Sugar Mas 54: Road March and J’Ouvert Champions Revealed
Sugar Mas 54 promised to be Sweet to the Core, and so far, the St. Kitts and Nevis National Carnival Commission has delivered that and more. While the Carnival season officially began weeks ago, our Sugar Mas 54 journey at Your Caribbean Guide truly started just after 4:00 a.m., when we joined thousands of revellers pouring into the streets for an epic J’Ouvert experience. Fueled by the pulsating rhythms of
Wendell Manwarren: Mas Has Been Appropriated By Commercial Interests
There's more to Carnival than the ever-popular feathers and beads and failure to preserve and share the historical and cultural context with the masses, will inevitably result in the very essence of the festival being lost.So says 3Canal vocalist and cultural activist, Wendell Manwarren.During a recent interview with YCG, he said Carnival and its rituals are critical elements of who we are as a people.
End Of An Era: 2024 The Final Year for 3Canal J’ouvert
“We are taking one more chip, one more jam, one more session in service of the living ritual we have so proudly participated in year after year for the last 30 years.” This year-2024- is the last year for 3Canal J'ouvert. The Rapso collective made the announcement via a press release issued on Wednesday Morning. Vocalist Wendell Manwarren said the time is right to bring down the curtain