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Soft Box Gallery director and curator Nisha Hosein took the work of seven local artists to an art fair in Dubai earlier in May, exposing them to a new market and opening possibilities for all artists of TT.

Growing up in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, Kamilah Dunbar spent much of her time plaiting the hair of her favourite childhood doll.One of her earliest memories involves a struggle to twist

Over the past couple of weeks, I immersed myself in the Carnival experience in T&T, as I do each year—a tradition cultivated by my grandparents. Every year growing up, we

"Join Oscar Wailoo on his first Trinidad Carnival adventure, filled with missed spectacles and unexpected delights. From Panorama to J'ouvert and the vibrant masqueraders of Port of Spain, immerse yourself in the unique culture and spirit of Trinidad's Carnival, a celebration like no other."

“What shit you talking, bro?” Bobby asked, his jaw literally dropping. “We talking bout the same song?”Even before Calypso Fiesta, I had shared Soul of Calypso with my pardna on WhatsApp.

“What shit you talking, bro?” Bobby asked, his jaw literally dropping. “We talking bout the same song?”Even before Calypso Fiesta, I had shared Soul of Calypso with my pardna on WhatsApp.

When societies lapse into complacency, raise no eyebrows and repeatedly tole­rate transparently declining standards of decency, deportment and decorum in their homeland, however triggered, the rich cultural norms and values

Few can argue against Mical Teja’s (Mical Williams) “DNA” being a masterpiece and certifiable soca anthem. If Carnival 2024 was a prop in the World’s Strongest Man competition, then Teja

It took Machel Montano 40 of his 49 years to creatively and graphically make an emphatic statement on this senseless commess that surrounds calypso and soca. I am still not

"Explore the controversy surrounding Machel Montano's entry into the 2024 Calypso Monarch competition and the debate over the direction of Calypso and Soca. Discover how calypsonians are navigating political advocacy and artistic expression, and the challenges faced by the genre in maintaining its cultural and social relevance."