Traditional Mas Characters take over St. James Tomorrow

Traditional Mas characters take over St. James tomorrow as the St. James Social & Cultural Committee hosts its Annual Carnival Competition at the St. James Amphitheatre, Western Main Road, St. James, from 7:00pm. Admission is free.

It has been fifteen (15) years since its inception.
This year, tribute will be paid to Benedict Morgan, the “original bookman”, who is in his nineties.

Traditional Mas Individuals & Groups such as Baby Dolls, Moko Jumbies, Jab Jabs, Fancy Sailors, Blue Devils, Firemen, Dames Lorraine, Black Indians, Pierrot Grenades, Midnight Robbers and Burrokeets among others will compete in seventeen (17) categories.

Registration takes place daily until the start of the competition at Crosby’s Music Centre, Western Main Road, St. James. As an added attraction, five (5) schools which are part of the National Carnival Commission run Traditional Mas Workshop will be making guest appearances before the start of the competition. They will showcase Perriot Grenades, Minstrels, Moko Jumbies and Bats.

The St. James Social & Cultural Committee will make a presentation in the form of a donation to to the schools in question. “Traditional Mas characters are an integral part of Carnival in Trinidad Tobago –some dating as far back as the eighteenth century when the slaves caricatured plantation owners.