19/07/17 22:21 Filed in:
CarnivalThe Lost Tribe experiments with makeup an choreography as well as design to define its new band, Seven.
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09/03/17 18:23 Filed in:
CarnivalJazz trumpeter Etienne Charles returns live music led by brass to the road for Carnival with his music group, Etienne and Friends and a carnival band, We the People.
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06/02/16 22:38 Filed in:
CarnivalTracey Sankar-Charleau works through grief at the loss of her husband to create a new version of her signature individual costume, Erzulie.
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06/02/16 22:35 Filed in:
CarnivalA quick look at Tribe’s launch of two now established bands and a third, artist driven presentation, The Lost Tribe.
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06/02/16 22:32 Filed in:
LifestyleChris Marshall’s Zabouca Breads is an artisinal bakery. This is the story of the five hours it took for him to produce his signature hot cross buns for Easter.
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12/02/15 20:50 Filed in:
CarnivalFor 26 years, Rosalind Gabriel has brought a children’s band to Trinidad’s Carnival celebrations. Her work remains rooted in the handwrought traditions of the festival’s costume builders.
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03/03/14 15:36 Filed in:
CarnivalA return investigation into the Tribe phenomenon, five years later on their tenth anniversary, finds the orgaisation running the band hosting the Miss Universe pageant and launching a new band, Bliss.
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10/11/13 20:58 Filed in:
FestivalsAn update to the fifth Local Lives, following up with the Singh family years afterward and their continuing work to carry on the tradition of their late father, Bheem.
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08/04/13 22:10 Filed in:
FestivalsEvery Easter, men prepare themselves to jockey goats in a deadly serious race of form and discipline.
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09/02/13 15:07 Filed in:
CarnivalPhase II prepares for their 41st appearance at the National Panorama Finals.
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25/02/12 18:46 Filed in:
CarnivalThe Original Whipmasters are into their fourth generation of bringing a unique and punishing style of Jab Jab mas from Couva.
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10/03/11 22:12 Filed in:
CarnivalCatholics concerned about the state of Carnival bring a band and good example to the festival.
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19/06/10 22:07 Filed in:
FestivalsThe Ganga Dhaaraa reflects the worship ceremonies of the Ganges River in India.
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19/06/10 22:07 Filed in:
CarnivalLocal Lives 11 - Chocolate City adds a sweet twist to Carnival's traditional J'Ouvert celebration
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19/06/10 22:07 Filed in:
FestivalsLocal Lives 10 - Children learn the Ramayana by writing, performing and directing the epic Ramleela.
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19/06/10 22:07 Filed in:
CarnivalLocal Lives 09 - Gathering the Tribe
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19/06/10 22:07 Filed in:
FestivalsLocal Lives 08 - A chowtal group returns to honour a father's legacy
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19/06/10 22:07 Filed in:
CarnivalLocal Lives 07 - Carnival Queen Anra Bobb
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19/06/10 22:07 Filed in:
FestivalsLocal Lives 06 - Building a memorial with faith
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19/06/10 22:06 Filed in:
FestivalsLocal Lives 05 - Divali at the Singhs in St James.
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19/06/10 22:06 Filed in:
SocialLocal Lives 04 - The story of a day's travel
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19/06/10 22:06 Filed in:
SportsLocal Lives 03 - World Cup finale
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19/06/10 22:06 Filed in:
SocialLocal Lives 02 - Making a living in the dump
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19/06/10 22:06 Filed in:
SocialLocal Lives 01 - Making Miss T&T in 38 hours
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19/06/10 21:01 Filed in:
CarnivalUnpublished notes from the Making Mas series.
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19/06/10 21:00 Filed in:
CarnivalDe Boss and Tribal Connection maintain a link to Carnival's earliest portrayals.
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19/06/10 20:59 Filed in:
CarnivalThe Kalicharans have been creating Carnival in San Fernando for almost three decades.
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19/06/10 20:58 Filed in:
CarnivalWade Madray and Ronald Blaize have been to the city 16 times but have never sat on the throne.
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19/06/10 20:56 Filed in:
CarnivalBrian Mac Farlane is making costumes for Carnival, but at his camp, workers are painting costumes by hand.
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19/06/10 00:16 Filed in:
CarnivalGeraldo Rivera is the master of plastics for Carnival and the elder of the father and son team of Kings in Trini Revellers.
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19/06/10 00:10 Filed in:
CarnivalUsing a "spider's web" of production, Tribe manages a massive, outsourced workforce.
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19/06/10 00:09 Filed in:
CarnivalGerard, Luis and Thais Hart continue their family's legacy.
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