Section leader for the coconut vendors in House of Jacqui’s Water, The Essence of Life Sometimes you’re lucky enough to…
BdC 19/42 Say it With Music
Follow-up to my mas camp post. Here are photos of the children in costume from Anra Bobb’s Say it With…
BdC 18/42 Mas Camps
Backpacks for the little girls’ section – An Orchid For You line the walls of the mas camp. I visited…
BdC 17/42 – About Town With Mas Legend “Señor” Gomez
Over a week ago we spent time with “Señor” Gomez, wire bending master, who was constructing a monkey fancy sailor costume…
Panorama Semi-Finals BdC 16/42
Phase II Pan Grove takes the lead in the large bands heading into Panorama Finals with 273 points for Len…
BdC 15/42 The Bouncing Start (Kiddies Carnival in Guaracara Park)
Kiddies carnival kicked off yesterday in various parts of Trinidad & Tobago with competitions at St. Anthony’s in Westmoorings and…
Photo of the Week 3/52 BdC 14/42 Saucy Wow, the Wining Queen
Denise “Saucy Wow” Belfon showing the crowd how to dingolay and reminding them that she is the Wining Queen. Ladies…
BdC 13/14 Diva Gear
Any good fete has great artistes performing. And any great artistes need to be outfitted to the max, especially…
BdC 12/42 Berlin Mas 2013 – Cocktail Party
Charles “Berlin” Mendoza has been doing mas for the past 27 years since 1982 Songs to remember. Wonderland, Our Very…
BdC 11/42 Kalicharan Mas in South
Volunteers and would-be masqueraders in the bustle of activity in the Kalicharan mas camp. Kalicharan Carnival is a band lead…
BdC 10/42 Photo of the Week 3/52 Talk of the Town
Notwithstanding all the chatter about Fay Ann Lyons and Bunji Garlin opting out of the International Soca Monarch, there…
BdC 9/42 The Art of Wire Bending
The wire frame for a sailor headpiece. As mentioned in the previous post, wire bending is a traditional art form…
BdC 8/42 Señor Gomez – Wire Bending Legend of Trinidad & Tobago
Hello Carnival Enthusiasts! I’ve been wanting to talk about wire bending for ages, but I hadn’t found the appropriate material.…
Photo of the Week 2/52: BdC 7/42 Blast from the Past
Update: Masassassin is the winner of the prize. The above photo is indeed of the great Trinidadian Andre Tanker on…
BdC 6/42 Syncretism and Carnival
Syncretism: 1 : the combination of different forms of belief or practice 2 : the fusion of two or more originally different…
BdC 5/42 Dancing de Mas in Big Competition
Jhawan Thomas, experienced mas man and King of Carnival 2008, portrays an elaborate moko jumbie, “Alpha”, king of the band…
Photo of the Week 1/52 (BdC 4/42)
This has been on my mind today. Jouvert (jouvay) has been changing over the years. It’s a lot of…
BdC 2/42 Moko Jumbie Practice
These young men said they were “taking an evening walk” along “The Coffee” in San Fernando. They’re from the Junior…
BdC 2013 1 Reynold Cooper – Veteran Mas Man
Meet Reynold Cooper, veteran mas man. Mr. Cooper, 76, is well known in Trinidad for his involvement in keeping the…
Welcome to Blogging de Carnaval 2013!
Youth from the Kilimanjaro School for the Arts on Carnival Saturday 2012 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad In the words I quoted…
Farewell and Thank You 2012 and Happy New Year
Launch yourself into the New Year with hope, acceptance, intention. I encourage you to keep discovering a culture –…
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted…
Photo of the Week 52/52
These girls wanted their photo taken together. Kiddies Carnival in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies My word, we’ve come to the…
BdC Lagniappe 52/52 Wrapping Up and Looking Forward
Folks, This is the last Blogging de Carnaval Lagniappe of the year. It’s been pretty awesome. I thank you for…
Christmas Day in the Caribbean – Bahamians Ready for de Road
Gary St. Louis shows off his design for a lead costume in Gaza Boyz weather elements-themed 2012 presentation Fringe detail…
Photo of the Week 51/52
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BdC Lagniappe 51/52 Wire and Backpacks
Ziah Loregnard as Madame Butterfly This is Ziah Loregnard who, at age 9 is already a seasoned masquerader. Before I…
Butterfly Garden
In keeping with the theme of metamorphosis I think we’ll just keep going with butterflies for the rest of…
Metamorphosis: Changes Afoot on the Site
Hi SL followers, Some of you may have noticed some changes on the site and some of you may not.…