As many of us are still suffering from the financial crisis caused by the health situation around the world, there is also still a large group of people that clearly understand how important it is to partake in stress relieving activities. One of these activities being the annual celebration of carnival in Rotterdam and all across the world. This group of carnival loving people (who are not easily intimated) unfortunately had yet another big pill the swallow as we’ve recently received word from the Rotterdam Summer Carnival Foundation that this year’s traditional Rotterdam carnival celebration will not take place as it has been pushed back to 2022 due to too many complications and uncertainties. Even though we belong to the group of "the not easily intimated" people, we understand their decision as we all have to face reality.

Sept 3rd: "Soca vs Dancehall" (Maasilo)

This year’s theme for Rotterdam Carnival events is “The Revelation of Angels and Jab Jab”. The theme is based on the Chinese Philosophy of Yin and Yang and is inspired by a combination of the modern day Caribbean carnival aspects as well as the more traditional Jab Molassie culture better known in Grenada as Jab Jab.

First off we would like to wish everybody an abundance of blessings in love, health and prosperity for the year 2020! Last year we revealed the revelation between Angels & Jab Jab. We’ve learned that no matter how different we might think we are amongst each other, we all bleed the same color as we are all one, one human race. Zomercarnaval 2019 made it clear that we must start to behave in such matter and start uniting as one to build a better future for ourselves and our generations to come.

After our successful debut liming on the road with Awókey Mas Freedom Limerz for Zomercarnaval Rotterdam 2019, we would once again like to say thanks to all of you who joined us in help making this day a success. From the whole Awókey Mas Crew (Awókey Entertainment), our wonderful volunteers and of course not to forget our beautiful freedom liming masqueraders.

At the evaluation meeting of Zomercarnaval Rotterdam last Sunday, we were disappointed to learn that the Zomercarnaval foundation is taking drastic measures due to a negative ending spending budget of 150 000.