Welcome to Blogging de Carnival 2019. I know at least a few of you wondered why I was MIA. To…
Ganga Dhashara
The image above was featured in Calendar 2015: Colors of T&T The Ganga Dashara festival takes place on the last…
BdC 2 – Pay de Devil
To the uninitiated devil mas sounds like devil worship – ominous, evil. On the contrary, it is about reflection: holding…
Rainy Divali 2015
Rain almost washed away all of the festivities for Divali 2015 in Trinidad and Tobago. Although the Hindu festival of…
FB – Photo of the Week Cedros Hosay (video included)
Happy Friday folks. Hosay activities take place in northern (St. James) and southern (Cedros) Trinidad this weekend as part of…
BdC2015 6 Paramin Blue Devils at Canboulay (Video)
[wpvideo V5PNdZaD] Here is a quick clip from the Paramin Blue Devils at the old time carnival following Canboulay at…
Photo of the Week 6/52: Blasts from the Past (BdC 10/21) Charlie’s Roots
*See update note below. De music truck. Not too long ago it was the norm to have at least two…
Questioning the Fight
Questioning the fight. Asserting the Right to Question These images are from Canboulay re-enactments in Trinidad during carnival. They depict an interpretation…
Pilgrimage (pĭl’grə-mǐj): A Journey to a Sacred Place
Mosquito Creek, LaRomaine, Trinidad, WI Enjoy your week L
Mas Women – Gwendolyn Smith (BdC 10/36)
Gwendolyn Smith – Ibis Queen OF Caroni In 2009 Gwendolyn Smith was a first time carnival Queen. She told…
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…
Before Calypso there was Kaiso, Kalenda and Griot (BdC 4/36)
Joanne “Tigress” Rowley’s performance of “Yuh Ain’t See Wajang Yet” gave her the 2nd place at Dimanche Gras 2009 …
Goodbye Winter, Hello “Canaval”
Tonight dear friends I bid farewell to winter. The ground hog has not reared his face and tonight we’re expecting…
Hit the Beach
I’ve been using all of my mental powers to make it through the cold weather. This image has come to…
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…
The Market and Beyond
I went hunting for “authentic” market scenes at the San Fernando market yesterday. My best friend and I (we use that childhood term…
DC Caribbean Carnival 2010 is Here!
Greetings all, In honour of DC Caribbean Carnival, I’m sharing a few Photos of the Week with you (plus I…