Immerse, Music, People, United States, Trinidad and Tobago
By Amanda Choo Quan ● September/October 2020 • Digital Issue
Anti-stoosh: Adam “DJ foreigner” Cooper | Snapshot
From live events mixing and mashing diverse musical genres to his online Carnival Tabanca series, Trinidadian DJ Adam Cooper — also known as foreigner, based in Los Angeles — is completely reinventing what Caribbean culture can be, writes Amanda Choo Quan
Immerse, Festivals and Events, People, Trinidad and Tobago
By Georgia Popplewell and Laura Dowrich-Phillips ● Issue 161 (January/February 2020)
Carnival backstage | Closeup
Carnival is a time to shine: from performers on the soca and calypso stage to costumed masqueraders in the street and fete-goers showing off their most acrobatic dance moves. But “the greatest show on earth” wouldn’t be possible without the dedication of the many thousands who work behind the scenes — year-round or seasonally — on the organisation and logistics of the festival. Laura Dowrich-Phillips and Georgia Popplewell meet four of the people whose backstage efforts make Carnival happen
Immerse, Festivals and Events, History, Trinidad and Tobago
By Attillah Springer ● Issue 161 (January/February 2020)
Kambule: on morning ground | Snapshot
Early each Carnival Friday morning, before dawn breaks, crowds assemble at Piccadilly Greens in east Port of Spain for a re-enactment of a key event in the history of Trinidad — and of Carnival itself. Attillah Springer gives an intimate account of Kambule, when the spirits of the ancestors are invoked in a ritual of memory, story, song, and resistance
Immerse, Festivals and Events, History, Trinidad and Tobago
By Amanda T. McIntyre and Jarula M.I. Wegner ● Issue 161 (January/February 2020)
The return of the baby doll | Backstory
With a frilly dress and bonnet, carrying a replica of an infant, the traditional Baby Doll is a playful Carnival character with a serious message about the social roles of women and men. A new generation of activists have adopted the Baby Doll as form of feminist intervention, write Amanda T. McIntyre and Jarula M.I. Wegner — like the masqueraders behind the Belmont Baby Dolls band
Engage, Festivals and Events, History, Trinidad and Tobago
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 161 (January/February 2020)
T&T Carnival | Did you even know
Our new trivia column opens with a T&T Carnival quiz. Think you’re an expert on Carnival and calypso history? See how many of our twelve questions you can answer correctly
By Andre Bagoo and Shelly-Ann Inniss ● Issue 158 (July/August 2019)
Need to know | Events calendar (July/August 2019)
Essential info to help you make the most of July and August across the Caribbean — from Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica to Carifesta in T&T
Arrive, Festivals and Events, Cuba
By Donna Yawching ● Issue 158 (July/August 2019)
Santiago — carnival city | Explore
Santiago, Cuba’s second-largest city, has long been a hotbed of culture — and it comes to a blaze each July, as Santiago’s unique annual Carnival, centred on the feast of St James the Apostle, takes over. Donna Yawching explains the historical roots of Santiago Carnival, and why it’s a time of year when no one expects to get much sleep
Embark, Culture, Festivals and Events, Trinidad and Tobago
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 155 (January/February 2019)
Carnival, Trinidad and Tobago | Wish you were here (Jan/Feb 2019)
Postcards from the Caribbean’s most extraordinary places