2018 was a fantastic year! So much done, so much fun and building on previous years’ experiences. Here’s a brief overview. Three new carnivals were attended in 2018; Salvador Carnival, Brazil (February), Antigua Carnival…
Year: 2018
Blog posts
An Interview With Sekon Sta
Sekon Sta is a character, I will tell you that much. I had the opportunity to interview him whilst in Antigua for carnival this year. He had me laughing throughout the interview with his…
UCOM Band Launch 2019
And it has begun. UCOM (United Colours of Mas) is the first band to launch for Notting Hill Carnival Season 2019. From my conversation with Paul O’Donoghue (Head Designer and Band Manager) during the…
Paul O’Donoghue: Getting To Know The Designer (Part Two)
Are you happy being known as ‘The Gay Band’? I’m not happy being known as ‘The Gay Band’ because there are a lot of bands with gay masqueraders out there who are not branded…
Paul O’Donoghue of UCOM: Getting To Know This Designer
Conversations. Social Media. Assumptions. Paul O’Donoghue. If you listen to some conversations and look at social media, you will have a few assumptions of the man Paul O’Donoghue. Whether you want to accept it…
Why was Uber Soca Cruise 2018 THAT good? Ten Reasons.
So let’s sum it up shall we? Why did we enjoy the Uber Soca Cruise so much? Why was it that good? Here are ten reasons why. 1. It was new for us, different,…
Uber Soca Cruise: Haiti, J’ourvert, Wakanda and Carnival
Before J’ourvert on Saturday morning, we got off the ship early and went on a walking tour with the guide Lammy on the Labadee peninsular in Haiti. I learnt so much. For example, Royal…
Uber Soca Cruise: Part 1
Uber Soca Cruise was the soca community. It was so much fun! It was unexpected. I think I have mentioned it before somewhere but I have never really been into cruises. First off…
Ilovecarnivall goes to Las Vegas for carnival!!
Carnival in Vegas. I heard about it and thought ‘Ok, this should be interesting’. A carnival in the party capital of the USA? Sounds like it will be an experience and a half! It’s…
E.sy Kennenga in London!!!
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Belgian, Creole. The Caribbean and its culture is made up of all of these and more. In this article, the focus is on the creole culture and music of…
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