‘Just 4 Fun’ Ready to Play Mas

One of the premiere party Carnival bands in Saint Lucia has launched and is already breaking the Internet, with fans and revellers clamouring to social media platforms to view its 2025 portrayal. Just 4 Fun Carnival band is celebrating 25 years of mas in Saint Lucia this year and on Saturday, January 26, hosted its grand band launch. The prestigious invitation-only event was held at the Royalton Resort. Carnival and government officials, entertainers, sponsors and other stakeholders mixed and mingled in a celebratory cocktail setting, ahead of the unveiling. The first costume was introduced to the beat of drums and masqueraders along with Ezra D’ Fun Machine doing Hello Carnival. From there, costume after costume was welcomed with gleeful applause and shouts of approval from those in attendance. The various portrayals were intertwined with performances by Shemmy J, Imran Nerdy and the reigning Soca Monarch and Road March King Ricky T. Just 4 Fun’s 25th-anniversary theme is MAS featuring seven sections – Rapture, Majesty, Euphoria, Mêlée Pas Mêlée, Power, Freedom and Unity. Following the high-energy production and display of the costumes, St Lucia Times asked band director Rostan Taylor what revellers could expect this year. “The best,” he replied with...