Bandleader of children's mas band Classix Productions, Vanessa Forde, said this year's portrayal will honour the legendary mas designers of TT.

Located in Belmont, the band will pay tribute to stalwarts like Peter Minshall, George Bailey, Edmond Hart, Irvin McWilliams, Harold Saldenah, Jason Griffith, Wayne Berkeley and Richard Bartholomew.

Forde and her team will bring out eight sections this year. The sections are Celebrating Our Great Mas Men; El Dorado, City of Gold; And the Rains Came; Kaleidoscope; Back to Africa; Proudly Ours; Papillon; and Old Fashion Sailors.