Welcome to Blogging de Carnival 2019. I know at least a few of you wondered why I was MIA. To…
BdC2015 3 – Egungun Sailor Mas
Pictured above is Courtney Browne from the band Belmont Exotic Stylish Sailors (B.E.S.S.) out of Jerningham Avenue. Adults in traditional…
Blogging de Carnaval 2015 BdC1 – Wisdom to Remember
Welcome to Blogging de Carnaval 2015 (BdC 2015). I suspect you all thought this wouldn’t happen didn’t you. I have…
BdC 2014 1/? Carnival – The Not So New Ancestral Festival
Welcome to Blogging de Carnval 2014. I’ve been messing about, procrastinating, deliberating on where/how to begin this year’s series. I…
“Baptists” and Carnival (BdC 33/36)
Today is Shouter Baptist Liberation Day in Trinidad and Tobago. It’s a public holiday dedicated to commemorating the repeal of…
Le Pays-wo (Pierrot Grenade) (BdC 7/36)
According to Hollis “Chalkdust” Liverpool, PhD, the Pierrot Grenade is a form of mas that combines the French Pierrot and…