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Culture Grenadian culture is a mixture of British, African, West Indian and French influences which has left an indomitable influence in the folklore, dialect, music and general way of life. French influence on Grenadian culture can still be found in surnames, names of villages and the local dialect or Patois. Historical sites also portray remnants of French and British colonial architecture that have been well preserved. African heritage is deeply rooted in Grenadian music, dance and festivals. Soca, calypso, steel pan and DJ music form the heart of the annual carnival where street parades ...

Toggle Sidebar Carnival in Trinidad: A Spectator’s Report with Photo Gallery Trinidad’s carnival is a mix of pounding melodies of calypso and soca bands, racy rhymes, steel drums and a circus of as many as 300,000 people dressed from head to toe in peacock-hued costumes that march and dance around the streets – or so Nadia Tyson tells us in this account of her experiences in Pasadena’s Star-News. I traveled to Trinidad and Tobago a total of three times in the past two years but never once to partake with the throngs parading through the streets during the much anticipated Caribbean C...

Carnival queen Roxanne Omalo holds court in Mayaro Sunday 14 February 2021 Roxanne Omalo intended to retire after winning the queen of Carnival title in 2020. But the veteran masquerader ultimately decided she has a few more performances to make for her group members and supporters. - CHEQUANA WHEELER On a first encounter with Roxanne Omalo, one would be astonished by her cool demeanour. Who would think this woman has danced with and pulled almost 1,800 pounds of a Carnival costume on the Dimanche Gras stage and holds several titles? Omalo, 37, holds the 2020 Carnival queen crown with her por...

Dimanche Gras! Not deflated, not defeated, will Brathwaite’s WI double up in Dhaka? A double-century on debut! And in Asia to boot! That’s the stuff of which West Indian boyhood dreams are made. As well as come-from-behind West Indian victories.  Guardian cricket reporter Vinode Mamchan did not seem to know about these dreams. Or to care about them. Photo: West Indies batsman Kyle Mayers on the attack against Bangladesh in his Test debut. On television on Friday evening, he was asked by programme host Barry Wilkinson what he thought was the minimum score the hosts needed for a safe decla...

A voice from the ghetto Wednesday 3 February 2021 THE EDITOR: When I awoke to the news of Singing Sandra’s passing on January 28, my response was like that of a true addict. First denial – this cannot be real; then acceptance – sadly it is; followed by sadness – she will no longer be around to bless us with her gift. And what a gift it was. I did not know Singing Sandra personally, but like many coming out of Morvant, Laventille and Beetham I felt a special affinity towards her and her music. As a child, I recall watching Dimanche Gras on TTT and cheering for Singing Sandra as a foot...