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…
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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…
The Powerful Ile Aiye Carnival Band: Raising Black Consciousness Through Carnival
Why do you love carnival? For some of us, it is the chance to wear a beautiful fierce costume and tek a wine on the road. It is the end product of a year’s…
Brazil Carnival, Salvador! Sea, Sun, City and Vibes! The People’s Carnival!
There’s something about Salvador, Brazil. It gets to you. And I’m still trying to figure out just what its magic is. Was it just the high energy of carnival? Is it the people? The…
Brazil Carnivals Series 2018: Carnivalllllllll!!
Brazil, Brazil… Lord Brazil carnivals is something to experience! Ilovecarnivall went to Rio and Salvador for carnival. From the outside looking in, without experiencing it and without speaking to someone in the know? You…
Ilovecarnivall goes to Brazil for carnival!
Gotta do it. In my mind, I can’t be a true carnivalista, writing about carnivals in various countries and cultures and not experience the two most well known carnivals on the planet; Trinidad…
Japan Canaval 2017: West meets East, Day 2
Hackney and Notting Hill carnivals happened so recently in London, UK, naturally I thought about my experiences of carnival in Japan which occurred only two weeks before that. I spoke about Day 1 of…
An Interview with Selector Hemo; Bringing Soca and Carnival to Japan!
Without Selector Hemo (born Tomoke Inoue), there would be no soca and Caribbean style carnival in Japan. That is the truth of things. Yes, there is a popular and stable dancehall culture but the…
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