I had the amazing opportunity to visit The Bahamas and to get an insider’s view of the Junkanoo shacks* there…
Photo of the Week 41/52 – It’s a Wrap
And we’re out folks. I would love to share more of the glorious color of 3Canal Jouvert 2011 with you.…
Hiding
All kinds of masks surface in jouvert. Seriously Enjoy L
BdC Lagniappe – How to Open a Savannah
You may not have noticed, but this week is a retrospective. This was a wonderful experience, a jouvert like…
Bliss
“Young” vintage 3Canal Jouvert. Bliss. 🙂 Enjoy L
Magic Mondays!
Whatchu lookin’ at?! Sunshine and happy thoughts on your Monday folks! 🙂 Enjoy L
Photo of The Week 40/52 – Opportunity
Been hearing snippets of inspiring notes here and there this week. They are littered throughout our lives even when…
Blue (for Dan)/ BdC Lagniappe
Masquerader from Tribe’s Birds of a Feather – African Love Bird section, Carnival 2009Masquerader from a section of Tribe’s Birds…
Red
Another soucouyant
Gele in Brooklyn Jouvert
What did they not have in Brooklyn Jouvert? Seems they had everything. Here is this smiling beauty adorned in…
Brooklyn Jouvert – Roy Pierre’s Harlequins & Pierrots
A masquerader from Roy Pierre’s jouvert band 2012, Harlequins & Pierrots. This band tends to be well-costumed, gets a lot…
Photo of the Week 38/52 Roland Guy – A Woman’s Work is Never Done
This is Roland Guy. He has been playing Dame Lorraine for the past 35 years he tells me. Roland doesn’t…
Soucouyant – Kankalang Village from Brooklyn Jouvert
Kankalang Village, a band depicting “bachannal” and “comese” in village life i.e. small town gossip and drama, was another…
BdC Lagniappe: How Make Statements Through Mas
Wednesday is BdC Lagniappe day, where I give some how-to information about mas. Â So here it is, how to make…
More Brooklyn Jouvert – Pagwah
Pagwah is a hindi word used in Trinidad & Tobago for the Hindu Spring festival of Holi. This Brooklyn Jouvert…
Start Your Week with a Bang! (Wild Wild West)
Warrior in Wild Wild West for Brooklyn Jouvert 2012 So apparently Brooklyn Jouvert is a hot item. I always like…
Photo of the Week 37/52 – Is Jus A Photo
No lesson today. I just like this photo. From the Brooklyn Jouvert band, Pagwah. So many images left. I…
Grenada Jab Jab
The largest most enigmatic (some say crazy) band of revelers on Jouvert morning in Brooklyn is the Grenada Jab…
BdC Lagniappe – Zulu Mas in Trinidad & New Orleans
Someone asked me about these costumes and said that it was really non-traditional. Actually, this is considered traditional mas in…
Oil Downers Jouvert 2012 – Criminals At Large
Oil Downers, a band from Brooklyn New York played Criminals at Large this year. It was pretty much their same…
Happy Devils
Olympic Devils Starting your Monday off with a weird, but endearing smile. If you want to know more about devils…
Brooklyn Jouvert, Labor Day 2012
I came  home with a rhythm ringing and figured out on the journey back while listening to music that it…
Labor Day Kiddies Carnival 2012
Just a couple of the tiny humans from today’s Kiddies Carnival parade in Brooklyn, NY. Ended at the Brooklyn…
Welcome Back! Baltimore Carnival
Hello friends, I missed you. Sorry for the hiatus. Here are some photos from last month’s Baltimore/DC One Carnival. There…
Caroni Swamp
The mangrove at Caroni Swamp, Trinidad, West Indies.
Uprising
This is not a person but a bobolee – ie. a straw man, a scare grow of the Guy Falkes…
Black Gold* (More from Odunde 2012)
As requested, more images from Odunde 2012 *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nppb01xhfe0
Odunde!
The 37-year-old African festival took place at Gray’s Ferry in Philly yesterday. I like Philly. Odunde is a hot, joyful…