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Observations on Carnival, celebration, and the stories beneath the spectacle.

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Bess ah Kes Soca Music by Close Connections

Doh say ah didn’t think of yall eh….to prepare yall for Outrageous Sexy in Black on July 15th, 2016 with featured headliner Kes I came across this mix by Close Connections and lawd it is besssss for real. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/231473020″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]   My reason for doing this was last year Olatunji […]

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Euphoria Mas for Miami Carnival 2016

Although Miami Carnival is not until October 2016, bands are starting to launch.  Miami Carnival will be celebrating their 32 year anniversary on October 9th, 2016 at Miami Dade County Fairgrounds. First band that I have seen to launch is Euphoria Mas.  Check out their website for close-up costume pics and more details. Euphoriamas.com Edited to

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Featured Artist: Sedale

I had the pleasure of speaking to Sedale for this feature.  After the interview, all I thought was wow, what an intelligent and well-spoken young man with a deep love for his country and for his music.   ML: Tell us about Sedale, when did you enter the musical field? SS: I graduated from St. Mary’s

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Couture Bacchanal Band 2016

Somehow I missed this band for St. Lucia Carnival 2016.  My apologies because this is the first time that I am hearing about them.  Here are a few pics that I found of their costumes: Haute Renaissance Vintage Burlesque Costumes look nice so I wish them the best.  I will just say to whoever runs

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Featured Artist: Sergie

Although she is busy preparing for the upcoming season and also preparing for Soca Switch I had the pleasure of preparing this interview with the talented Sergie.   ML: Tell us about Sergie, when did you enter the musical field? S: My name is Sergia Charles and I am from the beautiful community of Ti

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