Trini Posse UK Band Launch

Trini Posse UK had their 2012 presentation on 28th April at The Abacus Bar in the City.
Heard from a reliable source that the vibes was nice with a performance from the UK's Machel Montano - 'Konata' who also hosted the event. All in all a good night.

Photos from the Launch can be found on Soca Scene

2012 Presentation 'A New Beginning' In celebration of Trinidad & Tobago's 50th Anniversary and the world Athletes in London.
More Photos and info can be found on their website ,but here is a sample of their costumes

Photos from Trini Jungle Juice and Trini Posse Uk

I am a sucker for large headpieces so the White costume is my fav.
D Insider View : just OK!  i am definitely not rushing to go register as yet.
what do you think of Trini Posse's Presentation? would love to hear from you, so leave a comment or email me .

Machel Montano - Bottle of Rum

So Machel released his Bottle of Rum Video.

What are your thoughts on the video?????

Still to come

Within the last 2 weeks Trini Posse, Genesis  and Flagzs Mass Band all Showcased their 2012 Presentation, 2 of which were on the same day ( i wonder who had the better turn out)

My reviews and their costumes will be posted soon.

Also to come my Review of Busspepper's 9th Anniversary

D Insider Talk : whispers and talk of a New Band Hitting the West London Streets for Notting hill 2012 (will disclose all that i know soon :)  )

Catching up!!!!!!

As you may have noticed we have tried to catch up by posting as many UK Mass bands and their 2012 presentation and reviews as we can over a 2day period. This is because we have been toying with this Blog idea for some time now and we must admit we were hesitant and we also never had the time to set it up.
But here we have it; D Carnival insider UK. we have always had an opinion/comment on all the UK mass bands and their costumes or the fetes and events that we attend so why not put it into a blog and share our thoughts with all who wish to read.

and D Carnival Insider UK is born :)

Mangrove Mass Band Launch

Mangrove Mass Band 2012 Presentation 'Virtues of Athleticism' on the 20th April

See their Promo Video Below. Still waiting for pictures of their costumes...as soon as the official photos are released, i will be sure to share

Not much can be said from that photo so i shall reserve my opinion until i get better photos.

Dragons Mass Band Launch

Dragons Mass  Band launched their 2012 presentation '7 Wonders' on the 14th April

You can find more costumes on their Facebook page here. Some photos from their launch event can be found on Soca Scene

Here is a sample of the '7 Wonders' Presentation

                                                                             Isis

Parrot Fish

Northern Lights 

Empress (Teenager)

Gladiator Male & Female

Snow Owl

Indigenous Chicken 

D Insider view : Snow Owl is definitely my Favourite out of all ,but after 1 hour of me wuking up meh waist, i may not have any feathers left on my skirt/waist band. But i plan to visit the Mass camp to inspect it to see how wholesome it is.
I love the idea of a teenage section, even though the costume doesn't really look any different to the adult costumes. 

What do you think of '7 Wonders' ? Leave a comment or drop me an email.

Masquerade 2000 Band Launch

Masquerade 2000 had their 2012 presentation 'Rewind - a celebration of 20yrs of mas' on the 24th March at the Central London venue 'Gable'

SEE: Soca Scene Review of the entire launch night.

You can view more costume photos and information on their website but here is a sample of their  costumes:

         Africa Unfolds

Gems

I have a Dream Male & Female

Ole

Spectrum Female

There you have it M2K 2012 presentation

D Insider View : definitely not impressed at all with these costumes the last 2 although they were part of the launch presentation doesn't appear on the site , sources say they have been axed (not confirmed ) but if they were axed I would say that was a good decision. 

The only good think I can credit M2k for, is the use of material ,as you may know the weather in London is very temperamental and at least these costumes can keep any masquerader slightly warmer than the usual costumes.But no credit can be given to those granny-ish designs and colour mixtures for the last 2

This is one band I can rule out of my books for 2012 costume options.

What do you think of these costumes? Would love to hear your thoughts. Leave a comment or email me.