The National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) is a festival organized by the National Cultural Foundation, held annually to commemorate the independence of Barbados.
Music and other performing arts have been a part of the fest…
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The National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) is a festival organized by the National Cultural Foundation, held annually to commemorate the independence of Barbados.
01 · What it is
Music
Vocal, percussive, or instrumental sound tradition carried by community performers.
02 · Where & name
Barbados
Placed on record in Barbados.
03 · How it is doing
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Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
04 · Proof & reuse
1 cited source
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The National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) is a festival organized by the National Cultural Foundation, held annually to commemorate the independence of Barbados.
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The National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) is a festival organized by the National Cultural Foundation, held annually to commemorate the independence of Barbados.
Music and other performing arts have been a part of the festival since it was inaugurated in 1973, with the disciplines showcased today including: drama, dance, music, literary arts, fine art and craft, culinary arts and photography. Successful performers are awarded with gold, silver or bronze awards, with other awards, such as the Governor General's Award of Excellence, being available to entrants in particular categories.
2020's Crop Over and NIFCA were both cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “National Independence Festival of Creative Arts”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.
National Independence Festival of Creative Arts is recorded in open cultural data. The structured record cited below does not describe the practice, and this entry has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1
The source record links this tradition to 1 external register, which can be verified through the citation. 1