By Gerald V. Paul As Panmasters Steel Orchestra, led by veteran pannist Tommy Crichlow, belted out ‘Solidarity Forever,’ 25,000 strong marched in Toronto’s Labour Day parade in which several groups from the Caribbean community were represented. Guyana-born Hassan Yussuff, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, CLC, told The Caribbean Camera in an interview at the […]
Carnival revellers in the city of Vaughan are getting ready to ” mash up de place” with Cari-Vaughn, a three-day family festival that celebrates Caribbean culture. The CariFestival Association which is organizing Cari-Vaughan, says its 25th anniversary celebrations will begin on August 26. The festivities will start off with the Tropical Lime and After […]
Neethan Shan, NDP candidate in the upcoming provincial by-election for Scarborough-Rouge River, boarded a TTC bus from his home in the riding last Monday, then got on the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the subway on a journey to Queen’s Park. For Shan, it was” not just another ordinary trip “by public transit. This time […]
By Oscar Wailoo Playing an Al Foster arrangement of Kerwin Du Bois’ “Unforgettable,” Pan Fantasy last Friday successfully defended its title and became the first Five -Peat champion in the history of Ontario Steelpan Association’s Pan Alive Competition. Its total of 258 points was 10 more than second placed Afropan, who beat Salah’s Steelpan Academy […]
As we approach next year’s milestone when “our” carnival here in Toronto will see its fiftieth year of existence, we need to ask ourselves whether we are proud of what our carnival has become and of where it is headed. In fact, it is unfortunate, some say it is a disaster that, in the […]
Mrs. Clinton, does Black Lives Matter to you? Dear Mrs. Hillary Clinton, Congratulations to you as by now you would have secured the nomination as the Democratic Party’s candidate for President of the United States of America and congratulations too on your selection of Tim Kaine as your “Running-Mate.” I do have some concerns though […]
Mas’ man Anton Saldenah puts on the finishing touches on one of the elaborate pieces in the band Outta Africa . This band will be one of more than a dozen which will take part in Saturday’s grand parade of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival.
When the Black Daddies Club (BDC) was established in 2007, it lacked a platform to voice its opinions and “share the ‘brotherhood.’ ” Today its voices are ” going places.” Through a partnership with Caribbean Tales, a company committed to building a global community between Canadians and like-minded artists, cultural entrepreneurs and community builders throughout […]
