Today I am preoccupied with another type of bacchanal as in NY Caribbean people, West Indians, would have begun feting…
Labor Day Reminiscence
I’ve awakened from a long slumber to bring you a look back at some good ole images of Labor Days…
Gele in Brooklyn Jouvert
What did they not have in Brooklyn Jouvert? Seems they had everything. Here is this smiling beauty adorned in…
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…
Grenada Jab Jab
The largest most enigmatic (some say crazy) band of revelers on Jouvert morning in Brooklyn is the Grenada Jab…
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…
Brooklyn Jouvert, Labor Day 2012
I came home with a rhythm ringing and figured out on the journey back while listening to music that it…
Labor Day Kiddies Carnival 2012
Just a couple of the tiny humans from today’s Kiddies Carnival parade in Brooklyn, NY. Ended at the Brooklyn…
Brooklyn Jouvert 2011
Brooklyn Jouvert 2011. Just a taste, got lots more . Enjoy L