Tiffany of Beauty Is Diverse pictured (Right)

On Saturday August 4th 2012 I participated in the 45th Annual Grande Parade formally known as Caribana and now called the Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival .  The weather was amazing it was island hot all day long, the vibes were good , amazing costumes from all the bands that participated .  I played with Louis Saldenah and my section was called RINGS of MYSTIC TOPAZ.  Overall are band placed 2nd with 421 points , Carnival Nations came 1st with 436 points and Toronto Revellers came 3rd with 419 points.  View images of the parade below along with photos from Funky Pepper on Flickr , Bruke K on Flickr , Deejay008 on Flickr , Charles Pickens on Flickr , John Tavares Jr 

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The Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival Gala 2012 took place at Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex on Saturday July 28th , the evening was presented by El Dorado – “The Official Rum of the Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival” .  The gala which included a formal dinner , musical performances, award recognition and costumed masqueraders raised funds for The Caribbean Children Foundation .

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The Junior Caribana Carnival took place over the weekend on July 21st at Downsview Park . This years winners are :

Band  1. Toronto Revellers , 2. Carnival Nations , 3. Tribal Knights

Female Individual 1. Desiree Pennant (Fantazia Intl ) , 2. Caneisa Edwards (Tribal Knights ) , 3. Reeyana Singh (Lil Nationz)

Male Individual 1. Aaron Degraff (Fantazia Intl ), 2. Deon James (Toronto Revellers ) , 3. Jaden Nelson (Lil Nationz)

King – Malik Adams of Tribal Knights

Queen – Celena Seusahai of Tribal Knights

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Caribana a.k.a Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2012 kicked off today at Nathan Philips Square in downtown Toronto.  The weather was great and lots of people were on hand to get a glimpse of all the beautiful costumes that will be making there way down the Lakeshore on August 4th 2012 .  Below is a list of all the events that will be taking place to celebrate Caribbean culture and more photos from today.

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