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Tourists from as far as Australia were in Tobago for Carnival celebrations. Our news team also caught up with visitors from Germany who sailed to the island by yacht. They were part of the Happy Lost Sailors Band, one of sixteen bands to cross the stage during the Tobago's National Carnival parade on Tuesday. More in this Elizabeth Williams report.
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00:00Yes, we sailed all over the ocean to come to Tobago.
00:04Yes, because I love it very much.
00:06There is a nice biosphere reserve in the north of Tobago
00:11and very nice people in Tobago.
00:13And we sailed all the way over the ocean.
00:15And he's the captain.
00:17Captain, you guys being in the sailor barn is just a perfect edition.
00:22Yeah, that's perfect.
00:23So we are so happy to be here and that they took us
00:25and we feel at home here with the sailors.
00:28The Happy Lost Sailors Band was led by media veteran George Leacock
00:33and featured a strong contingent of visiting tourists
00:37who joined the locals on the road,
00:39adding an international flavor and vibrant energy to the band's presentation.
00:44It was really fun.
00:46I enjoy my time here in Tobago.
00:48It's really nice.
00:50All the sun, it's really different from where I'm from.
00:53But it's a nice experience.
00:55Also playing in the Happy Lost Sailors Band,
00:58the legendary oatmeal Tobago Crusoe backers of Culloden, Tobago.
01:03Crusoe is an adored cultural figure in East London, England.
01:08He has spent the past 30 years introducing young British students to Calypso music.
01:15Crusoe won the coveted National Calypso Monarch title in 1983 with South Africa and Don't Cry Now.
01:25Man, I feel so good.
01:27After 35 years in London,
01:30I'm going back here and I'm going to play Kaiso at Scarborough,
01:33play mass in Scarborough.
01:35You don't know how good it feels.
01:37It really feels ecstatic.
01:41There's no words to express how I feel playing mass in Scarborough.
01:46Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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