Our One Sixty Six

21/01/2022

Heeeeey, I just realised that Our One Sixty Six has over 1,000 downloads! Thank you all SO MUCH! Now excuse me while I go open up a bottle of something nice. 😊

17/01/2022

15/12/2021

We have a winner!!!
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​Congrats goes out to Neilsa Layne, winner of our "Listen and Win" competition. Neilsa answered all 4 clues correctly. Now she and her plus one will experience a tour of the Barbados Muesum and the Exchange Interactive Centre.
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​The Exchange Interactive Centre shares the history of Bridgetown, Trade and Commerce in Barbados, History of Currency and Freemasonry. Stories about the exchange of all types of currency from the colonial settlement of Barbados to modern times.

The Barbados Museum & Historical Society was established in 1933 and it has about 500,000 artifacts. Plus, the Barbados Museum regularly features temporary special exhibitions showcasing various aspects of Barbadian history. They're four special exhibitions now!
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09/12/2021

It's been a great run for season 1, all thanks to you- our audience!
​See you for season 2!
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06/12/2021

And it’s finally here, your last clue for the competition! Head on over to www.bit.ly/OUR166promo to enter.
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It’s quick, it’s easy, it’s your chance to win tickets to the Barbados Museum and the Exchange Museum. All entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM on December 8th. The winner will be announced on December 10th.
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​Good luck!
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04/12/2021

Foregrounding Barbadian culture and the development of Barbadian artists were some of the pillars of the national Crop Over festival. Take a listen to the third and final episode of Our One Sixty Six first season to hear more!

Available now on all the usual podcasts apps or check out www.bit.ly/OUR166BZ
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03/12/2021

Just a quick reminder of the competition rules!
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03/12/2021

Last week's podcast is sure to provide the answer to this clue. With just one more clue to go, keep your answers close!
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01/12/2021

Elombe Mottley’s passion for Barbadian culture is strong! He speaks about how the new national Crop Over Festival was an opportunity for Barbadian artists to share their talents and for Barbadians to celebrate their culture in the season finale of Our One Sixty Six. Listen now at www.bit.ly/OUR166BZ
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28/11/2021

It's time for Clue #2!

Keep your answers handy to increase your chances to win passes to the Barbados Museum and The Exchange Museum.

All you have to do is submit all four answers to the special link we will provide with the fourth clue coming soon. Be sure to stay tuned!

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26/11/2021

How do you define Bajan culture? We continue exploring concepts of Bajan culture into our Independence week as we conclude our conversation with cultural activist, Elombe Mottley on the upcoming episode of Our One Sixty Six.

Listen next Wednesday to hear more about his views on the distinctive nature of Crop Over and Barbadian culture on a whole.
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21/11/2021

"Seaman" (left) and "Potato Mout" (centre), were once two of Barbados' popular tuk musicians. Hear about Potato Mout's unintended influence on the administration of the national Crop Over Festival in this week's episode of Our One Sixty Six.

Listen to episode 3 at www.bit.ly/OUR166BZ

18/11/2021

What was Crop Over like in the early years? Kim throws us back to one of her earliest memories of Crop Over from a “high point” at the Garrison Savannah.

Tell us, what are some of your earliest Crop Over memories? 😃

17/11/2021

Crop Over emerged in Barbados from a cultural collision. But how did we get from there to here? The first CEO of the National Cultural Foundation, Elombe Mottley, fills us in on the advent of the national Crop Over Festival. Listen now to the newest episode and hear about the tourism push, the birth of Kadooment Day, and more! .

So much information packed into this episode! Check it out! www.bit.ly/OUR166BZ

15/11/2021

How did it start? With a Bajan college student needing some cultural cred among his Caribbean peers! 😁
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Make sure to listen this Wednesday to hear what sparked Elombe Mottley’s interest in Crop Over as a national Barbadian festival, an outlet for the arts and more.
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Episode 3 of Our One Sixty Six drops November 17th!

14/11/2021

What did it take to make a new national event a central, beloved celebration in a young island nation? This Wednesday, hear from someone who was there, in our next episode of Our One Sixty Six. Listen as we speak with Cultural Activist Elton “Elombe” Mottley.
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​Elombe was the first Chief Executive Officer of the National Cultural Foundation, the entity responsible for the modern Crop Over Festival.

And if you missed the first two episodes, there’s still time to catch up! Available at www.bit.ly/OUR166BZ or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts.

11/11/2021

We're half way through our first season of and the response has been phenomenal. Are you enjoying the podcast? What have you loved so far? What are you looking forward to learning? Tell us below! We're looking forward to hearing from you!

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10/11/2021

We heard in episode two about the significance of Mr. Harding in Crop Over on the plantation and in the early national festival, as memorialised by Barbadian calypsonians, Red Plastic Bag and the Mighty Gabby.
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While Mr. Harding has lost his place in the closing of Crop Over celebrations, other islands, including Martinique, Guadeloupe and Dominica continue to burn an effigy named “Vaval” to signal the end of their Carnival festivities.

Image 1. Mr. Harding 1970s, Barbados – Photo Source: Barbados Government Information Service
Image 2. King Vaval 2017, Martinique - Photos Source: http://www.deuxnoixdecoco.com/