The Come Home hit singers Skinny Fabulous and Nailah Blackman were Bacchanal J'Ouvert's 2023 headliners. (Photo: Karl Mclarty)
April 18, 2023
Bacchanal J’ouvert 2023
The combination of paint and soca remains a staple at Bacchanal J’Ouvert and socaphiles would have it no other way. The annual event, staged last Friday at Mas Camp, left patrons, according to street parlance, ‘owing nothing!’ With 24 hours left to Carnival Road March patrons were in the mood to soak it all up. They absolutely did!
With Trini soca artiste Nailah Blackman, along with Vincentian singer Skinny Fabulous as the event’s guest performers and DJs Barrie Hype, Ova Dose, Sinistar, Tyler, Patrick The Hypeman, Franco, and Brush1 The Road Marshal, there was sufficient reason to get on bad.
Wednesday Social takes you to Bacchanal J’Ouvert.
Costume designer Priscilla Mobin opted for an all-black ensemble. (Photo: Karl Mclarty)
Masquerader Melissa Liu declared her intentions to hit the road. (Photo: Karl Mclarty)
Dalila Johnson, New York-based singer (left) flew in to fete with her sister, UWI student and tennis coach Layna Johnson. (Photo: Karl Mclarty)
From the Big Easy to Bacchanal J’Ouvert, nurse Tiffany Armstrong fully embraced the spirit of Carnival.(Photo: Karl Mclarty)
DJ Brush 1 The Road Marshal kept the Bacchanal crowd in a frenzy. (Photo: Karl Mclarty)
From left: International DJ Mr Play; Xodus director Scott Dunn and DJ Dre Nocturnal paused for a photo op. (Photo: Karl Mclarty)
Angie Ammar, administrative manager at Ammar’s, and Bacchanal co-director Michael Ammar Jr were naturally in the mix. (Photo: Karl Mclarty)
For marketing specialist Daria Dobrynina (left) and dancer and blogger Karina Galliamova attending Bacchanal J’Ouvert was a must. (Photo: Karl Mclarty)
Entrepreneur Janet Hanna and her daughter Teresa made it a ‘mommy and me’ moment. (Photo: Karl Mclarty)
Model Ashanty Stevens joined the festivities. (Photo: Karl Mclarty)
Bacchanal Jamaica co-directors Michael Ammar III (left) and Nicholas Franklin came out to represent. (Photo: Karl Mclarty)
Biomedical engineer Leslie ChinQuee, and Aerospace engineer Kevin Bohlin traded in their uniforms for J’Ouvert paint and revelry.(Photo: Karl Mclarty)
What’s a little paint? asked sailor Kassim Evering. (Photo: Karl Mclarty)
International entertainer Patrick The Hypeman faced the shutterbug. (Photo: Karl Mclarty)
