The Peoples (Mas) Band

**Chicabonita** · 11-22-2010, 07:09 AM

Originally Posted by Wayne

Carnival is Trinidad........Trinidad is Carnival.........Every country has their Culture;Steelband,Calypso and Mas is Trinidad's Culture.

Yes, I know it is part of the culture, I was just stating that I do not like it...because I do not have to like it right?

**Solachica** · 11-22-2010, 02:14 PM

Chica not all Trinis like Carnival either.
But who like it good for them.
They does shut down the country for 2days although its not official holidays.

**Chicabonita** · 11-22-2010, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by Solachica

Chica not all Trinis like Carnival either.
But who like it good for them.
They does shut down the country for 2days although its not official holidays.

Yes I know lots of Trinis who don't like Carnival...

**snowbird** · 11-02-2011, 12:49 AM

Well not being on the forum over Carnival (I don't think I was) ...and being busy for a few months after .... | never did get a chance to re-visit this thread.

... now that I have... I am disappointed that no one ever updated the site to say if ..... the people's band was a success... if it was a failure, why?

What ever happended last carnival to the peoples band....did it work?

just curious

**bigzack** · 11-02-2011, 07:00 PM

WITH D' PEOPLE: Arts and Multiculturalism Minister Winston "Gypsy" Peters, Prime
Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, centre, and US Ambassador Beatrice Wilkinson
Welters play mas in D' People's Band on the big stage at the Queen's Park
Savannah, Port of Spain, yesterday. Minister of the People Dr Glenn
Ramadharsingh is in the background. See Page 3. —Photo: Stephen Doobay

**snowbird** · 11-02-2011, 09:19 PM

^^^

So was it a success or a failure? How many people ended up playing in the band?

Obviously it was not thousands as 'Gypsy' said he wouldn't take the band across the big stage (and jam up the place).... but from that picture, they are on the stage ... No?

It was about this time last year that they floated the idea to have this band.... are they going to do it again?

**shield_2006** · 11-04-2011, 06:45 AM

snow--it failed miserably--which is a prerequisite for it to be attempted again--bong to happen---is not personal funds.

**snowbird** · 11-07-2011, 02:36 PM

well I'm not so sure why it failed.... my feeling is ....because it was a new concept... it just didn't catch on with 'die hard' mas players who would still rather 'play'

it safe.....wait for someone else to test the new product then say....."Aye, boy we had ah good time"...then they may try it.

that church band also failed miserably ... I think for the same reason .... although there were big names behind it....there were just not enough people willing to 'test' it.

... too bad as that 'peoples band' would have been the closest thing to 'old time carnival' where it was everybody's festival.... not just those who could afford the expensive costumes....boy I remember the days where.... as long as you had a 'hot shirt and dungarees'....or a flour bag sailor suit..... you were in

Trinis seem very resistent to change