HOOPER

AMAZING                                            RAANAN

ANYTIME                                             TARIQUE O’NEAL

ANYWHERE, ANYWAY                        BY SUGAHRHE

BASHMENT PARK                              DE PLUG

BEN                                                     KEERAH

CARNIVAL IS                                      KEISHA CHRISTIAN

CELEBRATE LIFE                              RICHARD ANTONIO

CROP OVER WE COMING                 ARCHIE MILLER

DIBBINESS                                         RHEA LAYNE & WALKES

DON’T KILL MY VIBE                         THELIA

EXTRAORDINARY                               MR. VEEJAY

FAMILY AFFAIR                                  IMARA

FREE                                                   CHRYSTAL

CUMMINS-BECKLES-HOLDER

FREEDOM                                           LAST BY DASILVA AND CHRISSY D

HAND PON HEAD                              SWAGGY

HOSTAGE                                           RENE KING

JUDGE ME                                         QUON

LOCATION                                          GRATEFUL CO

LOKK IT AFFF                                    EDWIN YEARWOOD

LOW BUDGET                                    SIR RUEL

MAUBY                                               BRUCELEE ALMIGHTEE

MOCK                                                  TOYAN

POP KITE                                            FAITH CALLENDER

PRISON BREAK                                  MISTAH DALE

PROPERTY                                          RENIECE BONNETT

PTSD                                                   AKHNATEN

RAW RECOGNIZE RAW (RRR)            LINSKEE

READY                                                NIKITA X MIKEY MERCER

RED GYAL ANTHEM                          DOYENNE

RUM & SOCA                                      Q~SO

SAME ONE                                         SHAQUILLEGFG AND

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The Richard Stoute Contest Finals Tomorrow November 9 & 10th

The Richard Stoute Contest 2024, co-produced by the National Cultural Foundation, has reached the final turn of the race. Twenty eager competitors are now preparing for the finals of the Over 21 and Teen Talent categories.

The ten Over 21 finalists are Alicia Alleyne, Zoe Armstrong, Kimberly Allen, Shaquan Smith, Amirah Cordice, Shaneka George, Jaleesa Greaves, Jacqueline Stoute, Lisa Hackett and Kenyah Joseph. The ten Teen Talent finalists are Kadarius Allen, Joshua Osbourne, Kayla Alleyne, Jasmine Walkes, Kyrique Alleyne, ZZ Cumberbatch, Kymani Devonish,Roneisha Alleyne, Joshua Osbourne, Jaliah Thompson, and Kenaz Walker.

Simply by making it to this point in the competition, these competitors join a special class of Barbadian entertainers, all of whom experienced the training and development that comes with taking the Richard Stoute stage. Since its inception in 1976, the Richard Stoute Contest has given birth to several Barbadian musical favourites. One of these is 1983 winner of the competition Edwin Yearwood who was referred to then as “the baby of the competition” by journalist Linda Deane. Singing Wildflower and You Are So Beautiful, a tribute to his mum, he won the seventh teen talent competition, beating AndersonArmstrong and Terencia “TC” Coward who would both later become his contemporaries in the soca arena. In a 1983 article about the contest, Linda Deane referred to the three as “the ones with the better chances of success”. TC would place second in that competition. Just three years later, in 1986, now global soca queen Alison Hinds was also a finalist in the Richard Stoute Contest.

Fast forward to the 90’s and many popular names in the Crop Over arena were singing and winning the transformative competition. In its sixteenth year, a twenty-year-old Adrian”AC” Clarke sang his way to the crown with his rendition of Jackie Opel’s Higher and Higher (his first time singing spouge) and Calypso Traveller. The very next year, his future Coalishun bandmate Rupert “Rupee” Clarke won the crown at just eighteen years of age. His winning songs were Frankie Paul’s “Sarah” and Stevie Wonder’s “Lately”, earning him a standing ovation in the Wildey Gymnasium along with a red Suzuki Swift, driving lessons from Cox Driving School and a trip to a Caribbean island of his choice. The 90’S would also see Barbadian balladist Betty B win the 1998 contest while performing artiste Ishiaka McNeil took the1999 crown.

The start of the new millennium was not without its future household names as Barry Chandler, who sang Vehicle and Wildflower(in tribute to his own mother and single mothers) amidst a standing ovation in George Street Auditorium, sang his way to the crown in the year 2000.

There are several more names throughout the years including popular band Spice & Company and 2024 Courtesy Garage Pic O De Crop contenders Darin Holder, Trinity Clarke and Shontae Alleyne-Clarke. Undoubtedly there isevidence that the environment of the Richard Stoute Contest breeds exceptional talent. Speaking about the competition in the year 2000 Barry Chandler spoke about Founder Richard Stoute saying “He not only taught me how to sing my songs properly, he taught me discipline, and I want to thank him for that”.

In a recently held press conference at The National Cultural Foundation NCF Music Officer assigned to the contest, Aisha Butcher, assured Barbadians the NCF will continue to uphold Richard’s legacy and standards while introducing innovations. These innovations include state-of-the art equipment, additional vocal coaches and a separate competition for the Over 21 age group. “We were happy to see that registration doubled this year [for the Over 21 age group] and the quality is on par with prior competitions”, Butcher stated.

The National Cultural Foundation has also introduced The Richard Stoute Award and The Spouge Award as part of their strengthened approach this year. The Richard Stoute Contest 2024 Finals will take place, tomorrow, Saturday November 9th (Over 21s) and Sunday November 10th (Teens) at The Derrick Smith School

and Vocational Centre

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Sagicor Life Inc. Lighting Ceremony This Friday

The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment will host the Sagicor Life Inc. Lighting Ceremony this Friday, November 1, marking the start of the annual community Independence celebrations.

This year’s ceremony will be held under the theme Celebrating Our Communities: Re-engaging, Re-igniting, Re-imagining, and will take place on Friday, November 1, at 5:30 p.m., at National Heroes Square, The City.

Following the Lighting Ceremony, the celebrations will continue with a Bajan Brew at 7:00 p.m., offering an evening filled with spouge, drama, song, and steel pan performances.

The event is free and open to all, providing an opportunity for the community to come together and enjoy the rich cultural heritage of Barbados as we celebrate Independence. 

Patrons are encouraged to arrive early and make any necessary transportation arrangements due to expected road closures in the vicinity of Wharf Road and Trafalgar Street. (PR/GIS)

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