The Toronto Caribbean carnival which for most of its life was officially known as Caribana, will be taking a ” new direction” this summer when mas’ aficionados celebrate its 50th anniversary. The parade of bands will still be heading down ” de boulevard” (Lakeshore Boulevard West) but there are new plans to make the carnival […]
After months of negotiations between the Caribana Arts Group (CAG) and the Festival Management Committee (FMC) which has been running the Toronto Caribbean carnival for the last ten years, talks have irretrievably broken down. And, according to Monica Pollard, CAG chairman, the CAG will not be playing any role in the Toronto Caribbean carnival this […]
Bandleader Marcus Eustace confirmed yesterday that he will not he having a section of Iroquois mas’ in his 2017 presentation of ” Oh Canada” at the Toronto Caribbean Carnival., as originally planned. Instead, he will be presenting sections of Amerindians from his native Trinidad and Tobago – the Caribs and the Arawaks. As he pointed […]
Carnival Nationz is sending “shockwaves of excitement” throughout the Toronto carnival community with the launching of “Oh Canada.” Thousands showed up last Saturday at the mas’ camp at Dynamic Boulevard in Scarborough for the band launch where twelve sections were unveiled. As bandleader Marcus Eustace told the Caribbean Camera, “Oh Canada ” is a celebration of […]
Nearly a thousand mas’ fans showed up at Parkview Manor in Toronto on Saturday for the launch of one of the bigger bands which will hit the streets for Toronto Caribbean carnival 2017. It was Jamaal Magloire’s Toronto Revellers or The People Band, as Jamaal is fond of calling it, and their presentation of “MUSIC: […]
By Murissa Barrington It’s “Celebration Time” for Band leader Louis Saldenah as he launches his Carnival presentation of the same name for 2017. Hundreds packed into the Chandi Grand banquet hall in Toronto Saturday night for the band launch. This year Saldenah’s band will be celebrating both Toronto Carnival’s 50th anniversary and Canada’s 150th birthday. […]
After making mas’ in Canada for nearly half a century, Whitfield Alwyn Belasco is now “looking into the future” for Toronto carnival 2017. In fact his band is called “Looking into D future.” Belasco whose mas’ presentations have been ” on the road” in Toronto every year – except one – since Caribana was first […]
Durham Mas’, led by Jerrol “Stretch” Augustine, presents Canboulay for 2017 Toronto Carnival. Augustine introduced his costumes at his band launching at the Church of the Nativity in Scarborough on Saturday . Now in its third year, the band is ” bringing back “some of the old time carnival characters but will also feature many […]
After ” high scoring ” successes as designer and builder at Trinidad Carnival 2017, Toronto veteran masman Marcus Eustace is getting ready to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday and the 50th anniversary of Toronto’s Caribbean carnival. And he is planning to get the celebrations ” on the road in fine style” with his 2017 mas’ presentation […]
The Festival Management Committee (FMC) which has been running the Toronto Caribbean carnival for the last ten years, has confirmed that it will be will be putting on the 2017 carnival. Chris Alexander, the FMC’s Chief Operating Officer told the Caribbean Camera that his organization is moving ahead with plans for the carnival next summer. […]
