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A Carnival Post Mortem.
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From Steam to Soca
BySoyiniOn Thursday (27th March) UWI’s Literary Cultural and Communications Studies department presented ‘From Steam to Soca,’ the latest in a series of talks on issues that matter to the culture of Trinidad and Tobago. Hosts, and PhD candidates within the department, Abeo Jackson and Omari Ashby interviewed Lady Lava and Squeezy Rankin. Let me first…
[ Smiles ] They certainly don’t make houses like those anymore!
Splendid photo!