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Steel Bands turn Toronto Islands into Caribbean islands during the next few days during Caribana, which opens Friday
Steel Bands turn Toronto Islands into Caribbean islands during the next few days during Caribana, which opens Friday

Steel Bands turn Toronto Islands into Caribbean islands during the next few days during Caribana, which opens Friday

Date7/27/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Steel Bands turn Toronto Islands into Caribbean islands during the next few days during Caribana; which opens Friday. Last night the first of three cruises to get Torontonians in the mood was held with the Steltones playing.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0102987F
Jump-up time: Reggae and calypso bands had everyone swaying to the shrilling of whistles and the beat of steel drums as Caribana took to the streets yesterday
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8/1/1981
Opening Caribana '70, the fourth annual West Indian festival at the Toronto islands, participants in costume parade from Varsity Stadium on Saturday. (...)
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Hair singer Gail Garnett gets crowd's attention in Joy Day Celebrations on Toronto Islands Saturday
Hair singer Gail Garnett gets crowd's attention in Joy Day Celebrations on Toronto Islands Saturday
6/15/1970
Three women in silver stand silent and motionless in a Caribbean coin on Caribana float
Three women in silver stand silent and motionless in a Caribbean coin on Caribana float
8/5/1978
It's Caribana time again. The Island ferry Thomas Rennie had a capacity crowd last night for the cruise kicking off Caribana '73, the annual West Indi(...)
It's Caribana time again. The Island ferry Thomas Rennie had a capacity crowd last night for the cruise kicking off Caribana '73, the annual West Indi(...)
8/1/1973
Cleaning up during the two-day blues concert on Centre Island, Metro parks department employee George Grguric sweeps behind Joanne Garamante of Roches(...)
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10/4/1972
All set: Surrounded by other elaborate costumes for the Caribana parade, Whitfield Belasco adjusts Sasha Rodulfo's outfit, which is almost complete
All set: Surrounded by other elaborate costumes for the Caribana parade, Whitfield Belasco adjusts Sasha Rodulfo's outfit, which is almost complete
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Petal Moore, 20, was born in Trinidad but achieved crowning glory in Metro as Miss Caribana at the nine-day annual festival
Petal Moore, 20, was born in Trinidad but achieved crowning glory in Metro as Miss Caribana at the nine-day annual festival
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Miss Caribana. Winner of the annual Miss Caribana beauty contest is a smiling Sherene Shaw, Miss Maple Leaf Village, right, accepting congratulations (...)
Miss Caribana. Winner of the annual Miss Caribana beauty contest is a smiling Sherene Shaw, Miss Maple Leaf Village, right, accepting congratulations (...)
8/1/1980
Preparing for Caribana. Caribana participant Melanie Ishmael is hoping for some luck from the Scarlet Ibis, Trinidad's protected bird, as she vies for(...)
Preparing for Caribana. Caribana participant Melanie Ishmael is hoping for some luck from the Scarlet Ibis, Trinidad's protected bird, as she vies for(...)
7/24/1991
Caribana costume: Constable Curtis Hunt gets some attention from an admirer for his costume, the scarlet tunic of the RCMP, at Caribana parade yesterday
Caribana costume: Constable Curtis Hunt gets some attention from an admirer for his costume, the scarlet tunic of the RCMP, at Caribana parade yesterday
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