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  • TT Film Fest Day 2

    11/09/2016
    Film

    The Cutlass was such a surprise to me. The shots were gorgeous. There were homes and location shots that took my breath away. The drone footage alone are a major draw. But the surprise was the acting. It was good!  So yes, put this film on your list. The Ninth Floor is a documentary abour…

  • TT Film Fest Preview

    11/09/2016
    Film

    Yesterday, I got to see Sanskara, a local film noir that’s going to be screened this year at the TT Film Festival. Let me tell you, I enjoyed it. To be fair acting isn’t our forte, and Lord does it ever show in this piece, but there’s so much thought behind this film that shines…

  • Second Call for Papers – Caribbean Carnival Conference, May 2017

    05/09/2016
    Academia, Carnival, Re-Post

    I’m actually finding this very intriguing: The Centre for Culture and the Arts at Leeds Beckett University in partnership with Leeds West Indian Carnival will be hosting an international conference on Caribbean Carnival Cultures on 19 – 21 … Source: Second Call for Papers – Caribbean Carnival Conference, May 2017

  • Caribbean Lookbook’s LDN Pop-Up

    04/09/2016
    Caribbean Fashion, Fashion

    London fashionistas be on the lookout for this fabulous opportunity to indulge in some of the best clothing brands in the Caribbean. From September 23-25 you will have Shop Shari, Peta Odini, JoVew by Makisa and We Dream in Colour at your fingertips. And those are only some of the brands that will be showcasing…

  • A Caribbean Culture Reader

    03/09/2016
    Books, Carnival, Culture

    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…

  • Families Beg Soca Junkies to Please, Please Get Help

    Families Beg Soca Junkies to Please, Please Get Help

    02/09/2016
    Music, Re-Post

  • Families Beg Soca Junkies to Please, Please Get Help

    Families Beg Soca Junkies to Please, Please Get Help

    02/09/2016
    Music, Re-Post

  • National Awards 2016

    02/09/2016
    Culture

    On Wednesday at the annual National Awards ceremony the following persons were recognised for their national service in the fields of culture and the arts. Leston Paul the Musical Arranger/ Producer/Composer/Musician received the Chaconia Medal Silver [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUFtArvmGuQ?rel=0]   The Humming Bird Medal (Gold) was awarded to the: St. Margaret’s Boys’ Anglican School/Youth Steel Orchestra…

  • The Politics of Patwa (Patois)

    31/08/2016
    Language, Re-Post

    An article by Doreen St. Félix for MTV.Com.  While listening to a radio transmission in Kingston, Stuart Hall suddenly felt lost. It was the early 1970s, and Hall had temporarily returned to his home country of Jamaica after two decades abroad. Back in 1951, Hall had won a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford,…

  • Nneka Luke moves to FilmTT

    31/08/2016
    Film

    FilmTT Appoints New General Manager  Port of Spain, 30th August, 2016: The Board of Directors of the Trinidad and Tobago Film Company Limited (FilmTT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Nneka Luke to the position of General Manager effective 1st September, 2016. Chairman of the Board, Camille Selvon Abrahams shared that this selection…

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