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Labour Day in Trinidad & Tobago, Juneteenth in the USA

Since 1973 Trinidad and Tobago has celebrated June 19 as Labour Day. It commemorates the Butler labour riots – resistance…

admin June 20, 2020

Dragon Festival BdC 2019, 3

A host of beautiful dragons adorned Prince Street, East Port-of-Spain yesterday morning for the Dragon Festival. Dragons are a traditional…

admin March 3, 2019

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…

admin March 2, 2019

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…

admin March 1, 2019

Welcome to Blogging De Carnival 2019 BdC1

Welcome to Blogging de Carnival 2019. I know at least a few of you wondered why I was MIA. To…

admin March 1, 2019
Art in Cuba

Art in Cuba

I attended the 43rd Caribbean Studies Association Conference in Havana, Cuba where I had two presentations. One of the things…

admin June 15, 2018

BdC 3 – Calypso Fiesta: The Festival of Kaiso & Love

Forty calypsonians competed for 15 spots to challenge reining calypso monarch of 2017, Hollis Liverpool, Chalkdust. Calypso Fiesta is not…

admin March 1, 2018
BdC 2  – Steelpan

BdC 2 – Steelpan

Saturday January 28 medium and large steelbands competed in the semi-final round of the National Panorama competition. The semi-final round…

admin March 1, 2018

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.…

admin February 11, 2018

Traditional Characters BdC9

Stick around if you can after Canboulay and see the traditions of mas combined with some new and innovative twists…

admin February 9, 2018

BdC 8 Canboulay Riots Re-enactment

  I have a confession. The first time I saw the enactment of the Canboulay riots I cried. It wasn’t…

admin February 8, 2018

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…

admin February 2, 2018

Ganga Dhashara

The image above was featured in Calendar 2015: Colors of T&T The Ganga Dashara festival takes place on the last…

admin May 31, 2017

Discover a Culture Beyond Your Imagination – Oshun Feast

  I’ve been invited several times by members of the Shrine of Orumilla, an Ifa shrine in Sangre Grande, Trinidad,…

admin May 20, 2017

BdC 2 – Pay de Devil

To the uninitiated devil mas sounds like devil worship – ominous, evil. On the contrary, it is about reflection: holding…

admin February 26, 2017
Welcome to Blogging de Carnival 2017 – BdC1 Mas is Life

Welcome to Blogging de Carnival 2017 – BdC1 Mas is Life

  “Se wo were fi na wosan kofa a yenki.” Literally translated it means “it is not taboo to go…

admin February 2, 2017

Henna Parties and Shaabi Music in Cairo

Several of us were lucky to go to a henna party in Cairo in the summer that led to a second…

Studio Lafoncette November 10, 2016

Sahel – The Warmth of the Mediterranean Sea

Took these photos from a beach on Egypt’s north coast (Sahel), called El Sahel El Shamaly in a section known…

Studio Lafoncette October 12, 2016 2

Al Qahira – Ramadan in The City that Never Sleeps

Food glorious food: among the above choices, fried chicken, babaganoug, foul, falafel, fries, omelettes, a Middle Eastern cheese with tomatoes…

Studio Lafoncette September 6, 2016 2
Discovering Cairo

Discovering Cairo

Hello readers, I haven’t shared with you in quite some time because, among other things I’ve been working in the…

Studio Lafoncette June 30, 2016 6
BdC16 De Carnival is Over (Maybe)

BdC16 De Carnival is Over (Maybe)

[wpvideo LhHRYGw8][wpvideo pgEMxalq] Truth be told I resisted doing this post. First I got an epic cold that turned into…

Studio Lafoncette March 3, 2016
BdC 15 Red Cross Kiddies Carnival

BdC 15 Red Cross Kiddies Carnival

These little ones pranced in the hot sun for Red Cross Kiddies carnival last Saturday. Attendance has been decidedly low…

Studio Lafoncette February 6, 2016
BdC 14 Guaracara Park Kiddies

BdC 14 Guaracara Park Kiddies

Guaracara Park Kiddies carnival was one of the first children’s events for the season. Children are lucky because they get…

Studio Lafoncette February 5, 2016

BdC 13 After the Canboulay

There’s always an after party of sorts after Canboulay, first where the drummers and chantuelles hang back to play and…

Studio Lafoncette February 5, 2016
BdC 12 Canboulay

BdC 12 Canboulay

  Jeran Pierre of Paramin Blue Devils as he blasts hell fire The re-enactment of the Canboulay riots in East…

Studio Lafoncette February 5, 2016
BdC 11 Traditional Mas at Adam Smith Square

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…

Studio Lafoncette February 5, 2016 2

BdC 10 Gloria Dallsingh, Queen & Ted Eustace, King of Carnival

Thursday night a king and queen were crowned in what used to be up to last year the semi-final round of…

Studio Lafoncette February 4, 2016
BdC 9 Queens and Kings Preliminary Round

BdC 9 Queens and Kings Preliminary Round

Last night adult competitive mas got off to a start at the Queens Park Savannah. There are only two rounds…

Studio Lafoncette January 29, 2016

BdC 8 Panorama Semi-Finals

Nightingales Invaders, including Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley pushing pans on and off stage Birdsong A few images from the…

Studio Lafoncette January 27, 2016
BdC 7 La-Brea Nightingales Part 2 BdC

BdC 7 La-Brea Nightingales Part 2 BdC

La-Brea Nightingales at Semi-Finals In the panyard [wpvideo 8oza4Fgc]

Studio Lafoncette January 27, 2016
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