The re-enactment of the Canboulay Riots was staged in Picadilly Greens this morning from 4:00 AM. This street play is…
BdC 13 After the Canboulay
There’s always an after party of sorts after Canboulay, first where the drummers and chantuelles hang back to play and…
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…
BdC Canboulay 28/42
Carnival 2013 opened this morning in the pre-dawn ritual of the re-enactment of the Canboulay riots. If you missed it,…
Questioning the Fight
Questioning the fight. Asserting the Right to Question These images are from Canboulay re-enactments in Trinidad during carnival. They depict an interpretation…
Canboulay – This Myth that Carnival is About Lent (BdC 7/36)
To begin, Canboulay comes from the “Creolization” of the french words, cannes brulées, or burning canes. Burning cane fields as…