Syncretism: 1 : the combination of different forms of belief or practice 2 : the fusion of two or more originally different…
BdC Lagniappe 45/52: Making a Pierrot Costume
This Moko Jumbie is dressed in pierrot garb. Different strips of fabric are torn and attached to an underlying thin suit.…
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. 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…