A host of beautiful dragons adorned Prince Street, East Port-of-Spain yesterday morning for the Dragon Festival. Dragons are a traditional…
Kiddies Carnival BdC 2019, 4
Over 100 children’s bands crossed the stage at the Queens Park Savannah today depicting traditional, historic, fantasy and many other…
Canboulay 2019 BdC 2
The re-enactment of the Canboulay Riots was staged in Picadilly Greens this morning from 4:00 AM. This street play is…
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…
TB to Protest Mas on Emancipation Day – Ogun, Haiti, Africans
Chipping through editing my albums bit by bit and I enjoyed this video earlier this week so I wanted to…
Flashback to Traditional Mas
Now that most of the festivals of the year are over, we’re shifting our gaze to the mas. [wpvideo ZwCKdlcw]…
BdC 10/32 Black-I – Warriors of Huracan
A small traditional community band, the Black Indians have been playing this mas for many years. This year Vulgar Fraction…
BdC 7/32 Anti-Master Narratives
Hi folks, Seems like the talk is dominated by what’s going on with the big name bands. Actually most…
Queen of The Midnight Robbers
I think without a doubt you’ll find this Midnight Robber intimidating. Enjoy L PS: If you need to…
Photo of the Week 10/52 Final Product – Monkey Business
Wouldn’t you know it, the symbol for the number 10 in whe whe* is monkey. I followed the production of…
BdC Lagniappe 1
Normally I try to run a lagniappe to Blogging de Carnval just to keep on highlighting the less known facts…
BdC 26/42 Traditional Mas – Gorillas
Cherisse Brewster leads the gorillas on stage as her father, bandleader Lennie Brewster, stands looking on calmly in the background.…
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…
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…
Baby Doll (BdC 14/21)
Last night was the Traditional Carnival Characters competition at Victoria Square. This masquerader portrayed Baby Doll. The baby doll character…
Hard to find this Carnival season: Burrokeet (BdC 30/36)
So I’ve heard, carnival is over, but it’s okay to still blog about it. And I’ve also heard, I owe…