Wendell Manwarren: Mas Has Been Appropriated By Commercial Interests
There's more to Carnival than the ever-popular feathers and beads and failure to preserve and share the historical and cultural context with the masses, will inevitably result in the very essence of the festival being lost.So says 3Canal vocalist and cultural activist, Wendell Manwarren.During a recent interview with YCG, he said Carnival and its rituals are critical elements of who we are as a people.
#CaribbeanCreatives: A Peter Minshall Exhibit? Count Us In!
Fifty years ago, in the Carnival of 1974, masman Peter Minshall would cement his name as a powerful purveyor of Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival culture, creating the now infamous costume ‘From the Land of the Hummingbird”. Not only did the piece, portrayed by his adopted sister Sherry-Ann Guy, win the titles of Junior Carnival Queen and overall Individual of the Year; it marked the genesis of