INSIGHT: The Brian Wong Won Interview.

I first met Brian Wong Won on line  in 2007 just before the  Mas Jumbies début of 'Diable'. When the photos of the band were released on line  the costumes spoke volumes, Wong Won managed to harness the ancestral spirit of mas and convert it into a modern if not futuristic medium for Jouvert.

Brian Wong Won.

 Since then Wong Won's Mas Jumbies have produced Jouvert presentations that all draw from periods and characters of carnival's early past, giving the band a most unique look on the road for carnival Monday mornings. Come Carnival 2013 Mas Jumbies  present 'The Posey and Bedsheet Brigade', drawing influence from probably the most volatile period period in carnival history.

 But what influenced the artist to choose Jouvert as his canvas for expression in carnival?

Will Mas Jumbies  ever become a pretty mas band?

Lets find out as INSIGHT interviews Artist, Designer, and  Jouvert Band leader, Brian Wong Won.

Interview continues here.

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MAS JUMBIES PRESENT: De Posey & Bedsheet Brigade

Brian Wong Won's Mas Jumbies  is back come J'Ouvert 2013 with "De Posey & Bedsheet Brigade".
Mas Jumbies will be drawing inspiration from the post emancipation carnivals known as the 'Jamet carnivals', where characters such as the Dame Lorine, Jab Molassie, and the Jamet, ruled the road in a Mas that was both performance and protest.

The Mas Jumbies website is now open, go see the costumes find out about the histories behind them and 'book yuh mas' with 'De Posey & Bedsheet Brigade' ! 

                                                                              http://www.masjumbies.com

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