The National Carnival Commission (NCC) held their Junior Parade of the bands today in Port-of-Spain. Here are a few shots.…
Welcome to Blogging de Carnival 2018
Above, Jeron Pierre and Stefano Orlando Marcano, spitting fire with Paramin Blue Devils. Welcome to Blogging de Carnival 2018! Happy…
BdC 11 Traditional Mas at Adam Smith Square
It was traditional Indian, Robber, bat, Baby Doll, jail break selfies, devils, sailors and moko jumbis at Adam Smith Square…
BdC Lagniappe 2 – Cultural Appropriation, Syncretism, Mas, Culture
Today’s post is inspired by a video clip I saw of MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry talking about the troublesome mis-appropriation of…
BdC Lagniappe 1
Normally I try to run a lagniappe to Blogging de Carnval just to keep on highlighting the less known facts…
Photo of the Week 7/52 BdC 41/42
Masquerader from Tribal Connections, Carnival 2013 This was nice in the midst of all the bikinis and beads. Enjoy L
Photo of The Week 46/52 – Grow a Little Mas Child, Why Don’t Ya
I’ve been looking at a lot of children’s mas photos this week. It takes all of us working to…
Symbols of Power & Rebellion
In mas the Jab Jab is a symbol of resistance, the Indian, a symbol of solidarity with other oppressed peoples.…
Ah Still Here, Just hiding
Just letting you know I’m still here. A follow-up to BdC is coming, we’ll call it a lagniappe, just…
Tradition Lives on (BdC 16/21)
Hey folks, I started this blog because I heard too many myths and strange, inaccurate statements about Trinidad carnival. If we don’t…
Mardi Gras Indians (Bdc 36/36)
Walter, aka Spy Boy Trigga, of the 9th Ward Seminole Mardi Gras Indians I’ve blogged before about Indian mas…
The Carnival is Over (Blogging de Carnaval 29/36)
Full disclosure, I am exhausted. I did my due diligence in honor of the ancestors today. Someone shared a comment…
Indian Mas (BdC 15/36)
Indian Mas in Trinidad & Tobago Indian Mas, Carnival 2009 Calypsonian, researcher, Dr. Hollis “Chalkdust” Liverpool explains in his…