Caribbean Times 100th issue - Friday 29th April 2016

10 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g
Friday 29th April 2016
Carnival 2016 begins in April!
By Justin Peters
As Antigua and Barbuda
gears up for the 60 th Anniversary
of Carnival, Nelson’s
Dockyard parking lot was
transformed into Carnival City
this past Wednesday when the
Antigua and Barbuda Festivals
Commission made history
by launching the Caribbean’s
Greatest Summer Festival
for the first time during the
Antigua Sailing Week festivities
in April.
The national youth choir
opened up the festivities with
a lovely rendition of the national
anthem of Antigua and
Barbuda. The cultural dance
that would follow was a fusion
of color and movement
that was too good to miss.
Chairman of the Antigua
and Barbuda Festivals Commission
welcomed one and all
the come back in July to enjoy
the full effect of Antigua’s
Carnival.
It wasn’t long before Emcee
Sly the Chief Rocker J was
delivering comedic tales of
his youthful life experiences
and how the Carnival culture
shaped and molded him as a
youngster. Calypso legends
the Mighty King Swallow,
the dynamic King Obstinate,
and the melodic Calypso Joe
graced the stage and the crowd
went wild as they performed
their “old-time” calypso as
only the three musical giants
could do it.
Junior Calypso Champion
baby eve showed off her musical
prowess on the stage letting
the world know that she
was proudly following in the
footsteps of her mother “Eve”
who is also a noted female
calypsonian. Pan master Ladoo
Samuel delivered a sweet
performance on an instrument
that is indigenous to Antigua
and Barbuda and widely used
around the Caribbean and the
reigning Miss Jaycees Caribbean
queen, Miss Sharissa
Ryan of Montserrat blew the
crowd away with a musical
rendition on her violin.
As the show shifted into
high gear, Mad-T-Guans,
MNM Music, Junior Ram-