{"id":2624,"date":"2023-05-02T11:42:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T10:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.andrewj.com\/blog\/?p=2624"},"modified":"2023-05-02T11:45:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T10:45:21","slug":"barbados-mojo-reanimated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andrewj.com\/blog\/2023\/barbados-mojo-reanimated\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbados – Mojo Reanimated"},"content":{"rendered":"

It gives me great pleasure to announce that Barbados has its mojo back.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been regular visitors to the magical island over many years now. It was a real frustration that our 2020 trip got cancelled with only a few weeks\u2019 notice, and we couldn\u2019t wait to return. We were lucky enough to get back at the end of 2021, and also in 2022, but between the impacts of a year of lockdowns and enduring Covid restrictions it was somehow changed. Yes, the sun still shone and you could still get a good meal (before the 9.00 curfew), but many of the touches we value were missing. Barbados\u2019 mojo was (as no blues song has ever put it) not in an operational state.<\/p>\n

Suddenly, this April, it\u2019s working again. The most visible single indicator is the triumphant return of the Reggae Festival.  On Friday we were treated to a parade of well-loved faces and voices. Local girl Wendy Alleyne (OK, she\u2019s probably older than I am) opened her sparkling set with the hilarious \u201cI Am Still Here\u201d (essentially \u201cI\u2019m Not Yet Dead\u201d). The Fab 5 stormed in from Jamaica with all the old favourites, even if they can\u2019t jump as high as before and no longer have their full brass section. However the highlight of the evening was undoubtedly Third World, who\u2019s stunning set encompassed reggae, rock, a bongo solo, Redemption Song on a cello, and the operatic \u201cCon Te Partir\u00f2\u201d!<\/p>\n

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Wendy Alleyne at the Barbados Vintage Reggae Festival 2023 (Show Details)<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Third World at the Barbados Vintage Reggae Festival 2023(Show Details)<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Third World at the Barbados Vintage Reggae Festival 2023, and no, that isn’t Romesh Ranganathan on Bass! (Show Details)<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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There are other signs too. New restaurants have replaced many of those which failed during Covid. The sporting agenda is more or less back to normal and we got to our first polo match in 4 years. <\/p>\n

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Barbados vs Switzerland (Show Details)<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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The buzz is back. Wonderful!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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