Trinidad Newsday
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“The steelbands concentrated then on masquerading as ‘Sailors’ and ‘African Warriors’. By the late 1950’s, however, a few steelbands began to display original costumes and focus on ‘pretty mas’ such as ... ‘Noah’s Ark’ in 1959 by Desperadoes..."
Rituals of Power & Rebellion, Prof Hollis Liverpool
THE confluence of pan and mas is not a new phenomenon for the Desperadoes Steel Orchestra. For over 65 years, they have demonstrated their intimate connection to the Carnival with portrayals such as To Hell and Back in the 1950s. As one news report recalled, “crawling on their hands, the members put on a live display of war on stage with make-believe smoke screens, gun shots, nurses, the dead and the wounded.”
Last night, the band successfully launched another foray into the world of costumes, proudly showing off designs by Patrick Roberts of Image Nation, with sections like First Notes, Bad Johns and Woman is Boss.
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