Umthendeleko oMdlileyo: I-Barbados 'Year Celebration Carnival

01 ngo 08

Isingeniso sokunyuka kwiBarbados

I-Bridgetown, iBarbados luhlobo lwesixeko saseCaribbean esityhila ifa lemveli yekoloniyali nganye. Ephantse kwiminyaka engama-400 ubudala, i-capital of the island known as "Little England" -i-UNESCO yeLifa leLifa leMveli-liyi-block-block kunye nezakhiwo zembali kunye nezakhiwo, kuquka nepalamente yesithathu edala kwi-Commonwealth kunye neenkulungwane ezidala umfanekiso we-Admiral Lord Nelson. Iququzelele ngokugqibeleleyo i-prim-ne-efanele, i-oh-so-British vibe ukuba isiqithi saziwa.

Ngaphandle, oko kukuthi, ngoMvulo wokuqala ngo-Agasti.

Ngaloo mini, izitrato zaseBridgetown zijonge nantoni na ngaphandle. Isidima siya emoyeni; endaweni yayo kuza into eyaziwa ngokuba yi "wukking up": amadoda kunye nabasetyhini-bahlanjululwe kwiibhanki, i-bikinis kunye neentloko ezibonakalayo ezinemibala-ngokugubungela izikhwepha zabo ngevenge. Umculo we-soca we-frenetic ukhankanya kwiintetho ezinobunzima ekuqhubeni amaloli; Intaba yaseGay ihamba ngokukhululeka; Amaflegi e-Caribbean abonisa iinqithi ezivela eSt. Lucia ukuya eJamaica ejikeleza ilanga elishisayo. Ukugqithisa i-parade enkulu kwiingubo ezidlalayo: i-"Sally Sally", i-cleavage kwi-bacchanalian display, elandelwa yi-"Donkey Donkey", ikhupha isiphepho kwisambatho sakhe. Ngaphandle kwenkwenkwezi yeBajan i-Rihanna ijoyina kwimithendeleko, igxotha ibhanki yakhe yeBhanki kunye nabaqhankqalazi be-ecstatic.

Usuku lwe-Kadooment: isiqhamo esiphezulu se-Barbados's Crop Over, isiqhamo esikhulu sehlobo saseCaribbean.

02 ngo 08

I-Barbados Crop Over Festival: Wukking Up!

Umthendeleko weveki ezintlanu ozele umculo, umdaniso, inkcubeko kunye neninzi ye-rum - kwisiqithi esichaza ukuba siyilungile-I-Crop Over isisiseko sayo kwinkulungwane yeshumi elinesibhozo, xa iikhoboka libhiyozela ukuphela kokuvuna i-sugar-cane . Umhla woNyaka oNyaka ukhumbula isiganeko, njengokuba i-ante kunye neentsholongwane kunye neziganeko ezingaphezulu kwexesha langoku; Ngo-2011 yiyona nto eyona nto ihamba phambili kwiNdawo yokuHlalwa kweeMveliso, kodwa kunye neenkulungwane zamawaka ezithandabuzo endleleni eya kwi-Kadooment Day.

I-philnival-phile, ndide ndibe ne-Crop Over kwikhalenda yam, ngoko ndafika kwisiqithi esilungele ukudibana. Ndangena kwiNkundla eNtsha ngeMarriott (iNcwadi YokuNje), eyayibonakala, ekubonweni kokuqala, i-Carnival-esque ngokucacileyo: ihotele yebhizinisi elijongene ne-TV kunye neekhomputha. Kodwa xa kubakho ukunyuka kweeNdawo zokuPhuma kwabaninzi, ukuphela kweshishini elinyamekelwayo lizoshishino; Ukubulawa kwabantu ababethabathela kwiTrinidad naseJamaica batshintshe i-lobby kunye ne-pool yeconti yale hotele yaseGarrison ibe yinto engapheliyo.

I-Crop Over yayiye iqalile iiveki ngaphambili, kunye nokunikezelwa kweMigodi yokugqibela kunye neNkosana noMthendeleko woMthendeleko, ukukhunjulwa kwezona zinto zivelisa iziqhamo zonyaka. Kwakukho amakhonsathi omntu, ukhuphiswano lwe-calypso kunye nemibukiso yobugcisa, kubandakanywa enye kwiBhanki Ephakathi, endiyenze indawo yokutyelela.

Evezwe yintlukwano yobugcisa obuboniswayo - abanye abaculi basekuhlaleni babonisa abavuli beemidlalo zokuzonwabisa; Abanye babedumisa ubukhoboka kunye nokudlulayo okudlulileyo ngomsebenzi we-multimedia - Ndithembe iyure, ndaza ndahamba nge-Bridgetown Market, eguqula, kwiintsuku ngaphambi kokuba i-parade enkulu ibambe iqela le-street-day. Izitenki zithengiswa ezihamba ngeentlanzi ezinqabileyo zentlanzi kunye neentlanzi ezikhethiweyo zentlanzi. Umculo wawusasabalalwanga: amaqela e-calypso enza iphilileyo, izithethi zithungula iiCD ze-soca zakutsha. Indoda ethengisa iziqholo kunye neziqhamo ezintsha- "yibiza nje ngokuba ngumntu onguNtu," watsho-u-Crop Over akabizwa ngokuthi "umthendeleko omnandi kakhulu wehlobo". "Ngeli xesha lonyaka, abantu baseBhajan banomdla," watsho ngokuqinisekileyo.

03 we-08

I-Barbados Crop Over Festival: Pic-O-De-Crop

Iimpawu - kwaye ndibhekisela kumva, ebusuku; uhlobo lobusuku obuye lwaba kusasa - lwachithwa kwiimfesane kunye nemiboniso. Ndiyazi ukuba ndingaphuthelwa kwiintlobo zeentlanganiso ezibini ezinkulu zeConpress: Pic-O-De-Crop kunye neCohobblopot.

Kwi-Pic-O-De-Crop, i-calypsoniya yendawo incintisana nesihloko esinqwenelayo se-Pic-O-De-Crop Calypso Monarch. Kusuka kwibhokisi yam kwi-Kensington Oval, inkundla yekhilikithi edibeneyo, ndafunda kwiipolitiki zendawo ngeengoma zomculo, kwaye ndonwabile xa umntu oyinqola ebengumthandayo: I-Popsicle, umthunywa omtsha owakhupha ukuphawula malunga neengxaki zemali kunye nobuqhetseba bezopolitiko ngoma ingoma edlalwayo ngeesile (isilwanyana, kunjalo!).

"I-Calypso isesandleni esiphephile: abantu abaselula bahlala kunye neenkcazo zentlalo," kuchaza i-Red Plastic Bag, iBhart calypsonian ehloniphekileyo eyaziwayo ngokuthatha i-jabs ephazamisayo kwizombusazwe zendawo. "Igcina abafundisi bethu bajonga. I-Calypsonians iimbali-mlando, ubona. "

04 we-08

I-Barbados Crop Over Over Festival: Cohobblopot

E-Cohobblopot - i-slang yendawo "yesininzi esivela kwiindidi ezahlukeneyo" - umxube yizo zonke izinto zokugubha: i-calypsonians kunye neentambo ezibonisa iingubo zabo kunye nokwenza abaphulaphuli abapakethe. Ukugqwesa kwe-2011 kwaba yimbonakalo enamandla yenkwenkwezi ye-Trinidadian soca yenkwenkwezi iMachel Montano, eyaziwa ngokuba ngumxhasi we-raber-band kunye nabangqingili be-bacne backup ("Ngaba wayenjenjalo ukwenza loo nto?" Indoda eyayikufutshane nayo yamemeza yathi yiMontano kunye inkampani yenza i-2011 ibetha "Bend Over").

05 ka 08

I-Barbados Crop Over Festival: Ukuzalwa

Emva kokuba i-carnival esemthethweni ibonisa ukuza kweZityalo zoMdaka. Ukubabiza ngamaqela yinto engaphantsi kwayo; bavulekileyo, bahlala bephelile ngokutya, ukuqhutywa ngabaculi bendawo, kunye nesihlwele sigqoke kwiimithi. Ndithatha ininzi endikwazi ukuyifumana phakathi kwamanxeba amaninzi (umntu akalala ngexesha loMnqamlezo; omnye uthatha iyure okanye ezimbini rhoqo ngoku).

Ekukhanyeni, isihlwele sahlanjululwa emhlophe kwaye ubusuku bukhutshwe ngumoya kaBajan inkwenkwezi ye-soca u-Edwin Yearwood, ogama lakhe le-catchy groovy soca elithi "Ixesha Elihle" laliyi-summation ye-festival. Kwaye kuBliss, egcinwe kwizizathu ezintle ze-Porters Great House, i-sugar estate yenkulungwane ye-17, ndaya kwi-post-wuk-up i-spicy food spree: izixhobo zokutya kunye neziselo zokusela zenza yonke into esuka kwi-martinis ukuya kwi-Thai cuisine, i-pasta ye-shrimp kunye ibhokhwe.

Ubuntombi obunzulu bukhumbuza i-carnival enkulu yaseCaribbean, eTrinidad , apho iindawo kunye nobusuku zichithelwa kwelinye iqela okanye elinye. Kodwa into eyenziwa yiBarbados ngaphezu kweTrinidad yayilungile ngaphandle komnyango, okwenza iintsana zentsuku zingabalulekiyo: ezinye zezilwandle ezinxweme ezinxweme kummandla. Ndatshutshisa iintsuku ezimbalwa apho, ndibuya emva kobusuku phambi kwezihlwele kunye namaqhwala e-Accra Beach, esinye seziqwenga eziqhankqalazo eziqingqiweyo. Ndanenhlanhla ngokwaneleyo ukuba ndizenzele imitha ethile kunye nelo lunqabileyo elise-catamaran ukuya eSandy Lane , i-resort ekhethekileyo yeBarbados.

06 we-08

I-Barbados Crop Over Over Festival: I-Booze Cruise

Kwaye kwakukho iRoze Cruise. Bonke abahlobo bam Bajan ekhaya babuye bafuna ukuba ukuba ndiye kwiMveliso engaphezu kwesiganeko, makabe yiRoze Cruise eyaziwayo. Bonke abakwaBarbados babonakala befumene imemo efanayo: Xa ndifika kwisikhephe se-boat ekuseni ngo-10, imitsalane yanyuka ibloko kwaye iqela liqalise; i-band-pan band yayingxuma kunye neziphuzo zazihamba. Iimvumi ziqhutywe kwelinye leenqanawa ezintathu kwaye, ngokuqinisekileyo, zixhaswe kwaye zihamba-ngelixa zidansa kwiBajan soca, kunjalo.

Ndahamba ngeJolly Roger, i-faux pirate yinqanawa, kunye nomdumo wodumo: iRussia yaseRussia, i-Rupee, owayengumdlali we-Miss Universe owawunqoba uWendy Fitzwilliam, etyelela eTrinidad, kunye noTeinard u-Jeanne Bonterre. Ngaphambi kwexesha elide kunye neMount Gays kamva, thina bafazi abathathu babesuka kwiintambo kunye nolwandle lwaseCaribbean. Kwaye xa sagqithisa emkhombeni, epholile kwaye ehlaziyekileyo, iRiprophu yayenza isethi e-impromptu, kucula i-Crop yayo yonke indawo ethi "NdingumBhajan."

"Andiyi kuba yiBhajan kodwa thina sonke siyi-Bajans ngethuba lokuLwela!" UFitzwilliam wamvakalisa ngokumomotheka.

07 ka 08

I-Barbados Crop Over Festival: Ngomhla weMvulo

Umna wam "Ndingumzuzu weBajan" wangena kwiiyure zeeyure, kwelinye lezinto ezigqwesileyo zeNdawo yokuLwela. Ngomhla weMasa ekuseni yiBardidian inguqu yezinye izinto ezibizwa ngokuba yiJ'Ouvert: i-parade eqhuba ukususela ngo-3 ekuseni ukuya kutsho ilanga, apho iindwendwe zifihla khona kuyo yonke into evela kwidaka kunye nopende ngecocoa. Ndazifumana ndamkelwa kwi-band kwindawo ethile malunga ne-4 ekuseni, kwaye ngaphambi kokuba ndiyazi ukuba ndihamba kwaye ndihamba kunye neqela labantu abangaziwayo, ngokuzikhwaza ngamagama onke amaculo endandikuvile okokuqala ngethuba lokuqala.

Kungekudala ndagutyungelwa kwi-cocoa; Kungekudala emva kokuba ndidansa ngaphantsi kombhobho wamanzi kwi-Oval, kwikhaya ukuya kusasa ngoMsasa emva kokuhamba, ukubukela ilanga liphuma, livuyisa kwi-cool-down kwaye liyamangalisa kwibala elipheleleyo elipheleleyo elingcolileyo - ngokoqobo! - Abahlali kunye neTrinis kunye namaKhanadi kunye namaMerika, bedansa ndawonye ngokungathi sonke sinene ngokwenene, njengoko ilizwi lihamba, enye.

08 ka 08

I-Barbados Crop Over Over Festival: Usuku lweKadooment

Ngethuba ixesha le-Kadooment Day liza lijikeleze, lingaba yi-icing kuphela kwikhekhe. Ndadlala mas (ngamanye amazwi, ndathatha inxaxheba kwi-parade) kunye nebandla elibizwa ngokuba yiBaje International, eyabonakala ngokuyiminyaka yi-band: Yintoni eyayilungele ukuba uRupia noRihanna bekunene ngokwaneleyo kum.

Njengoko imini idlulile kwaye ndihamba ilanga nemvula, ukudansa phakathi kwamanzi kunye nokuphela kwiPerminal Garden, ipaki enkulu, ndayeka yonke ixesha ngoku kwaye ndiyayithanda iBarbados andizange ndiyibone ngaphambili: enye leyo yatshintshwa ngokushiya ngaphandle, sonke sibaleka yonke into yokugqibela yomdli womnandi ngaphezu koko, ushukela ngokwalo.