L'echo is Up

http://www.masjumbies.com/

The Mas Jumbies website is up and running .



This year they are looking back at some of the"traditional Juve Masque " of the 17th Century and creating  fashionable stylised versions of masquerade that died out by the start of the 20th Century.


This is one J'Ouvert band that I can see crossing the line from J'Ouvert to Monday & Tuesday in the future, check them out!

L'Echo des Marchandes: MAS JUMBIES J' Ouvert 2010

They were once a familiar sight in Port-of-Spain in the late 19th and early 20th century. These vendors who exclusively were women would be seen and heard peddling their various array of goods from door to door. They dressed in the fashion of a la Martiniquaise and carried trays above their heads with the different array of goods, usually sweets and sweet meats.

L'Echo des Marchandes is priced at TT$400.00 and is a women only section. It is available in 3 colours.

MAS JUMBIES J'OUVERT 2010: L'ECHO

It seems that another  theme for Carnival 2010 is the Revival of the traditions of old as  Brian Wong Won's Mas Jumbies are going to start the Carnival with their 2010 J'ouvert  presentation  L'ECHO.
A concept conceived by the designer  on ash Wednesday, L'echo  draws its inspiration from  the Carnivals before the great Canbolay Riots of 1881.