“Lavagem - The Cleansing - From Bahia to Brooklyn” with music by Philadelphia (Philly) Pan StarsBrooklyn, New York, USA - ....For J’Ouvert and Ole Mas lovers the ritual of steelbands, rhythm sections, ole mas characters, fancy mas, jab jab and more from the beginning of the route at Grand Army Plaza and Eastern Parkway, were what they turned out for. With some still cautious about large gatherings post-COVID, and others probably reacting to the unparalleled wall-to-wall ‘coverage’ by media outlets in the immediate days leading up to the event about potential violence and the authorities’ ‘readiness’ in this regard - there was a definitive reduction in both participation and spectators for the 2022 New York J’Ouvert.
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