Category: Festivals


  • October is Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual global campaign to increase awareness of the disease. But that was not the reason behind featuring a special animated documentary on the subject at Animae Caribe Festival this year. It just worked out like that, with an amazing spate of coincidences and a twist of fate. ‘That…

  • The Contemporary Choreographers’ Collective or COCO is hosting their annual Dance Festival. I’m really excited to see them add a video element. Founding member of COCO Sonia Dumas, has become quite the filmmaker of late. Fresh off her win at #TTFF16 for a film development prize, this addition of film to COCO Dance Fest is…

  • This year’s theme is “re-igniting the Ancestral Fires, Establishing Presence” Monday 10th October – Amphitheate/ Arima Velodrome Children Edu-Fund Tours (Craft, Song, Music, Dance and Language Workshops), Petting Zoo, Performance/ Descendence Tuesday 11th October First People’s Centre 9.00 A.M. – Reflection on First People’s Spirituality 2.00 P.M.  – Arima Town Hall: Leaders will meet to…

  • The annual Orisha Ocean Festival– Ase Odun Olokun– will be held over 3 days from this Friday 7th– Sunday 9th October 2016.  On Friday 7th October the opening ceremony will be held at the Shrine on #12 First Street, Sparrow Drive, Simeon Road, Petit Valley from 7-9pm. On Saturday 8th October the festivities move to…

  • Our 20th Annual Orisa Feast 2016 Eriwo ya! Aboru ‘boye ‘bosise It is feast again at Ojubo Orisa Omolu – Ijo Ifa Imole Ose’tura! It is indeed a great pleasure that I Baba Awurela A. O. Fakayode together with members of Ojubo Orisa Omolu – Ijo Ifa Imole Ose’tura invite you to our 20th annual…