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ISLANDpeople Mas 2007 Band Launch "Sahara"
Date: Sunday 27th August 2006
Location: Hasley Crawford National Stadium, Trinidad
Promotions: ISLANDpeople Mas
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ISLANDpeople Mas Band Launch will mark the second year of the band's formal participation in what is said to be the greatest show on earth... TnT Carnival!! Yup, things went well the first time around and now they are back to do it all over again.

The launch was held at the Hasley Crawford National Stadium on Sunday 27th August, on a day where rainy weather persisted all into the night. Didn't it rain at last year's band launch? Hummm, ISLANDpeople might have to keep a closer ear on what the weather man saying come next year. Now having a presentation called "Sahara" on a wet, rainy night... ironic don't ya think??!! This made things really trying for both the hosts of the show and patrons alike. The launch began at 6pm, but really didn't draw a crowd until about 9-ish. Now between the hours of 9 and 10, there was a real tension in the air as patrons were beginning to get a bit over anxious and impatient, while the promoters on the other hand, were hustling trying to get the show started.

A little after 10pm the presentation kicked off. There was surely a sign of relief as all the anxiety and hostile feelings of the crowd, soon turned into cheers and applauds as the sexy models began coming out displaying the 2007 costumes. Heh, when you have local model, Teri Bovell, in ah exotic costume you know when we say SEXY we mean SEXY!! One could clearly see that a lot of hard work and effort was put into the presentation judging from the display. With the overwhelming response from the crowd, we definitely think that ISLANDpeople Mas has a strong foot hold in Carnival come next year, and more so in the Mas business on a whole.

The presentation ended with a bang with a performance from Machel Montano, who came out on stage riding ah ATV (All Terrain Vehicle). Real stylez!! The Xtatik band was accompanied by Patrice Roberts and Zan, who have been a part of their "Band of the Year" 2006 tour. Well is now folks really start to fete and enjoy themselves. Machel really lifted the spirit of the launch and created a vibe that just wasn't there before, performing for nearly an entire hour. He wrapped things up around midnight, which happened to be the same time that the launch was carded to end. That didn't happen though! The DJs kept running tunes and folks continued parting until way after 1 in the morn... mind you, people have work Monday morning!

At the end of it all we are happy to say that what started off as a rather gloomy night, turned out to be quite enjoyable. Partygoers responses to IP Mas 2007 "Sarah" theme costumes seemed to be very positive, and folks also got an opportunity to see performances from some of their favorite Soca artists. Not a bad way to end ah weekend, eh??!!

For more information, check out out their website www.islandpeoplemas.com.

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Related ISLANDpeople Mas Galleries
ISLANDpeople 2006 Carnival Mon Pt. I
ISLANDpeople 2006 Carnival Mon Pt. II
ISLANDpeople 2006 Carnival Tue Pt. I
ISLANDpeople 2006 Carnival Tue Pt. II

ISLANDpeople Mas 2006 Band Launch "Enchanted Forest"
ISLANDpeople Mas (Media Launch)