The famous and often-cited Canboulay riots which took place in Port of Spain at Carnival 1881 were in fact quite minor to the serious and widespread clashes which marred the carnival in San Fernando ...

Every year, Carnival lovers the world over flock to Trinidad to indulge in revelry infused with an explosion of colourful costumes, wanton revelry, soca and calypso. While most mas fanatics are ...

Carnival in Trinidadand elsewherehas always been a site for conflict: conflicts between different class and ethnic groups about how the festival should be celebrated and what it meant, socially, ...

Colonialism, slavery, indentured labour and neo-colonialism influenced the Trinidad-style Carnival. One must acknowledge the experience Trinidad Carnival underwent to understand the evolutionary ...

Every month, hundreds of galleries add newly available works by thousands of artists to the Artnet Gallery Network—and every week, we shine a spotlight on one artist you should know. Check out what we ...

Carnival, Canboulay, and calypso : traditions in the making / John Cowley Smithsonian Libraries and Archives ...