Comments on: Governor General’s Award Nifca Comment

By: Olutoye Walrond

Olutoye Walrond — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:09:02 +0000

Peter, I am seeing this for the first time. Like you, I share a concern that we devote more attention to indigenous art. But I will say this: that performance by Samuel Millington was first class. And I think that is how it should be judged. It was a musical performance – no lyrics were presented. The award was for an exceptional MUSICAL performance. Now maybe we could argue that only Caribbean music should be allowed in NIFCA, but that has its own implications. Are we saying that a talented musician should not be allowed to perform a piece of jazz by Oscar Peterson?

By: Khaidji

Khaidji — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:02:10 +0000

Trying to preserve the Bajan culture, I tried some of the Bajan words. I hope not to offend, remember, I’m really bad at the idiom but love it. But it doesn’t take Bajan proficiency to see that the NIFCA award was a deviation from the sentiments of the Bajans and may even be a violation of patriotism. Should we be singing

Oh ye’ll tak’ the high road An’ I’ll tak’ the low road
And I’ll be in Scotland afore ye

Blue Bells Of Scotland

By yon bonnie banks, and by yon bonnie braes
Local trombonist awarded for the song he plays
Unusual award especially since it was NIFCA
Remembering wah dis acronym stands fah
Bimshire was our original annual show
Everybody who is anybody used to go
Limited seats always meant people watching from outside
Looking through the cracks where the windows divide
Some patriots thought that to preserve our culture
Our Gala shouldn’t keep the name of England’s Bimshire
From then we promoted our own artistry
So we featured the Arts that belong to we
Creative stuff that shouts our Independence
The kind of stuff which promotes Barbados’ existence
Like Tuk, Land Ship, Spouge and folk songs that fit
A life at least Caribbean not some Scottish music
Now $5000 to an imposter, tek way from some other body
Don’t know wah cuddah possessed we awarding GG

By: David

David — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:27:36 +0000

Is NIFCA suposed to showcase local talent or local subject matter? Just asking.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:45:38 +0000

Required reading Growing up stupid under the union jack. Enough Said

By: peter

peter — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 09:14:15 +0000

Thank you for the correction fyahkros, and merry xmas to a wee bonnie lassie such as your self (this was written in a scottish accent I think)

By: fyahkros

fyahkros — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:18:52 +0000

Scottish is not English… Scottish come from Scotland, English from England.

By: asiba-the buffalo soldier--from purerto rico

asiba-the buffalo soldier--from purerto rico — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:48:33 +0000

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM A COLONIAL MENTALITY THAT BELIEVES IN THE ENGLISH
BOY OH BOY

MERRY XMAS FROM PUERTO RICO

By: fyahkros

fyahkros — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:34:25 +0000

correction. it’s not “highlighting England” or a “tribute to England”. Scotland is a country in its own right. Yes they are both in the United Kingdom / Great Britain but Scotland and England are both separate countries.