Neelam of the Colours Mas UK Team invited Ilovecarnivall to their first band launch for Carnival Monday of Notting Hill Carnival 2018. It is always nice to get a personal invitation and so will…
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Island Mas Band Launch: Real Indulgence
Island Mas Band launches has its own unique culture. However it starts, there is always vibes at the end. And it is always a Grenadian vibe. When the Jab crew finally get on stage? …
Mas With A Difference: Flora, the UK Wire Bra Queen!!
I know Flora Nabena, designer and owner of Mas With a Difference for beautiful expert wire bras. She has been on the London Carnival Scene for years. She has been designing for years, honing her…
Heritage Roadshow Mas Band Launch; Like Family
I dunno… It’s like someone has been trying to drill into my stubborn head these past two months that carnival is not just about an out of this world costume. Last month, I was…
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…
Flamboyan Carnival Arts: Sticking to tradition!
My friend Jazz told me she had played with Flamboyan Carnival Arts at Notting Hill Carnival when she was a little girl. She is a fully grown woman now. I wanted to find out…
PYS Carnival: Africa meets the Caribbean!
What happens when the culture of an African country (in this instance Sierra Leone) meets the carnival culture of the Caribbean in costume design? PYS Carnival Designs is born. PYS Carnival designs was created…
Elimu Mas Band: Carnaval San Frontieres!!
I have been waiting so impatiently for this band launch. Let’s talk about Elimu Mas band, the band that brings innovation to Notting HIll carnival; not just in their approach to costumes, but also…
Ebony Steelband: Pan and costumes!
There’s something about the sound of the steel pan. You know what I mean right? It’s the one musical instrument that can go down deep into my soul and bring out ‘happy’. I walked…
London School of Samba: Bateria and the dance!
I leave the Euphoria Carnival Mas band launch early to get to the London School of Samba launch at Guanabara. It is my second time there this week for the Brazilian band launches for…
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