Ok, next weekend its Notting Hill Carnival, and it will take place despite all the riots and shit going on. My good friend made this mix for all reve
S.O.C.A – Soul Of Caribbean Artform For Immediate Release Since his emergence on the Soca
Barrie's 5th Caribfest was a nice finish to our carnival season. Several bands represented, with Saldenah and Carnival Nationz masqueraders in par
This is an e-mail sent out by Revellers to their masqeraders, and it contains some of the best info I have seen so far. For example, I was wondering w
Carnival Nationz celebrating their clean sweep. It may have been smaller this year, with only 5 bands participating, but the fantastic feeling was
First there is the Mardis Gras in Hamilton. A lot of Toronto bands aren't sending music trucks, but that doesn't mean that you can't walk with your co
That appears to be a theme for Caribana 2K11... but more on that in a bit. My experience this year was different, and not only because we played wit
Did anyone check out 3Canal tonight at Harbourfront? It's their first time performing in Toronto, and they put on a fantastic show. I heard a lot of
They aren’t charging admission to watch the parade. I thought it was pretty clear when the map for the new parade route was released, but we have be
DC Carnival was an interesting experience for us. It was different attending a carnival as a spectator. This small carnival had 23 advertised bands
Do we all have fabulously feathered, diamond and gold crown dreams like Rio Carnivale Samba Queen Luiza Brune? I remember in 2008 when the A band cost
You might notice I have been a little quiet since the last band launch. I’m finding it hard to sit down and write something. There is lots going on,
This guy on facebook is trying to get a little social media action going to get the message out to keep non masqueraders out of bands during the parad
Every year I hope for my best Caribana yet. I anxiously await the band launches and hope there is at least one costume that has that WOW factor for
Legends of Cleopatra Section lead & frontline SOLD OUT, May 28One of the things I enjoy doing for this blog is visiting mas camps and talking to
Some Saldenah front lines were marked closed on Sunday.Your designs are dynamite Daryl!Frozen Abyss of Sirius (SOLD OUT AS OF MAY 24 weekend.)Cosmic B
We went to the Saldenah's launch tonight, and as always we had a pleasant evening. The costumes looked really good. And there are 15 sections with cou
The first section hit the stage at 1:45, and the crowd probably forgave Nationz for the late hour when they saw stunning costume after stunning cost
I was looking forward to this launch because the theme really has a lot going for it, and I expected the creatures would come to life through creati
We made the long trek out to Pickering to check out Mas Toronto's presentation of "Mas in Atlantis, a Carnival Mythology". The trip was well worth it,
As far as themes go, Mythical Creatures can certainly be chock-full of creativity. Carnival Nationz has created quite a buzz with their tantalizing th
Hi Everyone,As I mentioned, we were away this weekend and we couldn't hit Toronto Revellers launch. It was a shame since we look forward to seeing t
Toronto Revellers has been hyping up their theme Welcome to Oz since August 2010. They proudly announced a new designer to their team. "I have enlist
Match GirlsFlappersAll that Jazz Josephine BakerShow GirlsGangsterzSpeak EasyDubble BubbleCoco ChanelPersonally, I was pleased a band launched in the
Lost TreasuresBlack PearlNorthern LightsTruthfully, I didn't know what to expect for Legends. Would we see costumes portraying legendary Calypsonians
VA - A Million Dollars Worth Of Doo-Wop Vols 1-10 (1993-1996) Genre: DooWop, Rock & Roll | 10CD | MP3 256 kbps | 1.4 GB This is a great collec
Surrealism's never been my forte; in some regards, it's because the juxtaposition of images is too non-linear for me to decipher, and I try to stick t
Now that Caribana, Mardi Gras & Caribfest are over, I promised I'd do a post on Caribana crimes - things that are simply in poor taste, or lacking
Ok, they aren't that random! We usually get more shots of other bands in Hamilton and Barrie (allyuh coming right?), but this year we headed back to t
It's a sad truth that I hate to admit, but the more I jump up at Caribfest and Mardi Gras, the less I like Caribana. Mind you, there wouldn't be a C
I decided to try online registration with Saldenah this year, who used Ticketgateway Inc. You have to set up an account with them, which didn't take t
