 | Traditional Carnival - Bats 2008 A parade of Bats at the Traditional Old Mas or carnival, St. James Trinidad They gathered at the entrance to the make-shift stage. One or two sat on the road with their wings wrapped around themselves. The event was the Traditional Mas competition in St. James, Trinidad and a number of Bats were ready to take flight to reenact the flying mammal. Trinidad carnival it is not about the beads or feathers, elaborate head pieces or five hundred pound floats, but rather for the masqueraders to play themselves, for them to find an identity that they can call theirs. Carnival is about the reenactment of an identity copied from books, television or from observations played out as a performance....I really don't know who I am, but this is what I'll really like to be. http://thebookmann.blogspot.com/2008/01/bats-traditional-carnival-2008.html |
 | Trinidad Carnival from 1950's The keepers of our past... [film Footage captured of Trinidad Carnival by a American visitor in 1956-57 ] The still of the masquerader sitting on the back of a donkey during Trinidad and Tobago's carnival was filmed by an American visitor from 1956-7 according to Ray Funk. It shows the track to the Queen's Park Savannah's stage, and how masqueraders played their mas as they marched across the stage recorded with a 16mm home movie camera. Recently, a discussion on the preservation of Trinidad carnival stressed that footage such as the sample may have been taken by members of the society who were wealthy enough to own recording devices, and there is the likelihood the spools of film may be tossed in some cardboard box gathering dust from the grandchildren of people who filmed the festival over fifty years ago. Thanks to Ray Funk, the archivist of Trinidad and Tobago's Steelband, Calypso and Carnival, he is preserving a collection by seeking out finds as with this footage. The youtube is a commentary by Ray Funk, Allyson Hennessy and Holly Betaudier on local television. http://thebookmann.blogspot.com/2008/01/playing-yuh-self-trinidad-carnival.html |
 | Kings, Queens and backstage of Trinidad Carnival It was a heart breaking moment and show of spirit that keeps alive in Trinidad and Tobago, the love of Carnival. It was this young masquerader in his Fancy Indian costume wooing the crowd. And for a costume that towered over him, he was able to carry it well on his shoulders and perform his dance steps. The judging of the Kings and Queens of Carnival follows a few guidelines which many of the masqueraders who crossed the stage failed in some regard. And these are the points awarded to the spirit in which the masqueraders portrays his piece. The criteria should not be called pram, meaning either his or her are pushing or pulling a costume across the stage.Read more at: thebookmann.blogspot.com |
 | Royalty Trinidad Carnival vol 2 Slideshow Presentation on the streets of Trinidad & Tobago carnival Monday/Tuesday 2007. This vol features Tribe's Ole Time Something Come Back Again! Look out for vol 3 |
 | Destra and Sean Paul Trinidad Carnival 2008 Destra Teaching Sean Paul how to wine. This video was taken at the Tribe Ignite Party in Trinidad on Thursday January 31st |
 | TRINIDAD CARNIVAL AH WINE TAKEN FROM A CARNIVAL STORY |
 | Mystery Raiders 2008 MADE IN CHINA This is a traditional midnight robber band here in Trinidad & Tobago. We give boastful speeches and compete for prizes in robber competitions |
 | Trini Carnival 2007 - Traditional Character Sailor Traditional Character - Queen Sailor |
 | New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians Uptown Super Sunday, 3.16.08 Wild Magnolia Mardi Gras Indians at Martin Luther King Boulevard, New Orleans during the Uptown Super Sunday celebration. Big Chief Bo Dollis, Big Chief Bo Dollis, Jr., Big Queen Rita and others. |
 | Jab Molassie The young man here could be mistaken for the many homeless people in Trinidad and Tobago. But this is not the case, as he is part of the Paramin Blue Devils and one of the grotesque characters at the Traditional Mas called Jab Molassie. At the time this photograph was taken, the Jab Molassie displayed his devilish antics by raving a bag of popcorn and pivoting his foot to plod along. See more at thebookmann.blogspot.com |
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