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Rihanna Announces Her Return To Barbados Crop Over And We're Ready To Mash It Up

Rihanna's not missing Barbados Crop Over this year or any year for that matter. She loves her island and her culture!   
Rihanna Announces Her Return To Barbados Crop Over And We're Ready To Mash It Up
Photo Credit: Rihanna/IG
By Danielle Pointdujour · Updated October 23, 2020
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Attention all di feters and soca junkies in ah di building, this is not a drill, I repeat, this is not a drill – Rihanna will be at carnival this year in Barbados!

The Bajan bad gal took to her Instagram stories to announce that she will be heading back to her homeland of Barbados to join the rest of the carnival massive in taking a lime and a wine in celebration of Crop Over, an annual event that honors the end of the sugar cane season – a 200-year-old tradition. Rihanna also announced that she’ll be mashing it up at one of the island’s newest fetes, Lost in Paradise.

If you’re like us, you’re dying to see what RiRi will be wearing (or barely wearing) for Barbados’ famed Grand Kadooment Day (August 5). Well, the singer also told fellow carnival jumpers that she’ll be playing mas with Aura Experience again this year, so you know her costume is going to shut the internet down!

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In case you need a reminder of how Rihanna does get on for Crop Over, here’s a look at her past carnival looks. See you in Barbados!

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Crop Over Queen
Giving you iconic Aura vibes in 2017.
Rihanna Announces Her Return To Barbados Crop Over And We're Ready To Mash It Up
Photo Credit: @dennisleupold
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Crop Over Queen
Rihanna celebrates Crop Over in 2015 in her custom costume from local band Zulu International.
Rihanna Announces Her Return To Barbados Crop Over And We're Ready To Mash It Up
Photo Credit: Rihanna/IG
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Crop Over Queen
Crop Over 2013 – Proud to be Bajan!
Rihanna Announces Her Return To Barbados Crop Over And We're Ready To Mash It Up
Photo Credit: Rihanna/IG
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Crop Over Queen
Crop Over 2011 – Bad Gal Forever
Rihanna Announces Her Return To Barbados Crop Over And We're Ready To Mash It Up
Photo Credit: Rihanna/IG
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