Crop-Over 1988 – Mac Fingall

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William Burton

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6 Apr 2015

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6 Mar 2026

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Category: I was there

One Night in a Calypso Tent for Crop-Over circa 1988. Calypso being the heartbeat of the night.

Imagine a gymnasium, standing room only with the: Untouchables, RPB, Bumba, Duke Check-e.d. Shirt WBB, Ras Iley, Miss B, De Devil, Prince Yellow pouring out sweet calypso and ragga soca for Crop-Over. Mac Fingall as M.C. keeping it hot between each performer. The audience is enjoying every moment. Ready for anything.

Suddenly, between calypso performances, 3 beautiful Bajan ladies interrupt Mac Fingall by walking slowly in front of the stage. They look good and know it. The crowd goes silent as everyone admires their beauty. Mac pauses to enjoy. The girls walk slowly, enjoying the attention. Mac follows them. They reach their seats and take their time sitting giving everyone a smile. You could hear a pin drop…

Mac slowly raises his microphone and looks at the audience and says: “And some men will go and bull?”

The entire gym erupts in spontaneous laughter and merriment.

On with the sweet calypso and the Crop-Over show!

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2 responses to “Crop-Over 1988 – Mac Fingall”

Eddie Edwards
12th January 2021
….. but the gymnasium was completed in 1992…
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1. William Burton
  12th January 2021
  Hi Eddie
  Good call. So it must have been in the early 1990’s. But the memory of that night is still fresh!.
  Thanks, W
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