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Atlanta welcomes 38th Annual Caribbean Carnival with focus on Trinidad and Tobago

Atlanta embraces the spirit of the Caribbean as the 38th Annual Atlanta Caribbean Carnival unfolds in a spectacular display of music, masquerade, and multicultural unity. …
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Mas Domnik 2023 Opening Ceremony

Following the carnival launch on Friday 25 November, Mas Domnik held its opening ceremony, dubbed ‘Mas An Lawi’, a full-blown display of Dominican carnival...
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Notting Hill Carnival 2023 Band Launch Schedule

Yeah, yeah it's that time of the year and with Notting Hill Carnival just seven months away the band launches have begun. Here is...
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Carriacou Carnival 2023: What to expect

Carriacou Carnival, commonly known as Kayak Mas is presented this year with the theme, ‘Reminiscing on the past, savouring our moments and creating endless...
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Tobago has a budget for Carnival 2023

The National Carnival Commission of Trinidad and Tobago (NCC), organisers of Trinidad Carnival 2023, have allotted money to the mas fraternity in Tobago for...
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JUST INCARNIVAL plays Apache for Trinidad Carnival 2023

JUST INCARNIVAL is a UK-based mas band, established in 2020 and which debuted at Notting Hill Carnival 2022. They went on to play J'Ouvert...
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The countdown to Trinidad Carnival 2023

Anticipation is building as we countdown to Trinidad and Tobago Carnival 2023. Things are moving forward at a feverish pace, as steps are being...
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St Kitts & Nevis gets ready for Sugar Mas 51

The end of the year is fast approaching, which means that Sugar Mas – carnival in the twin-island nation of St Kitts & Nevis...
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Tobago Carnival flaunts its differences

The island of Tobago has always been a place apart, and this month it is proudly highlighting its differences as it launches into the...
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UCOM presents AVES Birds of the Tropics for Notting Hill Carnival...

United Colours of Mas – better known as UCOM – has announced the date for its virtual launch of its 2023 Notting Hill Carnival...
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EMCCAN appoints a new chief executive

East Midlands Caribbean Carnival Arts Network (EMCCAN) has appointed Donna Briscoe-Greene as its new chief executive. Donna is a Derby-based manager, artist and social entrepreneur...
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Hackney cancels its first physical carnival due to the death of...

Sunday 11 September was meant to mark the triumphant return to the streets of East London for Hackney Carnival. For the past two years...
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Las lap at Hackney Carnival

Get your hat on! It’s Hackey Carnival on Sunday 11 September, so it’s time to wear something extravagant and join in the fun. Many people...
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Notting Hill Carnival 2022 – Monday

Carnival Monday And so, somehow, we reach the climax of it all: Carnival Monday, the culmination of, in this case, three extraordinary, frustrating, sometimes frightening...
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Notting Hill Carnival 2022 – Panorama

From 4pm Saturday devotees will start their pilgrimage to Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance to stand in awe before that shrine to steelpan power and glory,...
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Notting Hill Carnival 2022 – back on the road at last

Notting Hill Carnival is back where it belongs. That was the message that came over loud and strong at The Tabernacle on 21 July...
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Kreyol collaboration at Notting Hill Carnival

Mas Domnik, the Notting Hill Carnival mas band for the Dominican diaspora and its friends, has teamed up with groups representing French Caribbean Kreyol...
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Racism row tarnishes Manchester Caribbean Carnival’s golden anniversary

Anger over Greater Manchester Police (GMP) sending ‘exclusion’ letters to people they believe are members of, or linked to, gangs has cast a shadow...
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Saint Lucia Carnival 2022 – Catch up with the bands

Saint Lucia Carnival has been under way for a few days now. A beautiful Queen and new Groovy, Power and Calypso Kings have been...
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Saint Lucia National Carnival Queen Pageant

Tonight, will see eight contestants vie for the title of National Carnival Queen. Wenia Verneuil who won the crown in 2019 is the reigning Carnival...
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Oxford gets ready for Carnival Arts Conference

The 9th International Conference on Carnival Arts and Cultures gets under way at Oxford Brookes University on Friday 1 July and continues the next...
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New look for Hull International Carnival

Hull International Carnival (HIC) will hit the road this year with a new look, a new date and a new route. Hosted by Hull International...
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Nine vie for the Saint Lucia 2022 Calypso Monarch crown

The semi-finals of the Calypso Monarch competition were held on Friday 24 June at the National Cultural Center, Castries, Saint Lucia. Eighteen contestants took to...
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Join Elimu for Pride 2022

Elimu Mas Academy, in conjunction with UNISON, will be taking part in this year’s UK Pride celebrations in London on Saturday 2 July 2022. As...
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EMCCAN is looking for a new CEO

There’s an exciting opportunity to lead one of Europe’s leading carnival organisations, East Midlands Caribbean Carnival Arts Network (EMCCAN). EMCCAN delivers four Caribbean carnivals in...
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The Return of Carnival in the Caymans

CayMas Carnival is back on for 2022, and revellers will get to tick another rich Caribbean experience off their bucket list as they explore...
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Saint Lucia Carnival 2022

It’s been 1,086 days… It was bad enough having to wait 365 days. Who could have guessed that when the music stopped and trucks packed...
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East Midlands Carnival Diary

East Midlands Caribbean Carnival Arts Network (EMCCAN) is the umbrella organisation for Derby, Leicester, Northampton and Nottingham carnivals. Although full details of all events...
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Saint Lucia Carnival has a new website

A new official website for Saint Lucia Carnival was launched by the organiser, the Carnival Planning and Management Committee (CPMC), on Tuesday 7 June. Features...
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Montserrat Carnival gets set to turn 60 in style

Montserrat Carnival is getting ready to mark a ‘significant birthday’. The event began in 1962 as a celebration of Caribbean heritage and creativity, featuring...
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Claude Paul talks calypso and carnival

The Carnival Music Management Committee (CMMC) in Saint Lucia is a new body appointed by the government, we spoke to its chairman Claude Paul...
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