by ncc_admin | Jul 31, 2015 | Traditional Mas Characters
(photo courtesy Bernard De Peaza, Creatures of the Mas, Caribbean Beat Magazine http://caribbean-beat.com/issue-71/creatures-mas#axzz3h6SuvXZa) Stickfighters in partial Negue Jadin costume This now extinct character, owes its origins to pre-emancipation days; a time...
by ncc_admin | Jul 30, 2015 | Traditional Mas Characters
(Photo courtesy Abigail Hadeed, Caribbean Beat Magazine, http://caribbean-beat.com/issue-107/past-masters-mas#axzz3h6SuvXZa) Besides being the source of inspiration for the Lovelace well-known novel, the Dragon Mas draws its origins from traditional Jab Jab or Devil...
by ncc_admin | Jul 29, 2015 | Traditional Mas Characters
(Photo courtesy the Carnival Institute of Trinidad and Tobago – CITT) One of the most beloved and well-known of the traditional carnival characters line-up, the Midnight Robber graces stages and audiences with his colourful exaggerated costumes, based on the American...
by ncc_admin | Jul 28, 2015 | Traditional Mas Characters
(Photo courtesy the Carnival Institute of Trinidad and Tobago – CITT) One of the lesser-known traditional characters, Soumayree typically consists of a woman on a horse, similar to the Burrokeet costume. It is based on the Hindu rite where the horse was used in...
by ncc_admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Traditional Mas Characters
(Photo courtesy Grace Hallworth), Storyteller http://denaruttenhall.blogspot.com/2010/07/art-of-playing-mas-sebucan.html A traditional masque (a form of 16th and 17th Century festive courtly entertainment) popular in the early 1900’s, the Venezuelan/Amerindian-based...
by ncc_admin | Jul 26, 2015 | Traditional Mas Characters
(Photo courtesy the Carnival Institute of Trinidad and Tobago) The Moko Jumbie derives its name from West African tradition. The “Moko” is an Orisha (God) of Retribution. The term “Jumbie” was added post-slavery. The Moko Jumbie was regarded as a protector whose...
