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The Trinidad Express reports that Mas man Brian MacFarlane has won the George Bailey Band of the Year title for the fifth consecutive year for his presentation, “Humanity—Circle of Life.” The second-place went to Trini Revellers and their presentation, “Tales of Merrie Olde England. See excerpts with a link to the full article below: The…
OF COURSE our Carnival and creative sectors must function as viable business operations. As the desire to learn about and understand our festival grows, this would be the sensible approach to take. But what business model should we use? One grounded in the cultural complexity of our nation, or a model that subscribes to western business formulas, driven by profit?
AS TOLD TO BC PIRES My name is Ellen O’Malley Camps and I have a new project. I’m probably better known in Trinidad and Tobago as Helen Camps, the theatre lady. I was involved in formal theatre and started Tent Theatre. But I’ve been out of theatre for a million years and I’m totally disinterested.
The Berkeley name will be re-entering the Carnival arena with the launch of Berkeley Carnival Revolution, headed by Cherisse Berkeley, niece of renowned masman the late Wayne Berkeley. She said the theme of the band will be Tradition Reimagined. Wayne Berkeley died in 2011 at the age of 70. He holds the records for the
International mas maker creates mini Minshall band International mas maker Sudesh Ramsaran in his J'Ouvert costume. WHEN Carnival 2021 was cancelled, international mas maker Sudesh Ramsaran came up with the big idea of a miniature mas band. Ramsaran created the band as a display for the Central Statistical Office (CSO), where he has worked as a statistical officer for the past 18 years. The band was heavily inspired by the work of legendary mas maker Peter Minshall, crafted using his skills as a mas designer for two decades, and fuelled by his love for the festival, which began when he was a...