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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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The 2011 Canadian National Hip Hop Champions and Hip Hop International Grand Finalists, “FRESHH” from Fresh Groove Studios, Richmond performed at the Canada Day 2012 Celebration at Canada Place Vancouver on July 1, 2012. Choreographed by Cezar Tantoco, this dynamic group has performed at the Closing Ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada’s Got Talent, Vancouver’s “Summer Live” Festival and many other community events.

Jamaican Kingfish Limbo dancer Clifford Palmer did the limbo rock also to help celebrate the country’s 145th birthday and the 200th anniversary of the Battle of 1812.

A Video by Ray Van Eng – FRESHH HIP HOP

A Video by Ray Van Eng –Kingfish Limbo

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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.

[Photography: Ray Van Eng]
























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The Surrey Fusion Festival 2011 opened on July 16, 2011 with the Parade of Flags that reflected a multicultural Canada which is the main theme of this festival in one of the most racially diverse communities in the Greater Vancouver region.

A First Nations Coast Salish aboriginal band lead a procession of plaques and flags representing about 35 countries that participated in the festival this year. Each country also has its own cultural pavilion on site for visitors to explore every single nation has to offer. Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, Councilor Barinder Rasode, other dignitaries and the RCMP also took part at this annual celebration of culture, food, music and dance in Surrey BC.

VIDEO – Surrey Fusion Festival Parade of Flags

VIDEO – Maffie & Crew Jamaica Reggae Hip Hop

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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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