by ncc_admin | Jan 8, 2014 | Mas
by ncc_admin | Jan 8, 2014 | Mas
by ncc_admin | Jan 8, 2014 | Mas
The St James Working Council held its 23 Annual Kiddies Carnival Parade along the Western main Road last Sunday. Thousands of little masqueraders as well as spectators flocked to St James for the event. The bands portrayals showed how much more work is put into making...
by ncc_admin | Jan 8, 2014 | Mas
Minstrels are a roving band of singing entertainers. Minstrels seem to derive from the minstrel shows that were popular in the United States at the turn of the century, and were probably introduced into Trinidad by traveling troupes or by Trinidadians returning from...
by ncc_admin | Jan 8, 2014 | Mas
The Moko Jumbie is a stilt dancer that is known throughout the West Indies as a feature of John Canoe and other Christmas and Carnival fetes. These characters make long strides and are balanced on stilts that can be from ten to fifteen feet in height.In the past the...
by ncc_admin | Jan 8, 2014 | Mas
Bats sometimes play with clown bands, sometimes as bat bands, and sometimes as individuals. The typical bat costume is normally black or brown and fitted tightly over the masquerader’s body. Claws are sometimes attached to the shoes. The bat headpiece covers the...
