If you are reading this and it is still the morning of Thursday, July 7th, you still have time take a jump to the launch of this year’s Toronto Caribbean Carnival. The Face of the Festiva l, Celena Seusahai wants to remind you that the official kick-off of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2022 takes place […]
Saturday’s sun brought the Caribbean heat to Belleville as the city held its first annual Caribbean Festival. Thousands of participants made their way to Front Street for the sights, sounds and tastes put on display by their Caribbean neighbours. Steel pan drummers, local musical artists and Juno award-winning R&B artist Sean Jones and band The […]
By Stephen Weir Post Covid days in Toronto are strange times indeed. Who’d ever guess that the place to get a good fix of 2022 Carnival magic is inside the posh super mall, Yorkdale. And, totally out-of-character for all that makes Yorkdale a to-die for shopping experience, Carnival Portal is a new carnival happening that […]
Carnival Portal, an exhibition curated by Dwayne Dixon, featuring work by Candice Dixon, Jenny Baboolal, Fiona Compton, Vince Fraser and Quentin VerCetty will open at Yorkdale on June 22 as part of ArtworxTO: Toronto’s Year of Public Art, 2021-2022. Carnival Portal runs until September 4. The Carnival Portal will be launched with a fashion […]
“Beyond the Carnival 5” is the latest exhibition of photographs of the Canadian Caribbean Photographic Arts Collective (CCPAC) and is now on at the Station Gallery in Whitby. The show of photographs by seven well known Toronto photographers opened early this month and runs until July 2nd. This show, the groups fifth, features the work […]
Margo Veronica Harris nee Yarde, 64, of Oshawa, peacefully passed away on June 10th, after a difficult battle with colon cancer. Margo was born on January 16th, 1958, to Randolph and Dorothy Yarde (both deceased) in Barbados. She was the sister of Sonia (also deceased). She was the Vice President of House of Culture, a […]
Thіѕ раѕt Memorial Day Wееkеnd аll еуеѕ wеrе on the Atlаntа Cаrіbbеаn Cаrnіvаl. The mеtrороlіtаn сіtу сеntеr оf Georgia’s ѕtаtе саріtаl wаѕ fіllеd with the rhуthmѕ оf Caribbean muѕіс, thе ѕсеntѕ оf іѕlаnd сuіѕіnе аnd thе undeniable еnеrgу of аn enthusiastic аudіеnсе who саmе оut аftеr a two-year cultural withdrawal. Thе wееkеnd оf еvеntѕ produced […]
By Stephen Weir Photos By Anthony Berot Carnivals around the world, in their full glory, have not been held since the early days of the pandemic. Two summers, but now at least in Toronto plans are afoot for a triumphant return to the streets of Toronto. The world famous Toronto Caribbean Carnival has a story. […]
By Stephen Weir Photographer Anthony Berot is taking his art to the streets, even if it means that he and his Mas Model must be prepared to dodge cars, bikes, and bell-ringing streetcars. For the past 12 years, Berot has been the official photographer of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival taking pictures of it all, […]
By Stephen Weir When it comes to Carnival, Canada’s longest serving Mas Man, Michael Williams is never off duty, except next Sunday. He started the D’Regulars in 1973 and now 49-years later with a slightly different name, he will be presenting a costume launch for this year’s Mas Band. Canada’s Armed Forces generals are […]
