Official Carnival festivities have ended in most countries where this Festival is observed, though in many Caribbean countries the dates have been changed for mainly commercial purposes. Globally, the Carnivals which seem to be best known are those in Brazil, famous for its floats and street parades, and Trinidad and Tobago, where the street bacchanal has been dubbed “The Mother of all Carnivals”. I spent some time over the weekend navigating …
My best days serving on de Carnival Development Committee was scouting foh folklore material. My fair-foh-it group was our unique four or five piece String band wid locally made Guitar, Cuatro, Banjo, Bamboo Flute (Picollo) and Maracas (Shack Shack). De lead instrument was either Bamboo Flute, Saxophone or Violin. De Rose Hall Strings of Pearl was led by de late Leopold “Anto” Anthony and he was ah local Maestro who …
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