Over 100 children’s bands crossed the stage at the Queens Park Savannah today depicting traditional, historic, fantasy and many other…
Kiddies Carnival (NCC Junior Parade of the Bands) – BdC10
The National Carnival Commission (NCC) held their Junior Parade of the bands today in Port-of-Spain. Here are a few shots.…
Ganga Dhashara
The image above was featured in Calendar 2015: Colors of T&T The Ganga Dashara festival takes place on the last…
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…
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…
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…
High Tech High Tech! (BdC 15/21)
High tech, high tech! Identifying details have been obscured to protect the innocent (masquerader) 🙂 The National Carnival Bands Association…
Junior Calypso Monarch (BdC 13/21)
Aaron Duncan wins again Jr. Calypso Monarch 2012 Aaron Duncan talking to the press Jeromy Rodriguez, placed 6th and sang…
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…
Ole Mas (BdC 5/21)
Ole mas is the term used for mas/ costumes created with used materials, most often things found around the…
Pan and Fete in the Air (BdC 4/21)
Tenors, Nalo Safi Thomas and Dane Gulston, members of the Neal & Massy Trinidad All Stars, showing how it’s done…
Tamboo Bamboo (BdC 2/21)
A tamboo bamboo band at Canboulay Riots Re-enactment As with many African traditions, drumming was outlawed in the colonies of…
Welcome to Blogging de Carnaval 2012 (1/21)
A young Pierrot Grenade on Carnival Saturday 2011 in the NCC Kiddies Carnival Parade This image and others are available…
Go Deep and Find Something Worthwhile (BdC 36/36)*
This post has many links for your edification and enjoyment. Young masquerader in Native American costume, Trinidad Carnival. This…
Mas for Whom? (BdC 32/36)
Masquerader in Roy Pierre’s NY Jouvert Band 2010 Masquerader in Macfarlane’s 2011 presentation This is a New York…
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…
Kiddies Carnival 2011 (BdC 25/36)
Images from today’s Kiddies Carnival. The Parade spans at least 15 blocks in the capitol city of Port-of-Spain. The children…
De Bookman (BdC 22/36)
Beelzebub with his Book with all the names of his subjects. The Bookman is a traditional carnival character that holds…
Sailor Mas (BdC 16/36)
Sailor Mas is another element of connectedness with the rest of the world that is evident in Trinidad & Tobago…
Canboulay – This Myth that Carnival is About Lent (BdC 7/36)
To begin, Canboulay comes from the “Creolization” of the french words, cannes brulées, or burning canes. Burning cane fields as…
The Midnight Robber BdC (6/36)
Midnight Robbers, circa 1955, La-Brea, Trinidad, West Indies Moko Jumbie Robber, 2009, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad They come like thieves…
A New Year, New Beginnings – January 1, 2011 (Photo of the Week 1/52)
Hello my dear viewers! I say viewers because this is a photo blog, though I do write a bit. I…