News

The Best Ways to Listen to Soca Music Online

In decades gone by, listening to your favourite music was somewhat...

ggoodis - Mon 08 Jun 2020

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Mas stalwart Lincoln Rahamut has died

Lincoln Rahamut, founder and former artistic director of Masquerade 2000, who...

Joseph Charles - Wed 03 Jun 2020

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New Instagram filter Carnival Cutie featuring Nailah Blackman

Nailah Blackman has teamed up with @winerymas for the first-ever Instagram carnival filter...

Joseph Charles - Sat 23 May 2020

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Below the line and beneath contempt – the trolling of Notting...

From its earliest incarnation, Notting Hill Carnival has been controversial. It’s...

Stephen Spark - Wed 20 May 2020

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‘A great shame’ – reactions to Notting Hill Carnival’s cancellation

We knew it wasn’t going to be good news, but the...

Stephen Spark - Mon 18 May 2020

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Notting Hill Carnival 2020 cancelled

After nearly two months of speculation, and frustration, organiser NHCL has...

Stephen Spark - Sun 17 May 2020

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Derby loses its Caribbean Carnival to coronavirus

The annual Caribbean Carnival has been a feature of life in...

Joseph Charles - Sat 09 May 2020

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Grenada and Statia lose carnivals to Covid-19

Two more Caribbean carnivals have succumbed to the bacchanal-eating virus that’s...

Stephen Spark - Sat 09 May 2020

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Notting Hill Carnival organiser under pressure as bands pull out

Notting Hill Carnival 2020 ‑ Go or No-go? That’s the big...

Stephen Spark - Thu 07 May 2020

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News Travel

Caribbean coronavirus round-up

The curse of Covid-19 has touched the Caribbean relatively lightly, with the exception of...

Stephen Spark - Wed 06 May 2020

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Feature News

A passion for pan – a tribute to Frank Rollock Snr

The following article originally appeared in the 24 August 2001 issue...

Stephen Spark - Sat 02 May 2020

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Hackney Carnival concentrates on health

The 2020 Hackney Carnival will not be held this year as...

Joseph Charles - Mon 27 Apr 2020

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Antigua Carnival falls victim to Covid-19

Antigua Carnival, which was to have been held on Monday 3...

Joseph Charles - Sun 26 Apr 2020

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Film & Television News

Get stuck into some Misbehaviour

Miss World has had its share of controversy, but never more...

Joseph Charles - Mon 20 Apr 2020

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Barbados Crop Over Festival is cancelled for 2020

Another major Caribbean carnival has been cancelled in light of the...

Joseph Charles - Sun 19 Apr 2020

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Carnival Feature News Travel

Coronavirus shuts down carnivals across the globe

The future of many carnivals around the world is under threat...

Stephen Spark - Fri 10 Apr 2020

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Carnival seeks fairer treatment from Arts Council

The Arts Council of England (ACE), which for many years has...

Stephen Spark - Sat 04 Apr 2020

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Notting Hill Carnival 2020 will go ahead, say organisers

The coronavirus pandemic has prompted carnival organisers around the world to...

Stephen Spark - Sat 04 Apr 2020

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Coronavirus outbreak started in German carnival

The Covid-19 coronavirus in Germany has been centred on the Heinsberg...

Stephen Spark - Thu 02 Apr 2020

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Vincy Mas 2020 is cancelled

The loss of another Caribbean carnival to Covid-19 was announced today...

Joseph Charles - Thu 02 Apr 2020

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Leeds West Indian Carnival is cancelled

After more than half a century of bringing mas to the...

Joseph Charles - Wed 01 Apr 2020

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Saint Lucia Carnival cancelled, but will return in 2021

Saint Lucia is the latest country to announce that its carnival...

Joseph Charles - Mon 30 Mar 2020

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Soca artiste Ding Dong wants us to stay Inside

Soca artist Ding Dong (Andre Houlder) has reworked his popular 2020...

Joseph Charles - Mon 30 Mar 2020

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UK mas bands pull launches as COVID-19 takes over

The calendar for March, April and May was jam-packed with band...

Joseph Charles - Wed 25 Mar 2020

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Cape Town Carnival cancelled

Cape Town Carnival has been cancelled, the event was scheduled to...

Joseph Charles - Mon 16 Mar 2020

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Floella Benjamin receives her damehood

Children’s champion Floella Benjamin, born in Pointe-à-Pierre, Trinidad, is officially a...

Joseph Charles - Thu 12 Mar 2020

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A New Journal For Carnival Arts

Studying Carnival arts will never be the same again. Research will...

Stephen Spark - Tue 10 Mar 2020

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