Update: Masassassin is the winner of the prize. The above photo is indeed of the great Trinidadian Andre Tanker on…
BdC 5/42 Dancing de Mas in Big Competition
Jhawan Thomas, experienced mas man and King of Carnival 2008, portrays an elaborate moko jumbie, “Alpha”, king of the band…
BdC 2/42 Moko Jumbie Practice
These young men said they were “taking an evening walk” along “The Coffee” in San Fernando. They’re from the Junior…
Photo of the Week 52/52
These girls wanted their photo taken together. Kiddies Carnival in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies My word, we’ve come to the…
Butterfly Garden
In keeping with the theme of metamorphosis I think we’ll just keep going with butterflies for the rest of…
Photo of the Week 49/52: Flight of the Scarlet Ibis
End of Bats and things with Wings. This is Gwendolyn Smith who was featured in my 2010 exhibit, Mas…
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…
Always Look on The Bright Side of Life
😀 Enjoy L You can see more of these on the Studio Lafoncette Facebook and, while you’re at it, Like the page why…
Lovely Day, Lovely Image
Good morning folks. Took a week off to attend to some very important stuff. Now I’m back and I’m…
Accomplishment!
Morning folks. This weekend we reached a great milestone, of which we’re very proud here. There have been over 30,000…
BdC Lagniappe 44/52 Adding Spark to Your Presentation
At least for the past 12 years lots of mas camps in Trinidad have been adding surprises to their presentations…
Gele in Brooklyn Jouvert
What did they not have in Brooklyn Jouvert? Seems they had everything. Here is this smiling beauty adorned in…
Brooklyn Jouvert – Roy Pierre’s Harlequins & Pierrots
A masquerader from Roy Pierre’s jouvert band 2012, Harlequins & Pierrots. This band tends to be well-costumed, gets a lot…
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…
Monday Morning Light
Hi folks, Masquerader from 3Canal’s Jouvert Presentation for 2012: Occupy Hope a little light shines into your Monday morning. Enjoy…
Photo of the Week (10/52): Moko Jumbie
Kemar Vincent playing Sun God from Junior Bisnath’s Kaisokah School of Arts They represent the ancestors. I never get tired…
BdC Lagniappe* 1: Mas Camp
Mas Camp Definition: a place where individuals design, construct, sew, decorate, create mas. Traditionally mas camps would be the nucleus…
Mardi Gras, De Carnival is Over (BdC 21/21)
This series has come to an end, and so has carnival 2012. In Port-of-Spain the police shut down last lap…
“J’ouvert baway-o, pa metay la main asou yo”* (BdC 20/21)
3Canal Occupying de Savannah first thing in de morning to wake up de place. J’ouvert baway-o pa metay la main…
Panorama 2012 Results: All Stars Takes Prize (BdC 19/21)
Neal and Massy Trinidad All Stars scored highest points to win the first prize in Trinidad & Tobago’s Panorama…
Kiddies Mas New Images (BdC 18.5)
Here’s a teaser of images to come. The children played mas in their full glory and splendour today. Even if…
Photo of the Week: Blasts from the Past (BdC 16/21)
Mas is not entirely the domain of Port-of-Spain. Events take place in almost every town in Trinidad & Tobago. Here…
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…
The People’s Competition BdC 11/21
Benjai performing “Trini” at Calypso Fiesta, 2011 Crowd at Calypso Fiesta – Calypso Monarch Semi-finals, 2010 Today is the Calypso…
Red Cross Kiddies Carnival (BdC 9/21)
This Saturday the Trinidad & Tobago Red Cross Society will host their children’s carnival competition. Every year it marks the…
Teaching Themes with Mas (BdC 8/21)
Two youth masqueraders in different depictions of Papa Bois, mythical father of the forest from Trinidad folklore I heard…
Junior Kings & Queens (Bdc 7/21)
Junior Queen of Carnival 2010, Denisha Jennings, A Splash of Blue, and Junior King of Carnival 2010, Matthew Barnes, A…