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tion and preservation should be
a matter of concern and interest,”
added the veteran Vincentian
mas man.
Millington said the children
band presentation comprises
three sections: Fire Bird and
Bird of Paradise for girls, and
Golden Eagle for boys.
“We are hoping for at least 40
children in each section for girls
and 10 in the boys’,” he said.
Millington said, despite the
production’s Vincentian base,
masqueraders of all nationalities
are welcomed.
“Our participants come from
all over,” he said. “We don’t
limit participants based on
nationality.
“Our aim is to introduce the
next generation of masqueraders
to carnival,” he added.
“Thus, we try to encourage the
kids to have fun and enjoy the
festival.”
With just a few days left
before the grand extravaganza,
Millington said preparations are
“going well.”
“All members of our group
are busy helping to prepare the
costumes,” he said.
Millington said the aim of
the mas band – founded by the
late, veteran Vincentian mas
man Neusam “Sam” DeBique in
1992 – is geared towards “maintaining
a Vincentian presence
in Brooklyn Carnival and promoting
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Vincentian culture in
general.”
The mas camp is located
at 397 East, 96th St., between
Lenox Road and Wilmore Street
in Brooklyn.
Millington can be reached at
(718) 759-7766.
Spice Mas, his band is yet to
“headline” in the West Indian
American Day Carnival
Parade.
“The ultimate goal of Sky-
MaxxMas is to provide our
maxxeraders (masqueraders)
with endless vibes, a plethora
of good memories and, most
importantly, alluring costumes,”
he said, stating that
masqueraders in “Fanstasy Is”
are of Caribbean and American
descent, and that the production
“caters to a variety of
ages.”
Ventour said each of the six
sections in “Fantasy Is” comprises
at least 25 masqueraders.
The sections are: Goddess
of Flowers (male option available);
Phoenix, Luminous (male
option available); Caribbean
Mermaid (male option available);
Maleficent Jab; Khaleesi;
and Mother of Dragons (male
option available.
Ventour said SkyMaxxMas’s
“international cast of DJs” will
provide masqueraders with
“the best in Caribbean music
on the road.”
They are: DJ Chris Colossal,
DJ Shakiera and DJ Dee Fire,
representing Grenada; Black
Dynasty, representing Trinidad
and Tobago, and Jamaica; Selector
MC, representing Trinidad
and Tobago; and Militant Jay,
representing Barbados.
“Until we meet on de road,
remember is mas we come to
play,” Ventour said.
The mas camp is located
at 634 Remsen Ave., between
Church Avenue and Avenue A
in Brooklyn.
Ventour can be reached at
(347) 615-9430 or on Instagram:
@SkyMaxxMas.
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Micah Howard portrays “Golden Eagle.”
Photo by Nelson A. King
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lent music.”
Music on the road will be
supplied by Toro Sound System,
with DJs EHP, Renee,
Pupp and Big Rob.
Beckles said TnT Boys Mas
placed second three years after
the band’s formation in 2005,
and first in 2013.
“We were a group of friends
from different Caribbean
islands hanging out together
on 34th (Street) and Church
Avenue (in Brooklyn), and we
decided to form a band (mas),”
said Beckles about the notion
of forming TnT Boys Mas.
The mas camp is located at
1618 Nostrand Ave., corner of
Tilden Avenue in Brooklyn.
Beckles can be reached at
(929) 210-0014; tntboysmas@
gmail.com; Instagram: tntboysmas;
and on Facebook:
tntboys.
Trinidadian Khalida Nelson portrays “Carnival Phoenix”
backline. Photo by Nelson A. King
TnT Boys
Mas
Carnival
‘Sanctuary’
ISLAND FANTASY
Trinidadian Linda Beckles
poses with a portrayal of
“Pulmonaria.”
Photo by Nelson A. King
/gmail.com