mas bands (masquerade bands)
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Mas bands (masquerade bands) are organized groups of costumed revelers who design, produce, and perform themed costumes and presentations as a central feature of Caribbean Carnival celebrations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| mas bands (masquerade bands) canonical | 1 |
Statements (79)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carnival tradition
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cultural organization ⓘ performance group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carnival competitions
ⓘ
Carnival fetes ⓘ Carnival road march ⓘ calypso music ⓘ dancehall music ⓘ parade of the bands ⓘ soca music ⓘ steelpan music ⓘ |
| coreActivity |
design themed costumes
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organize masqueraders ⓘ perform in street parades ⓘ present visual themes ⓘ produce themed costumes ⓘ |
| economicRole |
employ artisans and designers
ⓘ
generate revenue from costume sales ⓘ support event tourism ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Caribbean diaspora cities
ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ
surface form:
Caribbean region
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Carnival bands
ⓘ
mas band ⓘ masquerade bands ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Caribbean music focus
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competitive element ⓘ elaborate costume design ⓘ large group participation ⓘ street performance ⓘ themed presentation ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Barbados Crop Over Festival
ⓘ
surface form:
Barbados Crop Over
Caribbean Carnival ⓘ Grenada ⓘ
surface form:
Grenada Spicemas
Caribbean Carnival ⓘ
surface form:
Jamaica Carnival
Miami Carnival ⓘ West Indian American Day Carnival ⓘ
surface form:
New York West Indian Day Parade
Notting Hill Carnival in London ⓘ
surface form:
Notting Hill Carnival
St. Lucia Carnival ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Lucia Carnival
Caribana (Toronto Caribbean Carnival) ⓘ
surface form:
Toronto Caribbean Carnival
Trinidad and Tobago Carnival ⓘ |
| hasPart |
DJs
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bandleader ⓘ costume sections ⓘ design team ⓘ masqueraders ⓘ music truck ⓘ production crew ⓘ section leader ⓘ security team ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African masquerade traditions
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European Carnival traditions ⓘ Indigenous Caribbean practices ⓘ post-emancipation celebrations ⓘ |
| involvesProcess |
band launch events
ⓘ
costume design ⓘ costume production ⓘ registration of masqueraders ⓘ rehearsals and logistics planning ⓘ theme selection ⓘ |
| organizationalForm |
commercial enterprise
ⓘ
community group ⓘ cultural association ⓘ |
| purpose |
celebrate Carnival
ⓘ
compete for Carnival titles ⓘ entertain spectators ⓘ express cultural identity ⓘ provide organized participation in Carnival ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Carnival section
ⓘ
King and Queen of the Bands ⓘ children’s Carnival bands ⓘ masquerade ⓘ traditional mas characters ⓘ |
| typicalEventPhase |
Carnival Monday
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Carnival Tuesday ⓘ Jouvert-related events ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
costumes
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dance ⓘ decorated trucks ⓘ music ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.