Trinidad Carnival:
Afri-Caribbean Resistance
by Corey Gilkes
Carnival is colour, no doubt about that. Carnival is revelry, gay abandon - a period when sexual inhibitions are lowered, all this is true. The "Mas" has also become very much a world festival - a period where the creative genius of people no matter what ethnic background, can be showcased for the entire world to admire, but Carnival as a forum for resistance to oppression?
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Canboulay Riots
by Michael Anthony
Canboulay, or properly written "Cannes Brulees", means "burning cane", and this commemorated the putting-out of cane fires during slavery. After slavery it became one of the important and deep-rooted festivals of the black people and was marked by ribald dancing and the lighted flambeaus carried in the street.
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Ancient Influences in T & T Carnival
by Deborah John
The word 'jamet', is it as generally accepted simply derived from the French diametre, meaning the other half or underworld character, or is there another derivation and an even deeper meaning?
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The Carnival Story 162 Years Of Mas
by Terry Joseph
From the inception of street parades in 1839 and for more than 100 years thereafter, the celebration flowed in two distinctly different social streams - upper and lower classes - occasionally coming to confluence in times of overt patriotism.
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Steelpan Pioneers
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The year 1935 is generally accepted as the watershed year for the transition from bamboo to metal. That year the Newtown Tamboo Bamboo band led by Lord Humbugger, discarded their lengths of bamboo and took to the streets for J'Ouvert with a full complement of metal containers. These included garbage bins and covers, biscuit drums, paint cans, brake drums, chamber pots and bottles and spoons. Continue...
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Carnival Dates
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2009 February
23rd - 24th
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2010 February
15th - 16th
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Trinidad & Tobago Calypso, Soca and Carnival 2008
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Time Left for Carnival 2009 :
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Dream Team 2009 Carnival Launch 'One'
October 10, 2008
The Carnival Band Dream Team launched their 2009 Carnival presentation titled "ONE - Different Cultures, One People", on Friday, October 10, at the St. Johns Entertainment Centre, Port of Spain. According to a release, the Dream Team Carnival Committee was formed in July 2005 to represent Poison at Carnival related events outside of Carnival time. Continue ...
Ronnie & Caro's 2009 'Bakkanal' Launch
August 29, 2008
The Mas Band Ronnie and Caro launched their 2009 Carnival presentation last Friday 29th August, 2008, at the Ambassador Hotel, Long Circular Road, St. James. According to bandleaders Ronnie and Caroline Mc Intosh, the theme of this year's presentation is "Bakkanal" and represents the bacchanal in Carnival. Continue ...
Young King 2008 Prize-Giving
August 12, 2008
The National Action Cultural Committee (NACC) held the prize-giving function for their 24th Annual Calypso Young King Competition at the National Library in Port of Spain on Tuesday 12th August, 2008. For persons who missed the Young King show that was held in the Carnival season... Continue ...
Soca for Summer 2008
July 19, 2008
This year's Soca 4 Summer 2008 concert was 'D Boss': a fitting expression to describe one of this country's most anticipated annual events and the personality himself behind it. Continue ...

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LATEST PHOTO ALBUMS
COTT 10th Annual Music Awards
November 06, 2008
Legacy Band Launch 2009: Kingdom of the Dragon
October 18, 2008
Dream Team Carnival 2009 Presentation 'One'
October 10, 2008
NACC Emancipation Calypso Competition 2008
September 18, 2008
Ronnie and Caro's 2009 Mas Band Launch 'Bakkanal'
August 29, 2008
Young Kings Prize-Giving 2008
August 12, 2008
Sugar Aloes and Cro Cro in Concert
August 09, 2008
NWAC 24th Annual Calypso Queen
Prize-Giving
July 18, 2008
2008 Calypso/Soca Photo Albums
2007 Calypso/Soca Photo Albums
All TriniSoca.com Photo Albums

Winsford 'Joker' Devine Speaks
September 12, 2007
Creator of such Calypso gems as "Progress", "In Time to Come", "Somebody", "Steelband Woman", "Saltfish", "This World Don't Like Nothing Black", "Phillip My Dear", "Take Me Back Africa"... Continue ...
The Mighty Duke Speaks
October 03, 2007
Kelvin Pope, known in the Calypso world as 'The Mighty Duke', is a legendary Calypsonian whose work spans a period of over fifty years. Born in 1930 in Point Fortin, south Trinidad... Continue ...
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MORE ARTICLES
- NYAC Stars of Tomorrow Prize Giving - May 24, 2008
- NYAC's Pioneers Calypso Prize-Giving - April 25, 2008
- NACC Kings Go Forth 2008 - February 16, 2008
- The Splendor of Carnival 2008 - February 22, 2008
- Insomnia 2008: Soca Flowed Like Water - February 02, 2008
- TUCO's Extempo/Calypso Categories - January 31, 2008
- Monique Hector, Calypso Queen - January 31, 2008
- Glow 2008 Rebirth Carnival Fete - January 29, 2008
- Funny Cops Veterans Calypso Monarch Title - January 28, 2008
- Megan Walrond, Junior Calypso Monarch - January 28, 2008
- Rooplal wins Chutney Soca Monarch - January 28, 2008
- Machel's AC 3+3: An Overall Success - January 26, 2008
- Ferdie and Erphaan: Schools' Soca Monarch Winners - January 25, 2008
- Bmobile Soca in the Square - January 21-25, 2008
- O.G. and Blue, Synergy Soca Stars - January 22, 2008
- Mighty Diamond is 2008 Young King - January 21, 2008
- Ladies Night Out Concert 2008 - January 18, 2008
- Chutney-Soca Monarch Semi Finals - January 09, 2008
- Jervae Caesar, 2008 NYAC Star of Tomorrow - January 06, 2008
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