Swanky International unveiled “Desire” for Cayman Carnival 2016, featuring sections built around paradise, passion, royalty and temptation before taking the collection to the Batabano road.

Sesame Flyers unveiled “Egyptian Royale” for New York Carnival 2015, introducing 10 Egyptian-inspired costume sections before taking roughly 600 masqueraders to Eastern Parkway and finishing second in the Adult Large Band competition.

Greenz United Mas unveiled “Mystique” for New York Carnival 2015, continuing the young Grenadian-rooted band’s growth from a T-shirt road crew into a full Brooklyn Carnival presentation.

Boom Mas unveiled “Immortal Gods and Goddesses” for New York Carnival 2015, featuring mythology-inspired sections ranging from Poseidon and Aphrodite to Isis, Anahita, Mithra and Ala.

Chandelle “Chandy” De Riggs goes inside Freaks Mas’ Brooklyn mas camp for a look at the RAW section from A Taste of Confectionz ahead of New York Carnival 2014.

Reigning New York Carnival Band of the Year Ramajay Mas unveiled “I Am Warrior” for 2014, introducing its warrior-inspired costumes before returning to Eastern Parkway.

Detailz Mas unveiled “Raise the Bar” at its June 1, 2014 New York band launch, transforming the city's nightlife into a ten-section Carnival presentation during the band's second year on Eastern Parkway.

TNT Boys Mas Band unveiled “Species: Life of the Caribbean” at its June 2014 Brooklyn launch, introducing the costumes and concept ahead of New York Carnival on Eastern Parkway.

Relive Miami Carnival 2013 through original Julianspromos coverage with FreaksNY Mas and Sheniele “Vivaa” Dodson, featuring Soca, vibrant mas and live performances.

Relive New York West Indian Day Carnival 2013 through original Julianspromos coverage with Sesame Flyers’ Vogue presentation, featuring Soca and Sheniele “Vivaa” Dodson on the road.

Freaks Mas kicked off its 2013 Miami Carnival season with a colorful band launch as the Natural Freaks organization continued expanding its identity from Caribbean entertainment into full Carnival mas.

Chandy visits the Brooklyn mas camp behind “Savage Paradise” as Kaios International and Phoenix International prepare for New York Carnival 2013.

TNT Boys Mas Band unveiled “The Future Is Now” ahead of New York Carnival 2013, beginning a season that band leader Derek Beckles later remembered as a first-place year.

L&B Soca City unveiled “Desire of the Hearts” ahead of New York Carnival 2013, introducing its costumes before the band headed toward Eastern Parkway.

Greenz United Mas unveiled “Ravish” for New York Carnival 2013 as the Grenadian-rooted Brooklyn band continued growing from its T-shirt beginnings into a full costume mas organization.

Sesame Flyers celebrated its 30th anniversary with Vogue – The Carnival Edition, unveiling its 2013 New York Carnival costumes at PACPLEX in Brooklyn.

Freaks NY unveiled its ocean-inspired “Aquaria” presentation at Pulse 48 in Brooklyn on June 8, 2013, ahead of the band’s second season on Eastern Parkway.

Natural Freaks unveiled its RIO presentation in Brooklyn ahead of Miami Carnival 2012, featuring Fatal Angels’ Animal Instincts and original Julianspromos coverage hosted by Sheniele “Vivaa” Dodson.

Relive New York Carnival 2012 with Sesame Flyers’ Fire & Ice through two original Julianspromos videos, including road and stage coverage, plus 48 archive photographs by Maria J. Hackett.

Step inside Karma Carnival Band’s Brooklyn mas camp in 2012 as the crew prepares costumes and presentations ahead of New York’s West Indian American Day Carnival.