By Stephen Weir New venue. New vibe. New Super Cool costumes. The Junior King and Queen Showcase was held outdoors last Sunday afternoon at the Malvern Town Centre in Scarborough. The event attracted an estimated 2,000 people; many stayed all afternoon to see the new big costumes that will be worn in this Saturday’s Children’s […]
By Stephen Weir World travelling Trinidadian jazzman Etienne Charles is going to put the dingolay into this year’s Toronto Caribbean Carnival. Earlier this week the trumpeter called the Caribbean Camera from Spain to say that he was going to lead a guest Mas Band in the Carnival’s grand parade and hopes that revellers will jump […]
By Stephen Weir What a long August 3rd weekend it is going to be. Sweat to death on the road with Caribana on Saturday, then chill out in Brampton to the live sounds of Reggae on Sunday and catch a 50 million viewer Jamaican star in downtown Toronto on holiday Monday night! Jambana, the annual […]
By Stephen Weir I missed Samuel Jackson by a couple of days but I did get to sit on the very same bar stool he sat on when he visited the Real Jerk. The popular Jamaican Food Emporium was mum when I asked what he ate, what he drank and how much was his tip. […]
By Stephen Weir Jagmeet Singh loves us. He said so as he danced on stage last Tuesday. Mayor John Tory said he loves us, but declined to soca– “because if you really want to know I can’t dance”. Liberal MP Adam Vaughan really really loves us — and so the love-in went on for over […]
By Stephen weir The Toronto Fringe Festival is back! The annual fete will present 150 plays and dance performances in theatres and bars across Toronto. One of the come-out-of-nowhere hits this year is a quirky one-man show that gives a ribald look at history through the eyes of the Jamaican Canadian dancer, actor and playwright […]
By Stephen Weir Yardie, a British/Jamaican action movie directed by superstar actor Idris Elba received its Canadian debut last week at the Royal Cinema in downtown Toronto. And while the 108-minute feature film was awash with blood and murder, everybody in the sold-out theatre left on their own two feet arguing about the Jamaican to […]
Thousands of people paraded down Rene-Levesque in a vibrant, colourful celebration of all things Caribbean last Saturday. Every year, the Montreal Carifiesta carnival makes Caribbean Montrealers feel like they’re back in the islands. “My family is from Barbados,” said parade organizer Tenisha Collins. “We’re here to represent all the islands: Trinidad, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, […]
Usain Bolt has officially joined other sports personalities in the music industry, through the launch of his dancehall rhythm, Olympe Rose. “The launch was a major success. We had a lot support from the music fraternity and great media support. Of course, give thanks to all who came to the launch. Just go out […]
By Stephen Weir The children came out in full force and in costume to play Mas at noon at the Malvern Town Centre. Kiddies from all of the competitive Mas bands taking part in this year’s Toronto Junior Carnival Parade danced and modeled in the courtyard inside the mall. They performed in front of a […]
