Welcome to Blogging de Carnival 2019. I know at least a few of you wondered why I was MIA. To…
BdC 3 – Calypso Fiesta: The Festival of Kaiso & Love
Forty calypsonians competed for 15 spots to challenge reining calypso monarch of 2017, Hollis Liverpool, Chalkdust. Calypso Fiesta is not…
BdC 2 – Steelpan
Saturday January 28 medium and large steelbands competed in the semi-final round of the National Panorama competition. The semi-final round…
BdC 8 Canboulay Riots Re-enactment
I have a confession. The first time I saw the enactment of the Canboulay riots I cried. It wasn’t…
Discover a Culture Beyond Your Imagination – Oshun Feast
I’ve been invited several times by members of the Shrine of Orumilla, an Ifa shrine in Sangre Grande, Trinidad,…
BdC 2 – Pay de Devil
To the uninitiated devil mas sounds like devil worship – ominous, evil. On the contrary, it is about reflection: holding…
Welcome to Blogging de Carnival 2017 – BdC1 Mas is Life
“Se wo were fi na wosan kofa a yenki.” Literally translated it means “it is not taboo to go…
Bdc 4 Touch D’ Sky Moko Jumbies Pt 1
This is part 1 in a series of interviews I did with a few members of Touch D Sky Moko…
Calendar 2016 Colors of Trinidad
Hello good people, I’m pleased to announce there’s a new calendar on sale in the store. This is part of…
Throwback: Labor Day Kiddies Carnival in Brooklyn
As I looked at random posts in my search this morning I couldn’t help but miss the action that I’m…
BdC2015 6 Paramin Blue Devils at Canboulay (Video)
[wpvideo V5PNdZaD] Here is a quick clip from the Paramin Blue Devils at the old time carnival following Canboulay at…
Maroon Chief of Accompong Town Dies in House Fire
I was sad to learn that over a week ago Mr. Hansley “Rupi” Reid, an elder from the Maroon community…