The Real Story of the Caribana Festival

The Caribana festival is celebrated yearly in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is mainly to commemorate and dedicate to the Caribbean culture and traditions. Every summer millions of visitors are gathered on the street to enjoy this Caribbean style event on the Lakeshore of Toronto. It has become the North American’s largest street festival. It is usually celebrated from mid-July to the first week of August. The Caribbean Culture Committee (CCC) is actually a non-profit organization and it executes most of the existing events during the Caribana festival. During the Caribana festival more than a million people visit Toronto and it brings over $400 million into Ontario’s economy annually. The main event is the Caribana Parade which is a big street parade with lots of dancing. It gathers costumed dancers as well as live Caribbean music from different Caribbean nations. Let’s talk about the interesting styles of the Caribbean music which has charmed us with its rhythm. Starting with Calypso or Kaiso, it is an isolated relative of Blues, Jazz, Rap and Dub. Calypso is a kind of music which expresses an opinion about everyday life. Another type of music is Soca which is a combination of Soul and Calypso and it is the most familiar beat in the Carnival party. Rapso is a recent variation of Soca and it is made up of Dub, Rap and Calypso. The Caribana festival is very much popular with its type of music, arts, colors and rich Caribbean culture. People all over the world come and join the event every year to watch the amazing Caribana. People from the Caribbean nation decided to participate in this extravagant event along with Canada’s North American folks. The event helps the tourism of Toronto as well as its industries like airlines, transport services, hotels etc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc4ZetFse4o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfba5hKOG10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wETUYWXryAQ For more information, please visit our website: http://www.2012caribana.com/ http://www.2013caribana.com/