A masquerader perspective on the carnival experience
One of the first band launches for the new year – Jamaica Carnival launches Bacchanal Jamaica for the season. Jamaica Carnival has been growing as a carnival destination and should definitely not be overlooked. If you’re looking for a great and affordable carnival — this one is one for the books. Check out their […]
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Erica Fortuno of St.Maarteen and e360 Productionz launched their presentation Xscape on December 11 for Carnival 2016. Known as a troupe in St.Maarten, E360 kicked off the carnival season to the public Have you played mas in St.Maarteen before? How was it? Should it be added to our must attend list? Maybe St.Maarteen will make […]
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Greetings! As you know we love Carnival A LOT.. and nothing brings us more joy than participating in carnival festivities from country to country, and in the United States. Below is our list of the Best Carnivals. We only ranked ten, so we hope your hometown/country was lucky enough to make the list. Our wish? – […]
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Miami Carnival is in the air folks! Mas bands have started releasing their costume pickup schedules, and we thought we’d do you all a favor and consolidate it all for you in case you missed a post. Check out our Carnival 101 if this your first time playing mas. We assume you’ll be feting with […]
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Carnivalists! As we patiently stalk scan carnival sites for band launch images, we ooh and aah about how pretty the costumes are and think OMG (ALL THOSE FEATHERS) but in reality, band launches are the perfected versions of the costume you hope to chip in on the road. As carnival becomes more popular across the globe, the cost […]
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As Trinidad Carnival continues to grow into a beast of it’s own, bringing in over one million people into the island,so does the demand for more band options. Entice Carnival is the new costume band on the block for 2016 and their costumes are HOT! I am super impressed with how they look. Are you willing […]
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First, let me start by saying that Carnival and band launch season are way too exciting for my soul! It’s 2:30AM and I am tuned in to Yuma Vibe’s band launch! Yes, I know it’s not that serious but I couldn’t risk it. With that said, Yuma Vibe blessed us with 14 GORGEOUS sections for […]
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Tribe Carnival and Bliss launched last night (July 18) in Trinbago and these costumes are gorgeous. Trinidad band launch season usually sets the tone for the upcoming carnival season as well as influences the following designs for every carnival to follow. In regards to registering for Tribe and Bliss — there is a loyalty system […]
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The time we’ve all been waiting for, will soon be upon us — Trinidad Carnival band launch season. July/August will be very busy for the top Trinidad & Tobago bands for 2016 carnival. I cannot wait to see what is ahead based on some of the themes. Whose band launch are you looking forward to? We’ll […]
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Miami Carnival is now one of the most popular carnivals attended in the U.S — revelers fly in from all over the world, to take part in the festivities, and for very good reasons. Miami has a very strong Caribbean presence and it shows in the way the parties are organized, promoted and executed. You […]
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