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.However, while a guest on Starcom Network’s Fireworks programme today, Yearwood defended the NCF’s move stressing that there is nothing wrong with young people expressing themselves in this genre.
There was only one child entering the controversial bashment category of the National Cultural Foundation’s (NCF) Scotiabank Junior Monarch Competition, the finalists of which were announced yesterday. While there was public outcry over whether children should be allowed to compete in a category that has attracted mainly coarse lyrics, it was in the other categories that the NCF had to sit with some entrants to ensure their lyrics were up …
The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) has slashed the cost of stalls for vendors at some Crop Over events and given free spaces to those disadvantaged by the new Grand Kadooment route. Chief executive officer (CEO) of the NCF, Carol Roberts-Reifer, revealed this yesterday on Starcom Network’s Fireworks radio programme. She said stall spaces go on sale from Monday for Pandemonium (National Botanical Gardens), Grand Kadooment (ABC Highway to National Stadium), …