Toronto’s carnival – better known to many as Caribana – has a global reputation, so it’s with real anticipation that lovers of mas, pan, calypso and soca are looking forward to this year’s celebration. Kaiso fans have special reason to be pleased, as this will mark the return of the Calypso Monarch contest – organised…
Thirty-six films, 40 screenings and talks, 11 venues and five cities. Those impressive statistics add up to one very ambitious film festival – a real feast for the eye and the mind for anyone who wants to sample some of the best talent in black film-making. This is the fourth Windrush Caribbean Film Festival (WCFF)…
Carnivalists and community groups were dismayed to learn that Oxford’s Cowley Road Carnival, scheduled for 9 July, has been cancelled. This is the second post-Covid cancellation, as it also failed to appear in 2022. Organiser Cowley Road Works (CRW) has been unable to raise enough money to put on the event. It issued a statement…
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