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Presented by the Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Society of BC, the Caribbean Days 2012 Festival (July 28-29, 2012) is two-full dayS of festivities featuring an amazing lineup of bands playing Soca, Reggae, Calypso, Latin, African and other international sounds to a large crowd. The event started out on Saturday as a multicultural street parade spiraled its way down Lonsdale Ave. & W. Esplanade in North Vancouver.

Let the Caribbean island music gets you moving. Dance to the rhythm, move to the beat. Performers included Rikki Jai, Gabriel Palatchi, Spirit of the Seas, Queen of Samba, Socacize, Fish, Maffie & Crew, Destiny Band and many more. At the Waterfront Park, right next to the Sea Bus terminal across the Burrard Inlet just north of the City of Vancouver.

VIDEO – Caribbean Days 2012 Carnival Parade

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Caribbean Days Festival 2011 (July 23-24, 2011) Waterfront Park. North Vancouver, BC. Organized by the Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Society of BC. The event attracted tens of thousands of people to a weekend of fun in the sun with the allure of the tropical island rhythm, cuisine, carnival and culture. It is like having a Caribbean holiday without leaving home. This year the Caribbean Days Festival has grown so much in size that the fair ground is being divided into a North and South section separated by a live train tracks. Two overhead pedestrian walkways guided visitors to bypass the dangerous train passage.

The free event kicked off with a Multicultural Parade which features Caribbean, Latin and Brazilian dancers in full costumes. After that it is two solid days of live music and entertainment. Performing on stage this year are Clyde Shizzle, Ras Binghi & The Reggae Disciples, X-Kalibre, Ponderosa, Daddy Roy & The Messenger Band, Fire band, Maffie & Crew etc.

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Locarno is formed by former Latin project Paperboys frontman Tom Landa. The music is part Mexican, Cuban Son, Folk Music, Salsa, Pop and Funk, creating a new genre in Latin music. Locarno’s music is influenced by Manu Chao, Ozomatli or Rodrigo and Gabriela, Tracy Chapman, The Smiths, Spirit of the West etc. On June 11, 2011, Locarno performed at the Olympic Village in Vancouver just outside in the plaza area of the Salt Building during the Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Race which was held in South East False Creek (SEFC).

VIDEO – Locarno at Vancouver’s Olympic Village

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Jesse Cook plays Spanish guitar and he likes percussion music. Just don’t expect him to sing much. So what he shared with his audience on Sep 01, 2010 at the PNE 2010 concert was his superlative skill in rumba flamenco, a type of guitar playing that originated from Cuba and some of his most well-known music including Dance of Spring and Café Mocha which dominated the smooth jazz radio chart in 2008. For an encore, the band sang Cecilia, the 1970 Simon & Garfunkel tune which provided just the perfect release at the end of an evening build up by intense guitar strumming, throbbing percussion instrumentals and taut bongo drumming.

VIDEO – Jesse Cook, Cafe Mocha, Rumba Flamenco & Cecilia

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The Caribbean Days Festival 2010 may have been organized by the Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Society of BC, but musically, most of the bands that performed at the festival such as Tropitonics, Clyde Shizzle, Out of Many, Maffie & Crew acknowledged reggae, Jamrock and Jamaican jamming as their influence. Tropitonics even sang Bob Marley’s famous No Woman No Cry to the crowd’s delight with a giant beach ball flying around and children in a carousel. It was one big Caribbean party filled with soca, reggae, and calypso beats and a hot parade on Lonsdale Ave. in North Vancouver on July 24-25, 2010. The Caribbean Days Festival 2010 turned out to be largely a family event after all, despite the adult-only Moses Revolution show on Saturday night. See you next year!



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In its 23rd year, the Caribbean Days Festival 2010 is a two-day celebration of Caribbean, African and Latin America music, dance and West Indian culture. It is organized by The Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Society of BC, an organization that promotes cross cultural understanding, acceptance and interaction between peoples of diverse nationalities and heritage. The event takes place at the beautiful setting of the Waterfront Park in North Vancouver with a spectacular view of the city of Vancouver skyline.

The parade is multicultural and has the participation of other cultural groups as well such as Spirit of the South Sea, Shaolin Hung Agar (Lion Dance), Latinos in Action among others. Of course, the Kwhlii Gibaygum Nisga’a First Nations too. There is Parade judging in a number of categories including overall contingent, best Masquerader Costumes etc. Local politicians present are Andrew Saxton, MP, North Vancouver, Darrell Mussato, Mayor, North Vancouver and Richard Walton, Mayor, District of North Vancouver.

This year’s headlining act is Moses Revolution, a ticketed engagement at the Lonsdale Quay on Saturday 7:30PM. The FREE event at the Waterfront Park has a stable of performers such as Kunaka Youth Marimba Band, Queen of Samba, Tanga, Clyde Shizzle, Phase III Steel Band etc. It’s Carnival Time, Reggae Rhythm, Afro Beat and that Jamaican Sound!



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The newly refurbished van used by Terry Fox and his people in the Marathon of Hope was on display at the Vancouver International Show 2010 in early April this year.

The van held such meaning for Terry’s people today as the vehicle was where Terry had slept and rested during his Marathon of Hope tour. He usually took a break after running two miles. But sometimes, the pain from his amputated leg and his body were so great that he had to stop.

On April 12, 1980, Terry Fox started his intended cross-Canada run in St. John’s Newfoundland to raise fund for cancer research. However, his journey had to be cut short in September that year near ThunderBay, ON after he learned the cancer had spread to his lungs. Even with Pope John Paul II sending his prayers from the Vatican, Terry died of cancer in 1981 at the age of 23.

2010 marks the 30th anniversary of Terry Fox’s historic journey for charity.

Terry’s initial goal was to raise one million dollar for cancer research, but to date, Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope and the Terry Fox Foundation had raised $500Million and continued to fulfill Terry’s dream of finding a cure for cancer.

The Terry Fox Run has also spread across the globe to Europe, Cuba, China, India and other places.

According to Fred Fox, Terry’s brother, outside Canada, Cuba is the country that has some of the most loyal followers of the Terry Fox Run.

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