Rapture 2019: ADDICTED Theme pictures and Synopsis

In 2019,  Addicted Mas will be celebrating 10 years of existence at Notting Hill Carnival, whilst tapping into the energies that have fueled the ADDICTED journey.

From its inception in 2010 with the presentation 'CHAOS' ADDICTED was formed out

of the love and passion for our carnival culture, and driven by the love, energy, and passion of our masqueraders, whom for ten consecutive summers have supported and represented the brand its growth and philosophy of originality.

Our themes of the past have explored the strength and tenacity of human nature and the triumph of the Caribbean presence in the world and the possible futures we may face.

Our style has been influenced not just by the mas around us, but by histories, science, architecture, Soca, Rap, world events, and social commentary. Yet we have explored in our ten years the tip of the metaphorical iceberg that is ADDICTED.

In celebration of 10 years of Addicted and our relationship with the legendary mas band Cocoyea, we look back at the energy, creativity, love, and elation that we experience on the road….

the intense pleasure….

the intense joy….

RAPTURE.

The Colour Purple: According to the website the 'bourne creative',”the colour purple is associated with royalty, nobility, luxury, power, creativity, wisdom, peace, pride and independence.”  In Hinduism, the purple or violet chakra is known as the Crown Chakra and represents the transformation of spiritual awareness and creativity. And, in the Yoruba traditions, purple is a colour of the Orisha Oya, protector of women she is the Orisha of change and the four winds.

Starburst: The image of a star, sun or starburst is familiar to us all, from the scientific theory of the big bang to God the creator saying “let there be light”.  All life and creation are imagined to come from an explosion of energy. This explosion is depicted through the gold motif of a starburst throughout the female costume, sending beams of light and creative energy through a universe of light, one rapturous event after another. It is this energy that transforms to the spirit of Carnival, from the masquerade traditions of Africa to the celebrations of freedom in the Caribbean and its global expansions. We pay tribute to that energy in 2019.

This is RAPTURE!

Addicted Mas 2019

Designer: Stephen A. Armstrong

For more information go to : https://specialist-events.com/addictedmas/

Trinidad James talks Carnival on Sirius Radio

Taken from overtime tv.
Trinidad James talks about his Trinidad and Tobago carnival experience on Sirius Radio and mentions soca stars like Machel Montano, SuperBlue and Bunji Garlin, also the Trinidad and Tobago people.

Who says the brother don't represent us now?

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Double H ...Something New for the next Decade.

I hope you all had a great Christmas and fantastic new year  with all the major big bands launched and costumes revealed all is left now are the road march hits and the massive almost religious return of Carnival lovers to the Mother country of Carnival.

My Christmas was great, the usual elements of food, family, drink, sleep, and happiness, made the Christmas /New Year experience for me one to remember, this year I also met a new friend, a major talent in my opinion, not in Mas, but Music.

Hip Hop to be exact...anyway I was blown away by her very personal  and refreshing style and felt that I would share with you all what was shared with me.

So without anymore ole talk here is DOUBLE H.

Double H Biography

Double H lives for the music. Hip hop, funk, soul, reggae; everything with love, passion, and a contagious drive. She comes from Tilburg and her roots are in Morocco. Together they are an excellent mixture for the unique sound of Double H.

As a teenager, Double H (Hind Hakki, born in 1982) was limitlessly enthusiastic by the “good old” Motown music and American hip hop and soul from the 90’s. She grew up as a Moroccan girl in a multicultural neighborhood in North Tilburg(NL), where, since very young, she came in contact with music. As a youngster, she participated in cultural and musical exchanges in Brazil, Bosnia en Slovenia. 

These experiences had a great impact on her and partly formed her as a person and as an artist: a strong self-confident personality  and a warm human being.

She started with rap when she was fifteen years old with the Tilburg(NL) hip hop crew The Hill. When this group did not exist anymore, she decided that this was her mission: to translate her inspiration into music. Podium performance, writing songs, and inspiring people is her goal.

In 2005, she and a group of youngsters formed the dancehall/hip hop formation called Exchange. She was the striking front woman/rapper of the catchy funked up, urban reggae vibes-band 2nfro. She had successful performances with this group in a variety of big pop halls. She was also in the finals of Emergenza, and won the final at the Diesel U-Music Awards in London.

She presented in an inimitable way the TV program for youngsters called “Wat nou tv” in Brabant 10. Frequently she is asked to be the hostess of various stages, i.e., Festival Mundial, the Liberation Festival and the Hype event in Pop Centrum 013. She is very involved with young people, giving them workshops and coaching; she is also asked for similar projects by other cultural and commercial organizations.

Double H is the first female MC of the Fontys Rock Academy in Tilburg (NL). There she polishes on her talent, develops her skills and works steady and surely on her solo carrier.

She radiates her passion in everything she does. She is social, spontaneous and goal centered but, at the same time, sensible and sensitive. These characteristics are recognizable in her lyrics and in the way she expresses them. She is not afraid to show who she is.

Her new flashing show is full of energy. It is an ensemble of rap and songs which carries you into a swirl of music and emotions. Her source of inspiration is inextinguishable, her musical passion endless. The stage is her comfort zone, the music hall is her home and the public, her family. Prepare yourself for a swinging, gripping, sultry cocktail with a willful receipt!

http://www.double-h.nl/

http://www.myspace.com/DoubleH013

http://www.youtube.com/user/DoubleH013