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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
Steelpan Pioneers
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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2009 February
23rd - 24th

2010 February
15th - 16th


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Ladies Night Out 2010
Ladies Night Out 2010
February 05,2010

Synergy Soca Stars 2010
Synergy Soca Stars
Finals 2010

NACC Young Kings Calypso Monarch 2010
NACC Young Kings Calypso Monarch 2010

Chutney Soca Monarch Finals 2010
Chutney Soca Monarch
Finals 2010

Kalypso Revue 2010 Calypso Tent Revisited
Kalypso Revue 2010
Calypso Tent Revisited

Generation Next 2010 Calypso Tent
Generation Next 2010
Calypso Tent

NYAC Pioneers/Jewels Calypso Competition 2010
NYAC Pioneers/Jewels
Calypso Competition

Klassic Ruso 2010 Calypso Tent Revisited
Klassic Ruso 2010
Calypso Tent Revisited

Kaiso House 2010 Calypso Tent
Kaiso House 2010
Calypso Tent

Kaiso Showcase 2010
Kaiso Showcase 2010
Calypso Tent

National Calypso Queen Competition 2010
National Calypso Queen Competition 2010

Kaiso Karavan 2010 Calypso Tent
Kaiso Karavan 2010
Calypso Tent

NYAC 2010 Stars of Tomorrow
NYAC 2010 Stars of Tomorrow Jan. 17, 2010

Klassic Ruso 2010 Opening Night
Klassic Ruso Opening Night
January 15, 2010

NCC 2010 Carnival Launch
NCC 2010 Carnival Launch
January 14, 2010

22nd Annual Top 20 Stars of Gold Award Ceremony for 2009
Top 20 Stars of Gold Award Ceremony for 2009

Allrounder's 2010 CD Launch
Allrounder's CD Launch
January 06, 2010

Señor Gomez's Carnival 2010 Presentation: Tribute to Lyndia Gomez
Señor Gomez's Tribute to Lyndia Gomez

Anthony 'Almanac' Francis' Wake and Funeral
Anthony 'Almanac' Francis' Wake and Funeral

Brother Valentino in Concert
Brother Valentino in Concert October 31, 2009

TUCO North Zone - Extemporama
TUCO North Zone - Extemporama

TUCO - Youths in Calypso - October 28, 2009
TUCO - Youths in Calypso - October 28, 2009

Shurwayne Winchester and Y.O.U.'s First Anniversary Celebration
Shurwayne Winchester and Y.O.U.'s 1st Anniversary

2008 / 2009 Calypso Photo AlbumsCalypso & Soca Videos

Guidance Tops NYAC's Stars of Tomorrow
January 18, 2010
Guidance Tops NYAC's Stars of TomorrowThe 21st National Youth Action Committee’s Stars of Tomorrow Calypso Competition took place on January 17, 2010, at the Strand Cinema, Dundonald Street, Port-of-Spain, where twelve young artistes, between the ages of nineteen...

Allrounder's 2010 CD Launch
January 11, 2010
Allrounder's 2010 CD LaunchAnthony 'Allrounder' Hendrickson launched his 2010 CD at the Nu Pub (Mas Camp Pub) on January 06, 2010, with the support of many fans, friends and fellow Calypsonians. In fact, so much was the support that the venue was full to capacity.

Señor Gomez's Tribute to Lyndia
January 11, 2010
Señor Gomez's Tribute to LyndiaRenowned Carnival Mas-maker, Señor Gomez, gives a peek at his Carnival 2010 presentation titled Tribute to Lyndia Gomez. This presentation is unlike those that usually honour heroes and heroines posthumously. Instead, Señor Gomez chose to dedicate his Carnival creations to his wife who is still very vibrant and full of life.

Profile of the late Almanac
November 19, 2009
Profile of the late AlmanacCalypsonian 'Almanac' (Anthony Francis) passed away on November 6th 2009, at the Port of Spain General Hospital around 9:30 p.m. due to suspected liver cancer. His funeral was held Wednesday, November 11th, 2009...



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Winsford 'Joker' Devine SpeaksCreator 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"...

The Mighty Duke Speaks
The Mighty Duke SpeaksKelvin 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...

Brother Valentino: Life is a stage
Brother Valentino: Life is a stageThe Grenadian born, Anthony Emrold Phillip, better known in the Calypso arena as 'Brother Valentino', has proven his worth as a riveting performer, expressing his political and social awareness through songs such as 'Life is a stage', 'Stay up Zimbabwe' and 'Dis Place Nice'.

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