Carniriv 2013-Green World Edition is here!

Carniriv 2013 tagged the Green World Edition was officially flagged off on the 24th of September, 2013 at a World Media Conference held at the Banquet Hall of Hotel Presidential, Port Harcourt. The unveiling saw a colourful display of the Rivers cultural heritage and performances that included the Carnival Theme song. The event had in attendance top Nigerian celebrities and representatives from the NottingHill Carnival, London.
Julius Agwu and Basorge Tariah Junior held the audience to a glare of laughter with rich Nigerian Jokes and the landmark of the event was The official unveiling of the Carnival 2013 Logo.
The Director General of Rivers State Tourism Development Agency, Dr. Sam Dede emphasized on the several newbies that would be introduced in this year’s carnival which include citing of viewing centres across the city and live web stream of the carnival among others…
For more visit www.carnirivnigeria.com and www.rstda.org,www.origingeneva.com/gb/home/id/omina

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Praise Jam

The Carniriv Praise Jam is a praise fiesta of colourful and inspiration gospel artistes drawn from the international and continental sphere to launch the carniriv brand in a night of unstoppable gospel rhythms.

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ultural displays encapsulate the spice and  essence of the pure Rivers Carnival spirit. These showcase the diversity of our primal artistic fervor, and the glamour of  our patrician heritage.As exhibited by the 23 Local Government Areas- through the media of dance, masquerade displays and puppetry- cultural displays at the carnival, have markedly evolved with more colour and pageantry.This year, the displays are to be staged in three parts, over a three-day spread. With each part certain to thrill audiences with ostentatious displays of our collective pride and ancientness.

Bamfest

The Black African Music Festival  (BAMFest) is a celebration of the black African heritage which stretches beyond the continent of Africa, finding solace in nearly all climes of the world.

Select black musicians from the Americas, the islands of the Caribbean, Europe and the continent of Africa, armed with a prayer for global unity, are expected at this festival.

World Peace Concert

The carnival draws to a close; and what better way to cap an entirely entertaining week, than with a rhythm-filled message of peace?

The World Peace Concert bears this message and delivers it via the vocal chords of some of the finest apostates of music worldwide amidst a rhapsody of spectacular fireworks.

Raggae 360

Reggae-360 is a jamboree organized for reggae lovers and connoisseurs alike.As music is largely incomplete without a tinge of reggae timbering away in its familiar pulse-like rhythm, so is the carnival incomplete without a well-rounded reggae feast.Top local and international artistes are expected to storm the Reggae-360 stage.

Hosh Jam

HOSH Jam! is a concert which reminiscences the splendor, ease and rustic charm of night Life in the 60s and 70s. It echoes the swagger and carefree spirits of the 21st century.

High Life and Hip Life share familial ties with the former as forebear of the latter. In the HOSH  Jam, the old collaborates with the new in an enthralling “Old School” ambience .

Top Highlife exponents in West Africa, in league with Hip Life musicians from Diaspora are expected to grace the HOSH Jam stage

International Aquatic Festival

Revered as the 'boat Regatta", the international aquatic festival has evolved into an international brand meant to showcase the divers marine cultural heritage of the Rivers people. With a significant area of the state being riverine, the people have a vested culture that relates with the sea and her amazing creatures and features. It is a display of man's priceless encounter with nature in the most colourful way...

International Heritage Parade

In true carnival style, contingents of the 23 LGAs engage a procession (on a pre-defined route) through the streets of Port Harcourt- showcasing enthralling dances and masquerade displays as they do so.All of these performances are embedded in colourful floats gigged with impressive icons. This year, the Heritage parade goes international with the inclusion of troupes from Malaysia and South Africa as honorary participants.

Kids in CARNIRIV

This Carnival is a strong reflection of the importance attached to Children in CARNIRIV, and by extension Tourism Development, in Rivers State.

The Children’s Carnival is designed as a mini-procession, commencing at the Elekahia play-ground and culminating in the Liberation Stadium (Elekahia)- where Children will be treated to a carnival full offun, refreshment, leisure and unrestrained entertainment befitting of an ice-breaker event in anticipation of the Grand opening of  CARNIRIV

Garden City Freestyle Parade

The carnival here enters its final day, and the hype and excitement portend to a crescendo. Glamour, style and pageantry all fuse into one fine artistic blend in a contemporary modern cultural procession through the streets of Port Harcourt.

 

Traditionally, 6 bands participate in this procession; with 5 bands (namely: Jubilee, Liberation, Dynamic, Fusion and Treasure Bands) all wrapped-up in fervent competition.

This year, two more competing bands (namely: Centenary Band and Black Gold Band) have been included to add to the exhilaration which this parade already promises, and raise the stakes for the ultimate prize..

 Abm. Peters.