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
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
Embark, Film and Television, People, Trinidad and Tobago
By Jonathan Ali ● Issue 157 (May/June 2019)
Q&A with Maya Cozier | Screenshots (May/June 2019)
Trinidadian filmmaker Maya Cozier talks about her new short, She Paradise
Fashion and Jewellery, People, Trinidad and Tobago
By Kristine de Abreu ● News & Online Exclusives
An evening with Dany Sanz
A special invitation from Neishel Vilain Pierron and Band of the Year K2K Alliance & Partners brought French make-up artist Dany Sanz to Trinidad
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
By Shivanee Ramlochan ● Issue 155 (January/February 2019)
Bookshelf (Jan/Feb 2019) | Book reviews
This month’s reading picks, with reviews of High Mas: Carnival and the Poetics of Caribbean Culture; Giant; Black Dogs and the Colour Yellow; A View of the Empire at Sunset; and Erotic Islands: Art and Activism in the Queer Caribbean
By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 155 (January/February 2019)
Playlist (Jan/Feb 2019) | Music reviews
This month’s listening picks, with reviews of the latest by Keba; 5OH8 + KVL; and Tebby