Another most enjoyable Pan Fusion at Ilaro Court that started at 8 p.m. on Friday night with a great session by the Royal Barbados Police Force Band and Pan Extreme, followed by the Jonathan Scales Fourchestra from Carolina, then some Banks Soundtech Steel Orchestra, and ended with Earl Brookes Jr. of Trinidad jamming ever so sweetly with Arturo Tappin and band. Relaxing on the grassy slopes under a full moon with several genres of music emanating from talented musicians on two stages is simply put - a beautiful thing! To share this with family and friends is a wonderful feeling! This annual event of the Crop Over Festival just gets better and better every year. The coordinator added Mighty Gryner, Lil Rick, and Red Plastic Bag for the "after party" which I missed since I was rather satiated with the previous outstanding performers after four hours, but was told that the patrons who stayed had a great time on the dance floor in front of the main stage!
For those of you coming down this week you may still catch some of the calypso tents, and you definitely want to take in the Visual Arts Exhibit at three locations in Bridgetown. So far I attended the well presented "Big Show" tent (featuring Mac Fingall, John King, Serenader, Classic, Mr. Dale, TC, Natahlie, Adonijah, R.P. B., Biggie Irie, among others) in the Sea Rocks Dome at Barbados Beach Club, and viewed outstanding pieces of art at the Grande Salle of the Central Bank and at the Spirit Bond Mall near the Wickham Lewis Boardwalk by the Careenage.
Pan Pun De Sand was another beautiful experience earlier this evening! Didn't get to its annual location at Brandon's Beach until near sunset, but it wasn't too late to be thrilled to the sounds of Olakunde, Mosaic, and Massey Allstars (with about thirty members from its larger Trinidad orchestra). Mikey and R.P.B. was ably backed by Mosaic but only sang one song each. At 8:30 tonight the pleasing sounds of the Allstars were still heard as we walked along Spring Garden Highway back to Bridgetown.
I am looking forward to the Pic-O-De-Crop Semi-Finals at the Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium this Friday night and the Junior Calypso Monarch Finals on the Saturday night at the same Wildey venue. Pleasing music, good performances, beautiful works of art mean that it is another Crop Over Festival progressing nicely! Come soon my cosmopolitan friends!
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