- Rihanna Wining at Barbados Cropover
Barbados’ own superstar, Rihanna returned home for the annual Crop Over Carnival and decided to have fun with it. She donned her costume, got on a truck and gave a performance wining with men and women alike!! By the way, there has been a bruhaha on the internet over Riri’s costume and her so called “behavior”. For those who don’t understand Caribbean culture or Carnival and all that it entails, like Atlanta blogger Sandra Rose who called Rihanna a “slut”, you should learn and study cultures outside of yours before you make ignorant comments.
Rihanna literally revelled in the rain yesterday as the curtain came down on Grand Kadooment. All eyes were on the 1 200-strong Baje Internationale band as expectation was high that Rihanna would be jumping with the band. Photographers poised, with cameras wrapped in plastic to protect their equipment from the rain, waited for her to make the crossing at the judges station outside the National Stadium. She never did.
However, she connected with one of the bands music trucks a few hundred metres just off her alma mater Combermere. From there on, Rihanna captivated the spectators with her dance routines, flag-waving and throwing of kisses at her fans, much to their delight. She did some of the latest dance crazes, the 6:30 and all.
Soon after the truck passed the Bank Hall traffic lights, Rihanna got off for a few minutes to wine and jam among the people. And while many shouted and greeted the 23-year-old she was not mobbed. Most used the opportunity to pull out digital cameras and cellphones to snap a shot or two . . . and then they moved on.
Rihanna got back on board before reaching Eagle Hall as the band headed to Spring Garden. (JS).
Rihanna’s LOUD tour continues on Friday as the Bajan songstress takes the stage at Kensington Oval on Friday.
