This year marked the 52rd time the Toronto Caribbean Carnival/Caribana grand masquerade (parade) pranced along one of Toronto’s famous boulevards. Before proceeding we wish to assert that the use of the word “Caribana” is not an attempt to stir up controversy that has dogged the festival regarding its ownership. We are quite aware that the […]
By Stephen Weir Three months ago, plans for the 2019 Toronto Caribbean Carnival (Caribana for all us old timers) had all the makings of a plan for a funeral parade. The festival had lost Peeks, its name-sponsor, and behind the scene sources said that the Smart Phone App had not ponied up the total monies […]
By Nicole Georges: Roger and John Gibbs of “Sandpebbles” fame look forward to entertaining long-time fans and new audiences with all original music, at the upcoming Barbados on the Water Festival, at the Harbourfront (August 16-18). Now known as The Gibbs Brothers, Roger and John Gibbs plan to showcase songs of the Caribbean calypso and […]
Pictures from the best photographers in Toronto. Parasol Photos, Stephen Weir, Anthony Berot and Bevan McLeod
By Staff Writer Well, another Carnival has come and gone; but the heated exchanges over the festival continue. And 2019 is as heated as it gets where the parade, the highlight of the festival, is concerned. Although opinions vary depending on the interest of the observer/participant, the prevailing view among spectators, especially those who sat […]
By Joe G. Thomas I had a delightful time enjoying a night of pan music at Ontario Steel Pan Association’s annual Pan Alive event last Friday at Lamport Stadium. I spent most of the night at a great listening and viewing vantage point next to my good friend, and resident Pan Alive DJ, BadLad. I […]
By Stephen Weir The stars glittering above were most certainly aligned. There will never be a Caribana King and Queen Competition as good as what happened last Thursday night at Lamport Stadium. A stadium filled to capacity with hard-core fans of the carnival arts. Drama. Pageantry. And, two big surprises at the podium. According to […]
Last Tuesday, July 30th, Kess moved his very popular “Tuesday on the Rocks” concert to the rebel night Club in Toronto. The event, which is usually held at the Queen’s Park oval in Portof Spain, Trinidad, on the Tuesday before Carnival, had the sold out audience at the rebel nightclub jumping. The jump and wave […]
ONTARIO STEELPAN ASSOCIATION PAN ALIVE : Friday, August 02, 2019 JUDGING SCORES Non Calypso TOTAL BAND SONG 1 Afro Pan Steelband The Phantom of the Opera – Theme Song 249 2 New Dimension I feel it coming by The Weeknd 231 3 Salah’s Steelpan Academy Lowdown by Boz Scaggs 230.5 […]
The Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCUNESCO) has granted the Toronto Caribbean Carnival (TCC) the right to the use of the Intangible Cultural Heritage emblem. CCUNESCO stated in its letter to the TCC that it believes that this festive event conveys and embodies many of those values related to the safeguarding and transmission of intangible cultural […]
