ST GEORGE’S, Grenada– Spicemas’, Grenada’s signature festival, scheduled for August 13-14, will present the upbeat island music and the colour and splendor of the annual carnival. The festival, described as a culturally authentic awakening experience, provides an excellent opportunity to see some of the ole time mas’ characters with deep ties to the country’s colonial […]
By Stephen Weir The list of world carnival cities grew by one on the weekend. Sheffield, a British city of close to 1.6 million people staged its first carnival in over 20 years and English media outlets are reporting it was a success. “This was the first Carnival event held here since the early […]
By Stephen Weir Readers of the Caribbean Camera are familiar with the carnival pictures of Don Moreland. The paper has been featuring his pictures of the launches of both children and adult mas’ bands for Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2018. Currently, the longtime mas’ photographer is making the rounds of the mas’ camps to elicit support […]
By Stephen Weir, photographs by Don Moreland For the youngsters who play mas’ with Fantazia Carnival, the natural elements aren’t hurricanes and volcanoes; they are gentle breezes, friendly sunsets and warm blue water. On the weekend the band held a launch party for the revellers who will be taking part in the July 21 Junior […]
By Stephen Weir Photographs by Don Moreland It started Friday night and ended early Sunday evening – three junior carnival band launches in three days in Scarborough. D’ New Regulars & Foreva Carnival, Venom Carnival and Epic Carnival held parties and costume shows for youngsters interested in taking part in the Junior Carnival Parade this […]
By Stephen Weir Connector (Joel Davis) undoubtedly has a sense of humour. When the 2016 Toronto Calypso Monarch was asked to pose for a ” fun picture” with a member of the audience at a new weekly Blocko, he said he knew someone just stupid enough to help him out. He was right. A blond […]
By Stephen Weir Photographs by Don Moreland held in Scarborough. A trio of mas’ camps -Sunlime Mas’, Louis Saldenah’s Mas-K-Camp and Tribal Carnival – held free launches . On Saturday, Sunlime Mas’ held just what its name suggests. In brilliant sunshine, the band launch was taken outdoors onto a large wooden stage that had been […]
By Stephen Weir /Photographs by Don Moreland The sexy fishnet stockings and tights and the angel wings from the adult carnival costumes launches in Toronto have been put away and now it’s the children’s turn to show their stuff on stage. This weekend there are three junior costumes launches – Tribal Carnival and Sunlime Mas’on […]
By Stephen Weir The 2018 Toronto carnival band launching season ended last Saturday evening at the Rebel nightclub when Atlantic Mas’ held the eleventh – and final – costume show. Onstage was Machel Montano, the king of soca, telling Torontonians to go down the road with him on August 4th. “Get your costume from […]
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