Kaisokah Moko Jumbies USA ‘Watch Meh’ for Labor Day Carnival
Trinidadian-American Nancy Tannis says the Brooklyn-based Kaisokah Moko Jumbies USA will “Watch Meh” for Junior Carnival this Labor Day. “We came up with that theme after our band leader Jason Edwards had a dream of the kids and parents talking about their costumes and simply saying to each other ‘Watch Meh’”, Tannis, section leader for the Special Needs Section, told Caribbean Life . “The theme gives the kids the chance to show off in the true carnival spirit and essence.” She said “Watch Meh” has five sections: Just Watch Meh, Watch Meh Bloom, Watch Meh Fly, Watch Meh Shine and Watch Meh Face. “Overall, we would love to have 80-100 masqueraders in the whole band,” said Tannis, adding that the ages of the masqueraders range from 1-16, and that they were born in the United States but have parents and/or grandparents who were born in the Caribbean. “A lot of the kids represent the different Caribbean countries, like Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Grenada, St. Vincent (and the Grena...