jason d'general sukdeo: we're going to focus on soca and being happy. ashley roberts: being happy. jason d'general sukdeo: being happy. ashley roberts: can we cheers to that-- we should cheers. --and i go to front street? cheers, d'general. to happiness. ashley roberts (voiceover): in hamilton, summer wednesdays are reserved for harbor nights, the weekly festival that turns front street into a block party featuring bermuda's iconic gombeys as the main attraction. [drumming] and tonight, i'm getting a sneak peek from one of the island's troops during rehearsal. [drumming] ashley roberts: tell me about gombey. gombeys is actually a story telling. it depicts a story of slavery. now, the captain, he holds the whip. he is the one that's in charge of every body. the rest of the people are warriors. they depict all the slaves. ashley roberts: these costumes are amazing. what it is the significance? in the crown, we actually put peacock feathers, because a peacock is a proud bird. he also has a cape, which shows royalty. this is a royal heritage that we do. you would never find this any whe