What Trinidad ... Long after the slaves were emancipated by the British in 1838, the colonial administration continued to fight the now-Africanized carnival piece by piece—banning, at one time ...

From dazzling costumes ... hold down full-time jobs in addition to their environmental initiative - are not the only ones dedicating their spare time to making Trinidad's carnival both fun and ...

My vision for Trinidad Carnival ... through the streets to vibrant costumes and high-energy fetes, Carnival is an experience like no other. “Carnival is a long day, so you have to be prepared.

“The discarded garments of their oppressors were fashioned into costumes worn for ... Show on Earth” which has long been used to describe Trinidad’s Carnival is not one to be taken lightly ...

“All our costumes are locally made. This isn’t about sending a prototype to China and importing finished products. The last time ... Carnival is the flagbearer for traditional mas in Trinidad.

I had played mas elsewhere—in Trinidad ... think that Carnival exists without queerness,” Potter said. And not just because “the majority of the people who are making the costumes are ...