Braata Productions will host their eleventh annual Bankra Caribbean Cultural Pageant on Saturday, Aug. 10.
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The Bankra Caribbean Cultural Pageant shall be returning to St. Albans in August to convey loads of nice Caribbean music, leisure and extra to the neighborhood.
Braata Productions will host its eleventh annual pageant at Archie Spigner Park, situated on 169th Road between Merrick Boulevard and Marne Place, on Saturday, Aug. 10, between midday and eight p.m.
This yr’s pageant will deal with the Caribbean nations of Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Haiti. The occasion will characteristic distributors, cultural performances, a cultural pop-up show and a live performance for festival-goers to get pleasure from.
The pageant’s namesake “bankra” is inherited from the Twi language of Ghana. The phrase interprets to a big woven basket used to hold produce.
The occasion emphasizes Caribbean folks tradition, offering a way of nostalgia for these aware of it and a studying expertise for unfamiliar attendees.
Based by Andrew Clarke in 2009, Braata Productions goals to convey Caribbean tradition to a worldwide viewers. The corporate supplies cultural occasions to foster an enticing expertise celebrating Caribbean tradition and heritage amongst Caribbeans and non-Caribbeans by way of the positive arts.
Braata Productions started with a deal with theatre, resulting in the creation of the Braata People Singers Ensemble. The ensemble has toured inside and out of doors of america, together with Trinidad and Tobago, Nevis, Connecticut, Boston, Rochester and Atlanta.
The Braata People Singers have acquired awards on the World Choir Video games, and recognition by way of citations, proclamations, and three AUDELCO Awards nominations. The group additionally options instructional programming for college kids and seniors.
Tickets to the occasion are $25 every and may be bought online at givebutter.com/Bankra2024.
