{"id":11009,"date":"2018-01-03T21:21:31","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T01:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=11009"},"modified":"2018-01-03T21:21:31","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T01:21:31","slug":"alison-hinds-and-two-others-to-be-made-cultural-ambassadors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/alison-hinds-and-two-others-to-be-made-cultural-ambassadors\/","title":{"rendered":"Alison Hinds and two others to be made cultural ambassadors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-9243836\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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\/><\/a><\/div><p class=\"p3\">The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth in collaboration with the Office of the Prime Minister is set to confer the instruments of office on three Bajan musical gems.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2954062778\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"IMG_0041\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\">Cultural practitioners Alison Hinds, Stedson\u00a0<b>RPB<\/b>\u00a0Wiltshire and Dr Anthony\u00a0<b>Mighty Gabby<\/b>\u00a0Carter \u2013 all highly regarded for their consistent musical excellence \u2013 are to be formally designated Cultural Ambassadors of Barbados.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The instruments of office are expected to be conferred on them by Prime Minister Freundel Stuart at a special free public event on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium at 6 p.m.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2679074333\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img 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height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2480575206\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"IMG_0040\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\">According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth under whose auspices the event is being held, these practitioners were awarded the Cultural Ambassador designation for, among other things, their consistently outstanding work in a genre of the arts; for exhibiting a demonstrably high quality of performance in the view of regional and international observers; for their proud representation of Barbados at every opportunity abroad; along with their demonstrated appreciation, knowledge and competence as key influencers in the national discourse on issues related to the importance of cultural development beyond their specific genre.<\/p><div id=\"antig-892038515\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>The honorees will be celebrated with entertainment from a number of artistes, performing many of their musical hits in three segments in tribute to the\u00a0<b>Queen of Soca<\/b>, the\u00a0<b>King of Ragga Ragga<\/b>\u00a0and the incomparable cultural maestro.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Some of the featured artistes for the evening will include Adrian Green,\u00a0<b>Nikita<\/b>,\u00a0<b>Mahalia<\/b>, Faith Callender, Adrian Clarke, Donnella, Kellie Cadogan, the M<b>arlon Legall Voice Project<\/b>,\u00a0<b>the 1688 Orchestra<\/b>\u00a0and the current\u00a0<b>Calypso Monarch iWeb<\/b>.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2860915574\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\">In welcoming the development,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>event director Stefan Walcott said:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u2018I think it is fabulous whenever anyone gets recognized for the work they do, especially in the field of culture. Traditionally it has been a very reserved society, especially in recognizing people outside of the traditional fields of medicine or law, so it is always great when cultural people or cultural practitioners do get recognition for the work they have put in.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3887238245\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"CM key_WEB 1300x300_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:69\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:237\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:178\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1301\" height=\"301\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201cHow can you even think about Barbados without thinking about these people. These people contributed to the community because that is what the arts does, it builds the community. Without them, we would just have laws and statutes, we wouldn\u2019t have anything to bind us together. Songs like\u00a0<b>Bridgetown Market<\/b>,\u00a0<b>Something\u2019s Happening<\/b>,\u00a0<b>Boat Ride<\/b>\u00a0. . . all of these songs really bring us together so it is great they are being honoured in this way.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"antig-3236695480\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\">Calypsonian Donnella also believes the three musical veterans are deserving of national acclaim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">In fact, she told\u00a0<b>Bajan Vibes<\/b>: \u201cYou cannot pinpoint one and not the other because they have all contributed so much to Barbados and entertainment and they all try to help the younger entertainers coming up. I can speak from personal experience because I have had that first-hand [help] for most of them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201cThey are always willing to help so that the music industry doesn\u2019t die and you would always hear in interviews they would say that they don\u2019t want this to die. When you find that you have . . . ambassadors like these who are willing to lend a helping hand, that is a wonderful thing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201cA big thank you isn\u2019t even enough. Just continue to do what you guys do because it has impacted me and I am sure that it will impact others coming up,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Her sentiments were echoed by poet Adrian Green, who said that \u201cas far as persons who have contributed to Barbadian identity and Barbadian pride, you will be hard pressed to find three individuals who have done more for the Barbadian psyche and the Barbadian sense of self than\u00a0<b>RPB<\/b>,\u00a0<b>Gabby<\/b>\u00a0and Alison Hinds. They have taken Barbadian culture to the world . . . I don\u2019t think there is a way you can measure their contribution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u2018My social awareness, my cultural awareness, my political awareness a lot of that comes from the lyrics of\u00a0<b>Red Plastic Bag<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>The Mighty Gabby<\/b>. My understanding of Barbados . . . of who we are and who I am comes from them and I would never forget going to Miami and going to a Buju Banton concert that Alison Hinds was performing at and having my American friends hearing Alison for the first time and looking at me like,\u2019who is that?\u2019 and being in awe of her performance and the kind of pride that made me feel good to know that she is one of we,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>(Barbados Today)<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-2783715185\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth in collaboration with the Office of the Prime Minister is set to confer the instruments of office on three Bajan musical gems. 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