UNOFFICIAL RESULTS from the
2010 Scotiabank Caribana/Yorkgate Mall Junior Carnival Parade
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Over 1,600 children performing in 13 masquerade (or mas) bands took part in this morning’s Scotiabank Caribana/Yorkgate Mall Junior Carnival Parade. An estimated crowd of 5,000 watched as the children danced their way from the Black Creek Pioneer Village down Jane Street to the Yorkgate Mall at Finch Avenue.
The Parade is designed to give children a taste of what the (adult) Scotiabank Caribana Parade is like on Saturday, July 31st, 2010. As well, it showcases the Jane/Finch neighbourhood in a positive light. Each band in the parade was judged for a number of titles and prizes. What follows are the results of the competition (only the top three are sited below). Competitors have only 48 hours to contest these results. If unchallenged, they become official on Tuesday, July 20th, 2010.
2010 Junior Band of the Year
RANK – 2010 THEME/NAME – MAS BAND (BAND LEADER)
1st EXPRESS YOURSELF – IT’S PORTRAIT TIME – Louis Saldenah Mas-K Club (Louis Saldenah)
2nd DISCO FEVER … AIN’T NO STOPPING US NOW – Toronto Revellers (Jamaal Magloire)
3rd SPARROW D’LEGEND – Carnival Nationz (Marcus Eustace)
2010 Junior King of the Bands
RANK – MAS PORTRAYER, AGE – COSTUME’S NAME – 2010 MAS BAND THEME (BANK LEADER)
1st Fabian Lee, 9 – Portrait of Trinidad - A Tribute to the Mighty Sniper
– EXPRESS YOURSELF – IT’S PORTRAIT TIME – Louis Saldenah Mas-K Club (Louis Saldenah)
2nd Malik Adams, 10 – The Arabian King – HOLLYWOOD: GLITZ AND GLAMOUR (Dexter Seusahai)
3rd Demeko Minott, 13– Come Dance with Me – DISCO FEVER … AIN’T NO STOPPING US NOW
(Jamaal Magloire)
2010 Junior Queen of the Bands
RANK – MAS PORTRAYER, AGE – COSTUME’S NAME – 2010 MAS BAND THEME (BAND LEADER)
1st Destynee Charles, 11 – A Star is Born – EXPRESS YOURSELF – IT’S PORTRAIT TIME
– Louis Saldenah Mas-K Club (Louis Saldenah)
2nd Celena Seusahai, 12 – The Glamour Goddess – HOLLYWOOD: GLITZ AND GLAMOUR (Dexter Seusahai)
3rd (tie) Paige Lewis, 14 – Queen of the Band – SPARROW D’LEGEND (Marcus Eustace)
3rd (tie) Toshada Benjamin, 13 – Two Worlds, One Destiny – WONDERS OF THE WORLD (Whitney Doldron)
2010 Junior Male Individual of the Year
RANK – MAS PORTRAYER, AGE – COSTUME’S NAME – 2010 MAS BAND THEME/NAME (BAND LEADER)
1st Darion Jackson, 5 – The Suns for My Sunflower – EXPRESS YOURSELF – IT’S PORTRAIT TIME
– Louis Saldenah Mas-K Club (Louis Saldenah)
2nd Adam Ansil Ali, 15 – Boogie Night - Disco Night – DISCO FEVER … AIN’T NO STOPPING US NOW
(Jamaal Magloire)
3rd Maven Lee, 8 – Nyte Life T.O. – EXPRESS YOURSELF – IT’S PORTRAIT TIME
– Louis Saldenah Mas-K Club (Louis Saldenah)
2010 Junior Female Individual of the Year
RANK – MAS PORTRAYER, AGE – COSTUME’S NAME – 2010 MAS BAND THEME/NAME (BAND LEADER)
1st Haley Prescod, 15 – A New Day Dawning – WONDERS OF THE WORLD (Whitney Doldron)
2nd Caneisha Edwards, 8 – Sweet Cherry – HOLLYWOOD: GLITZ AND GLAMOUR (Dexter Seusahai)
3rd Anastasia La Rose, 12 – Disco Diva – DISCO FEVER … AIN’T NO STOPPING US NOW (Jamaal Magloire)
A panel of volunteer judges adjudicated all contestants/bands using the following criteria: Visual impact (max. 20 marks); Authenticity (10); Creativity (20); Mas on the Move (10); Clarity of Theme (10); Presentation (20); and Craftsmanship (10) for a total of 100 marks. The order of merit is determined by discarding the highest and lowest score per participant.
“We would like to acknowledge that the unofficial results were announced incorrectly today at Yorkgate Mall,” says Sam Lewis, GM – Operations, FMC. “Please be assured that every effort will be made so that this occurrence does not happen in the future. Any confusion and/or inconvenience is sincerely regretted.”
The Scotiabank Caribana Festival is an exciting three-week cultural explosion of Caribbean music, cuisine, revelry as well as visual and performing arts. Now in its 43rd year, it has become a major international event and the largest cultural festival of its kind in North America. As Carnival is an international cultural phenomenon, the great metropolis of Toronto and its environs will come alive as the city explodes with the pulsating rhythms and melodies of Calypso, Soca, Reggae, Chutney, Steel Pan and Brass Bands. The Festival Management Committee oversees the running of North America’s largest outdoor festival.
Corporate sponsors of this year's festival include: Scotiabank, The Toronto Star, Sway Magazine, Eye Weekly, CTV, CP24, The Federal Government of Canada, The Province of Ontario, The City of Toronto, Tourism Toronto, Research In Motion (RIM)/BlackBerry, Mobilicity, The Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Ontario Place, Royal Ontario Museum, Ontario Science Centre, Toronto Public Library, Yorkgate Mall, Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex & Liberty Entertainment Group, Caribana™ Arts Group, The Caribbean Camera Newspaper, Toronto-Lime.Com, and GraceKennedy (Ontario) Inc.
The Scotiabank Caribana Festival office is located at 263 Davenport Avenue, Lower Level; Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5R 1E9. Contact info: Tel: 416-391-5608; Fax: 416-391-5693; Email: info@caribanafestival.com.
For more information, please visit the festival’s official website at www.caribanafestival.com.
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Stephen Weir Alicia Sealey
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Cutlines: Winners name, age and title won
Top 2 Photos: Parade Begins. Stephen Weir.
Photos of winners by Alicia Sealey:
Third from top • Fabien Lee, 9 – 2010 Junior Carnival King
Fourth From Top • Destynee Charles, 11 – 2010 Junior Carnival Queen
Second From Bottom • Darion Jackson, 5 – 2010 Junior Carnival Male Individual
Bottom • Haley Prescod, 15 – 2010 Junior Carnival Female Individual
