ENTERTAINMENT
Kees Killer of Guyana displays a costume from the band “Nubian Gods and Goddesses” presented by Suga
Candy Mas. Photo by Tangerine Clarke
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By Tangerine Clarke
Suga Candy Mas, at 755 Linden
Blvd and Utica Avenue, Brooklyn,
is adorned with a dazzling array of
costumes, designed to depict “Nubian
Gods and Goddesses.”
Designer Maxine Magdaleno told
Caribbean Life last Sunday, that
the grand opening was amazing,
and since this is her fifth year, she
is excited to push forward with
momentum to capture yet another
win after taking home trophies for
titles in every category for the last
four years.
“I wanted to recreate the back in
time, Nubian Gods that did great
things for the earth. It’s a bit mythical,
something that I didn’t know much
about, but now that I am aware of
the legend, I have learned so much
about the past,” said Magdaleno who
will vie in the medium band category
with 10 sections.
The designer decked out revelers in
pieces to showcase Nubian Goddesses,
Nubian Isis, Nubian Fassett, and
Nubian Aphrodite, to recreate that
history, adding a carnival splash into
the creations to bring the theme to
life.T
he exciting two-piece cutting-edge
swimsuit creations are embellished
with rhinestone, beads, trimmings,
and accessorize with metallic
armbands and leg decorations to
glam up the costumes.
She used colorful feathers with
great relish to complete bellowing
headpieces. Others were created
with tiaras, trimmed with artificial
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Band leader Glen Fahie Turnbull
works on piece for ‘Out of Africa.’
Photo by Nelson A. King
By Nelson A. King
After producing “Rebirth” last Labor
Day, D’Midas International New York.
Inc., is emerging “Out of Africa” for
this year’s West Indian American Day
Carnival Parade.
“(In) last year’s presentation, we
honored people dealing with cancer
and love ones lost to cancer; so, the
next stop on this journey is to celebrate
and honor the ancestor of humanity,”
said Glenn A. Fahie Turnbull, band
leader, president and co-founder, in a
Caribbean Life interview.
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Portrait of Mileje Tribe from the band
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