mas bands (masquerade bands)

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Mas bands (masquerade bands) are organized groups of costumed revelers who design, produce, and perform themed costumes and presentations as a central feature of Caribbean Carnival celebrations.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
mas bands (masquerade bands) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (79)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Carnival tradition ⓘ
cultural organization ⓘ
performance group ⓘ
associatedWith Carnival competitions ⓘ
Carnival fetes ⓘ
Carnival road march ⓘ
calypso music ⓘ
dancehall music ⓘ
parade of the bands ⓘ
soca music ⓘ
steelpan music ⓘ
coreActivity design themed costumes ⓘ
organize masqueraders ⓘ
perform in street parades ⓘ
present visual themes ⓘ
produce themed costumes ⓘ
economicRole employ artisans and designers ⓘ
generate revenue from costume sales ⓘ
support event tourism ⓘ
geographicScope Caribbean diaspora cities ⓘ
Caribbean region ⓘ
linked to: Caribbean
hasAlternativeName Carnival bands ⓘ
mas band ⓘ
masquerade bands ⓘ
hasCharacteristic Caribbean music focus ⓘ
competitive element ⓘ
elaborate costume design ⓘ
large group participation ⓘ
street performance ⓘ
themed presentation ⓘ
hasCulturalContext Barbados Crop Over ⓘ
Caribbean Carnival ⓘ
Grenada Spicemas ⓘ
linked to: Grenada

Jamaica Carnival ⓘ
linked to: Caribbean Carnival

Miami Carnival ⓘ
New York West Indian Day Parade ⓘ
Notting Hill Carnival ⓘ
Saint Lucia Carnival ⓘ
linked to: St. Lucia Carnival

Toronto Caribbean Carnival ⓘ
Trinidad and Tobago Carnival ⓘ
hasPart DJs ⓘ
bandleader ⓘ
costume sections ⓘ
design team ⓘ
masqueraders ⓘ
music truck ⓘ
production crew ⓘ
section leader ⓘ
security team ⓘ
influencedBy African masquerade traditions ⓘ
European Carnival traditions ⓘ
Indigenous Caribbean practices ⓘ
post-emancipation celebrations ⓘ
involvesProcess band launch events ⓘ
costume design ⓘ
costume production ⓘ
registration of masqueraders ⓘ
rehearsals and logistics planning ⓘ
theme selection ⓘ
organizationalForm commercial enterprise ⓘ
community group ⓘ
cultural association ⓘ
purpose celebrate Carnival ⓘ
compete for Carnival titles ⓘ
entertain spectators ⓘ
express cultural identity ⓘ
provide organized participation in Carnival ⓘ
relatedConcept Carnival section ⓘ
King and Queen of the Bands ⓘ
children’s Carnival bands ⓘ
masquerade ⓘ
traditional mas characters ⓘ
typicalEventPhase Carnival Monday ⓘ
Carnival Tuesday ⓘ
Jouvert-related events ⓘ
usesMedium costumes ⓘ
dance ⓘ
decorated trucks ⓘ
music ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carnival → isAssociatedWith → mas bands (masquerade bands) ⓘ