is great and the layout of the event is really beautiful. Their sister event Caribbean Dreamz is really a pleasure to perform in for me, but also to attend, so I would encourage tourists to definitely put that one in their calendar. Can you tell us about Insane Carnival? Insane carnival has been on quite a journey, from grass roots to popping colour, and I have been with them since inception. The growth has been tremendous, the team behind Insane Carnival have worked so hard to fulfil their dream of becoming one of the biggest Mas groups in Carnival and today they have achieved that. They have the most numbers of any Mas group on the island and being a part of their team has been awesome. They have my total respect and I say kudos to them! What do you enjoy most about being part of Carnival? When I think about the events I participate in during Carnival, it is work, but when it comes to Monday and Tuesday on the road, that is when you’ll see Claudette Peters, not “CP The Diva”, this is my love, I am for the road, I am going to be there, that is my baby, my climax for Carnival and it is an absolute must! When it’s Carnival baby, you do what the locals do, you hit the bars, you hit the events in the Antigua Recreation Ground and then you go straight into a Mas troupe and hit the road for Monday and Tuesday. The tourists who have experienced this already, will tell you it is the best time they have ever experienced on any island, and I can definitely vouch for that. What part of Carnival would you recommend tourists do not miss?
What do you enjoy most about performing? I really enjoy watching people in the crowd singing along with my songs, word for word, their energy and passion is electric and it spurs me on. The thought that would go through my head each and every time is that there are people out there, that might be going through a really tough time, but while they’re out there in front of me, singing along, with their hands up in the air, during those thirty, forty minutes of my performance I’m able to get them out of any funk they might be in, and just make them feel good. That is just awesome, and it makes me so proud and happy to be able to perform for them. What live music do you go and see on the island? When I’m not performing, I’m actually a bit of a home body. I think it’s because I do go out all the time to perform, and I use that as an opportunity to hang out at the events too so that’s when I feed that part of myself. That being said, there are times when I’ll go out and check out what is happening on an evening. I love listening to a mixture of reggae, soca, calypso. Kutting Edge band is one of my favourites and some of the members I came up with, so it’s always great to see them perform. Do you have any favourite local artists? I am a lover of melody, and once a soca artist is able to give me that, I will love that song forever. This year I am really, really in love with Drastic’s music, he’s a really talented writer and artist, and he puts a whole lot of melody into it but then really gives his all vocally too. If you had to name one must see musical event that you would particularly encourage tourists to attend, what would it be? I love Blue Jeans and Caribbean Dreamz. Blue Jeans events are always so well put together, the atmosphere
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