Carnival

Ancestral Memory Mas

BySoyini 28/08/2016

Ancestral Memory Mas is a new band from Jenissa Sullivan. She wants to bring back mas with meaning for Carnival 2017. I got to talk to her about her vision for her band.

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The band is launching September 1st with the theme In Search of Bliss, stay tuned to this blog for details.

Update: The band launch on the 1st has been re-scheduled. I’ll let you know the new date as soon as I have it. Peep Jenissa’s Insta for Costume details until the launch.

Carnival

Africa In The Carnival
BySoyini Grey 17/02/2025

“You see Trinidad and Brazil we have the same vibration. Ile Ife, Ile Ife, she make me to understand.” Bahia Girl – David Rudder A conversation on Africa in the Carnival has to come with caveats. The earliest reporting of the Carnival was done by White elites who were hostile to the activities of the…

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Bishop’s Fete
BySoyini 07/02/2017

I had a time at Bishop’s Fete. Kes the Band were amazing. As was the food and atmosphere. I mean, I didn’t even mind it when I got wet by water from Iwer. Here are some of my pictures from the night. On to my next. Save Save

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Steelpan

A Place for Birdsong Academy
BySoyini 31/08/201615/10/2025

On August 15th the Marshal of the High Court had the authority to return possession of the property on the corner of Connel and St. Vincent Streets in Tunapuna to the landlord. When I visited Birdsong on D-day they were defiant in the face of eviction. When the Marshal arrived, it was very early on…

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Books | Carnival | Culture

A Caribbean Culture Reader
BySoyini 03/09/2016

Meagan Sylvester shared this on her page last September 2nd. It popped up in my Facebook reminder and I thought, that this is the best place to post it, because it’s such a great list of papers and essays on our music and Carnival customs etc. So without further adieu: Mason, Peter. 1998. Bacchanal? The…

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Culture | Journalism | Music

Konsidering Kartel
BySoyini 16/09/202516/09/2025

I have a lot of thoughts about Adidja Palmer’s influence on the Caribbean. His charisma, musical legacy and the mess surrounding his failed concert in Trinidad. But writing about Vybz Kartel has been personally rewarding. I received a Caribbean Broadcast Union Award for Excellence in Caribbean Art and Culture Reporting for my report on his…

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Carnival | Culture

Validating Naked Mas
BySoyini 11/10/2024

This article and television news report was produced in 2020, and it was written in response to a common criticism of the modern Carnival, that designers and masqueraders love of nudity was killing creativity. I attempted to explore that argument without prejudice. Published in the Trinidad Guardian (print and online) 22 February 2020 Source: http://www.guardian.co.tt/article/validating-naked-mas-6.2.1059944.a2db36df0a…

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