By Lincoln DePradine December is the month of Christmas gatherings and parties, for children and adults. And, one of the earliest kids’ parties – held just two days into December – was at Twilight Family Restaurant and Banquet Hall in Scarborough. The event, which included an appearance by Santa Claus to Caribbean parang music, also […]
By Stephen Weir If you run into Kente Claus at a party or a fundraiser before Christmas and he asks what you want under the tree, tell him a Double-Double and a bag of Tim Bits and you may just get your wish, provided there is a Tim Hortons close by. DeWitt Lee, a Toronto […]
By Dave Douglas By the time Kenrick ‘Professor’ Philmore was about to hit the stage last Saturday at the Annual Christmas Classic Show held at Armenian Centre, the hall had a packed audience, all in a partying mood. DJ Bandit was all cued up and ready to go but the live rhythm section jamming at […]
Toronto is about to be set on fire by a compilation of artists all mixed by ace promoter Curtis Eustace in a Christmas Classic. Parang/Soca Queen Marcia Miranda and the boss, Sugar Aloes, will perform alongside one of the top pannists, Ken ‘Professor’ Philmore and comedian from Trinidad Tommy Joseph. With true Jamaican comedy from […]
By Michael Lashley I take great pleasure in celebrating the successes of others, particularly when those successes are achieved by a group that is steeped in community-building activities. It fits in nicely with one of my favourite principles of youth and community development: It takes a village to raise a child! We can all take […]
For Caribbean people – especially Trinis – Christmas is not Christmas without the sweet sounds of parang music. So last Sunday, Los Amigos held the first major parang show for the season in Toronto. And Oh, what a Night! Hundreds of parang lovers made their way to Rembrandt Banquet Hall in Scarborough to spree and […]
