It's hot! Hot! Hot in Barbados today. The temperature rose to 30.9 Celsius. Nothing compared to some parts of Europe, I understand. Speaking of Europe, a sunny Bajan hello to my reader/s from the Netherlands, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain, Portugal, France, Peru and of course my Barbadian family.
Today, August 6, 2018, is Kadooment Day in Barbados. Costumed bands paraded in beads, rhinestones, feathers to the rhythms of the season's popular party songs. Kadooment is a culmination of a month of fetes, calypso competitions and many other activities. Check the promotional video of the National Cultural Foundation - the organisation tasked with producing the annual event.
Crop Over 2018 Calendar - NCF (2018)
Lil Rick continued to have a great season, going on to win the Sweet Soca Monarch title with "Breakfast In Bed", while Mikey won the Party Monarch title with "My Kinda Party". Rick also had the three (3) most frequently played songs for the Foreday Morning Jam in the wee hours of Saturday morning.
Mikey, My Kinda Party - Mikey Mercer (2018)
Only the day before, Mikey's "Feting Family" beat out Lil Rick's "True Story" for the People's Monarch, a fan voting competition organised by Starcom, one of the local radio networks. Both songs were frequently played for the first stage of the judging for Kadooment at the National Stadium.
In parting, here is a touch of Kadooment colour and movement, with cultural ambassador and Barbados' soca queen, Allison Hinds, looking splendid in her 2018 costume.
As the dust settles after another Crop Over season, the song writers, fete promoters and the National Cultural Foundation's personnel will be working on what they will do for next year; while the feting family will settle down to their regular lives for another year and break loose once again next August.
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