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Onlookers lined the barriers along South Quay in Port-of-Spain on Carnival Tuesday, as a kaleidoscope of colour, feathers and sequins flooded the capital for the Parade of Bands. Just after 7 am yesterday, beneath overcast skies that threatened to dampen spirits, the first large band, The Lost Tribe, made its approach to the judging point.
Despite the gloominess, masqueraders shimmered in intricate designs, radiant golds, oceanic blues and bursts of fiery orange.
As they crossed, music trucks pumped anthems that have defined the season: Machel Montano’s Encore, Voice’s Cyah Behave Myself, and Bunji Garlin’s Road Man, sending waves of excitement through the crowd.
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