Harts Polynesia - PARADE OF BANDS - ttt (1989)
Channel: Visual Art and Production
Date: 2023-02-20

Commentary by Lil Hart......
Edmund Hart began playing mas with Harold Saldenah's band in the early-1950s after his family relocated from San Fernando to Port-of-Spain. He moved over to Bobby Ammon's band in 1955 where he took over the leadership prior to Carnival 1961 after Ammon's resignation. Thus, the Edmond Hart band was formed. After the 1961 Carnival, both Edmond Hart and his wife Lil Hart shared the leadership of the band until 1991 when the Harts separated and their matrimonial and mas partnerships ended. Lil Hart passed away a few months later from a heart attack and, in 1992, Edmond Hart produced his final band. However, his legacy lived on when two of his children, Thais and Gerald, formed the Young Harts band, which later became Harts Limited. During his 30 years of leading a mas band, Hart won the Band-of-the-Year title five times (1966, 1970, 1983, 1986, and 1988), with Kay Christopher as the perennial Queen of his band. In 2003, the band's headquarters continued to be located at 5 Alcazar Street, St. Clair, Port-of-Spain. The following is a listing of Hart's Carnival presentations:
1961 - "This Was Greece"
1962 - "Flagwavers of Siena"
1963 - "The Etruscans"
1964 - "The Maya"
1965 - "Mesopotamia B.C."
1966 - "Playing Cards," 1st
1967 - "Oriental Fantasy"
1968 - "Brazilian Fiesta"
1969 - "Life in the Waters"
1970 - "Inferno," 1st
1971 - "Butterflies and Moths"
1972 - "Four Seasons"
1973 - "A Medieval Dream"
1974 - "Mexico"
1975 - "Whe-Whe"
1976 - "The American Indians"
1977 - "Tribute to Broadway"
1978 - "Adventure on the High Seas"
1979 - "Faces and Places"
1980 - "Reflections of Childhood Days"
1981 - "Let's Make Waves"
1982 - "Anthony and Cleopatra"
1983 - "Mas Sweet Mas," 1st (Tied)
1984 - "Tribes"
1985 - "Time for A Tale"
1986 - "Islands in the Sun," 1st
1987 - "Local Sights and Delights"
1988 - "Out of This World," 1st
1989 - "Polynesia"
1990 - "The Witches Brew
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1991 - "Come Leh We Dance"
1992 - "Bacchanal"
AWARD:
1973 - Trinidad and Tobago Humming Bird Medal Gold (for Carnival Development)
Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit