Back in 1967 it started out as Caribana. By the first decade of the twenty-first century it came to be known as the Toronto Caribbean carnival. Recently, it was called the Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean carnival. And now as it gets ready to hit the streets of Toronto for its 50th anniversary, it ‘s called Peeks […]
The 18th edition of Muhtadi International Drumming Festival (MIDF) will be held at Woodbine Park in Toronto on the weekend. The two-day festival (June 3-4) is multicultural extravaganza that showcases 30 plus performers/groups playing an eclectic array of drums, music and dance from many nations. One of the themes of this year’s festival is “Canada […]
Toronto rapper Drake picked up 13 awards at Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, beating the previous record of 12 held by Adele. Drake had earned 10 awards in early winners announced Sunday morning and won an 11th for top male artist in the first minutes of the show He beat out Beyoncé, […]
Bandleader Marcus Eustace confirmed yesterday that he will not he having a section of Iroquois mas’ in his 2017 presentation of ” Oh Canada” at the Toronto Caribbean Carnival., as originally planned. Instead, he will be presenting sections of Amerindians from his native Trinidad and Tobago – the Caribs and the Arawaks. As he pointed […]
Twemty years ago when veteran pannist Tommy Crichlow went to France on a one-man “cultural mission” he did not know quite what to expect. But soon enough he discovered that the people he met there were amazed by his ” pan playing prowess.” He was able to spark a great deal of t interest among […]
Carnival Nationz is sending “shockwaves of excitement” throughout the Toronto carnival community with the launching of “Oh Canada.” Thousands showed up last Saturday at the mas’ camp at Dynamic Boulevard in Scarborough for the band launch where twelve sections were unveiled. As bandleader Marcus Eustace told the Caribbean Camera, “Oh Canada ” is a celebration of […]
Praise on steel, the sixth annual concert of gospel music ” on pan,” organized by Pan Arts Network, will be held on Saturday at Canada Christian College on Gervais Drive in Don Mills, Toronto. Organizer Wendy Jones said that apart from the pannists, several other performers from the community will lend a Caribbean ambiance to […]
By Murissa Barrington It’s “Celebration Time” for Band leader Louis Saldenah as he launches his Carnival presentation of the same name for 2017. Hundreds packed into the Chandi Grand banquet hall in Toronto Saturday night for the band launch. This year Saldenah’s band will be celebrating both Toronto Carnival’s 50th anniversary and Canada’s 150th birthday. […]
Durham Mas’, led by Jerrol “Stretch” Augustine, presents Canboulay for 2017 Toronto Carnival. Augustine introduced his costumes at his band launching at the Church of the Nativity in Scarborough on Saturday . Now in its third year, the band is ” bringing back “some of the old time carnival characters but will also feature many […]
A review by Meegan Scott Sousatzka, a delightful musical with a different kind of theatrical flow, has come to Toronto at the perfect time. The way in which the Show listens as well as speaks to Toronto through Luca’s rewrite of the original story, “Madame Sousatzka” by Bernice Rubens, and the Drabinsky production is what […]
