#Rubadiri Victor

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Sexypink - Rubadiri Victor captured some excellent behind the scenes images of The Making Of Carnival KINGS & QUEENS. I think that there is a picture book in the making here.

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Galleryyuhself - DECLARING DIEGO MARTIN THE HOME OF CALYPSOMEDIA RELEASE

There are 300+ Trinidad-style Carnivals all over planet Earth. The two largest festivals in the western world are Trini-styled Carnivals- London’s Notting Hill, and Brooklyn’s Labour Day- which, at their height, had over 4 million people on the streets! Calypso has been the root and has profoundly influenced the trajectory of many forms of popular music from Afrobeat, Ska, Rock Steady, Dancehall, and Reggaeton, to Afro Beats and EDM, etc. The first platinum album in the world was Calypso by Harry Belafonte beating out Rock N Roll and Elvis. After Jazz and before Pop, America was contemplating making Calypso its next popular music… Millions of people across the world move to the pulse of its variant forms- Soca, Chutney, and more…

All of this impact was born in a cave at the top of Diego Martin out of the voice of one genius enslaved African called Gros Jean… On Thursday 9th February at 10:30am a group of citizens, historians, Calypsonians and estates of Calypsonians made the historic declaration that ‘’Diego Martin is the Home of Calypso’ at the Azure Room in IMAX, Starting with the phrase, ‘’As this is the ‘Mother of All Carnivals’ we would like to make the ‘Mother of all Carnival Declarations’’ the Artists’ Coalition of Trinidad and Tobago (ACTT) in collaboration with  series of Diego Martin citizen organisations, and the estates of some of T&T’s most illustrious Kings of Calypso are pursuing an initiative to have Diego Martin branded ‘the Home of Calypso’. 

The fascinating claim emerges out of a strange confluence of cultural phenomena observed by ACTT president Rubadiri Victor whilst doing historical research for a Cultural Mapping exercise for Diego Martin as part of a Commonwealth Foundation grant project in 2016.The reasons behind the claim are the following: The first 6 or so Calypsonians ever in the historical record came from slave plantations in Diego.

Records have shown that during the late 1700s, the first Calypsonians originated from the Begorrat Slave Plantation in Covigne Hill, Diego Martin- with the first Calypsonian on record being the enslaved African “Gros Jean” a singer of extraordinary talent. The tomb of Gros Jean- the first Calypsonian- is located at the corner of Covigne Road and Richardson Street in Diego Martin- at what was once the Bergorrat family cemetery. It is said that on burial, Gros Jean’s body was wrapped in flaming red cloth, with a gold crucifix over his forehead, and his mouth filled with rum…Following Gros Jean were other calypsonians like “So-So”, “Papa Couchon”, “Possum”, and “Hannibal the Mulatto”.

The site where Calypso was 'born' were the Covigne caves beneath Begorrat's great house. The network of caves are said to extend all the way to the West coast beach of Macqueripe where Begorrat was rumoured to have run contraband and illegal slaves through. That Calypso was born in a cave is a fascinating Creation Myth. Victor and fellow ACTT board member and Calypso archivist Shawn Randoo made the hike to discover the caves in 2017 and filmed the entire adventure. It will be released as a short film later this year…

Apart from this, many of the modern Calypso Kings also came to reside in Diego- Sparrow, Kitchener, Rudder, Chalkdust- as well as other geniuses of the form- Funny, Brigo, Brother Superior, etc. The first ever Calypso King (1939)- the Growling Tiger- - was born there. Calypso Queen Denise Plummer was also a resident, alongside “Marcia Miranda”, the duo “Regeneration Now” and brass bandleader “Roy Cape”. One of the greatest writers of the Calypso- the late “Winsford Devine” also called Diego home, alongside contemporary voices like Kerwyn Du Bois and Maximus Dan who were born there.

Add to this legendary Pan arranger Clive Bradley and Drew Gonzalves- lead singer/songwriter of the Calypso-based Juno winning group Kobo Town (the Juno is the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy). It is a staggering amount of Legacy names!...To crown it all the largest archive of T&T music and Calypso exists in Diego- the Shawn Randoo collection. This is important as the two largest collections of T&T and Calypso music are both held outside of T&T. The first is located in Alaska with historian and ex-judge Ray Funk.

The second is located in Canada- recently sold by Trini-born Toronto native George Maharaj.

These facts inspired Rubadiri and ACTT to crown the phenomena via a proposal that was supported by the Diego Martin Regional Corporation through then Chairman Hong and the village of Covigne in 2017. Its objectives were, and still are, the activation of a Heritage Hub project and the branding of Diego Martin as the Home of Calypso, on the planet.

The project was advancing on many fronts- but COVID then derailed it…As this is the "Mother of All Carnivals" it was decided to reanimate the project, reassemble the forces, and relaunch the project with a media conference to LAUNCH THE IDEA of DIEGO MARTIN- THE HOME OF CALYPSO.

At the media conference, a timeline was given to realize the first phase of projects in time for Carnival 2024. To facilitate the project a committee made up of the stakeholders has been put together and is expanding. There are reps from the estates of the Kings- Kitch, Sparrow, Rudder, etc; Shawn Randoo the kaiso historian; representatives of the Covigne people; the Diego Martin Carnival Committee; Akins Vidale- a professor from the Cipriani Labour College (born in Covigne); other Diego non-Calypso VIPs; and members of the Artists’ Coalition of Trinidad & Tobago.

At the Heart of all this, of course, is the Power and majesty of the thing called Calypso, which has changed the world and lives profoundly. The aim of the Heritage Hub project is to create entrepreneurial hubs based around profound Heritage Sites.

These sites are compelling destinations which should house multi-media Museums. Around this you then add the agricultural produce of the region, its culinary skills, its cultural practitioners and talents, its artisans, its tech, and its entrepreneurs- small, medium, and large.

ACTT believes that the ‘Diego Martin- Home of Calypso’ project will be a prototype of such citizen-led initiatives to transform declining communities.The committee is actively looking for private and public sector partners for the project which visualises a one year timeline for the first phase of the re-branding.

The projects include:

1.      Designating the Begorrat Caves a National Heritage Site and creating an international hiking trail destination with multiple lookout points. A project for the clearing and mapping of the caves at the top of Covigne exists and awaits partners.

2.      Another project involves creating heritage markers for the front of all the Homes of the Kings and other calypso sites in Diego- like Sparrow’s Hideaway, Kitchener’s Rain-O-Rama;  the grave of Gros Jean, the homes of Superior, etc.

3.      A low hanging fruit project involves the creation of murals all over the soon-to.be-borough with a specific one prescribed for Covigne itself.

4.      Another project involves a possible creation of a Diego Martin and Calypso multi-media museum out of the current Water Wheel Heritage Site and the designing of an outdoor stage at the Water Wheel, itself which is a natural ampitheatre.

5.      Holding all the multiple Heritage locations together will be the creation of a tourist guide map of the area by the committee.

6.      Finally the branding exclamation mark would be the creation of a billboard at the entrance of Diego proclaiming ‘‘Welcome to DIEGO MARTIN- THE HOME OF CALYPSO!’’

7.      A Diego Martin Calypso Heritage Festival would be the final goal, possibly twinned with the historic Pigeon Peas Festival run by members of the Covigne community.Its aim is to eventually attract up to 100,000 unique domestic and overseas visitors to Diego Martin annually in the first instance- as well as other forms of tourism.

This project could change the fate and face of Diego for the better and release multi-million dollar entrepreneurial multipliers in the community. It could assist in the rehabilitation of collapsing hillside communities and delinquent boys. The project also envisages the establishment of vinyl record shops, a record-pressing plant, and internet radio stations as outcomes. Ultimately the ‘Home of Calypso’ project would contribute toward generating and circulating millions of dollars in foreign exchange within Diego Martin, surrounding communities, and Trinidad & Tobago as a whole. 

There is a Facebook page you can join to keep abreast and to contribute: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090180610072 or call 1’868-797-‘0949 if interested.

Members of the committee: Pedro Mulrain ‘The Scientist’ ACTT board member and vinyl record activist: Errol Joseph representing the Covigne community and chairman of the Diego Martin Pigeon Peas Festival: Mr Shurland Hartley, head of the West Penn Sports and Cultural Organisation: and Rubadiri Victor, president of ACTT. Missing members of the Diego Martin Carnival Committee.

Video greetings by: David Michael Rudder; Karen Francisco from the Sparrow family: and Yvonne Bobb Smith, librarian and advocate for the creation of the T&T Museum of Music. Blessing came from the family of Kitchener- widow Valerie Roberts and daughter Quweina Roberts, and from Hollis Liverpool- the Chalkdust.

THE ENTIRE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT IS DEDICATED TO THE LATE PROFESSOR GORDON ROHLEHR....

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ABANDON THE BURNING CITY Abandon the Burning City, The Burning Pretty, The Burning Babylon. Abandon hope all ye- but don't enter Fail their test- on purpose Do not go to jail Pass go And go Deeper into you, into roots, into routes unexplored, instant Underground Railroads, emancipation teleportation devices. . Leave the plantation burning behind you Watch it from a hill A sliver of wine across the horizon An appetizer for the adventure of You. Leave them!!! Come back only to negotiate treaties, spoils of war, and boundaries, and for daring rescues... Leave the plantation burning behind you Watch it from a hill like a knife slice in the gut of a rapist. Go unto hills, into forests, unto plains and claim space and build New Republics. Build new schools, new temples, new truths out of the Golden strands of Legacy and Infinite Dream Time. Leave the plantation burning behind you Watch it from a hill. Watch it from a hill...

Rubadiri Victor

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Rubadiri Victor - Old In Spirit But Grounded In Art - Caribbean and Latin America Daily News - News Americas http://dlvr.it/SMFcgn

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Carnival Memory Battles

Above: Rubadiri Victor. In response to a question about his work on Carnival memory, Rubadiri Victor offered the following statement on his efforts. In the early 90s the census identified that almost 65% of T&T was under 35. It was one of the youngest populations on the planet! At the same time I was investigating the period 1930-1956 and creating the theory of T&T’s Golden Age which was linked…

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COVID-19 causes Trinidad and Tobago to cancel its Carnival for 2021

New Post has been published on http://khalilhumam.com/covid-19-causes-trinidad-and-tobago-to-cancel-its-carnival-for-2021/

COVID-19 causes Trinidad and Tobago to cancel its Carnival for 2021

There is still hope for a virtual festival

“Carnival Tuesday meggie”: Carnival lover Attillah Springer gives a “meggie” – a hand gesture that brings the thumb and four fingers together in a sign of derision, scorn or rejection. Photo by Georgia Popplewell, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

It may have been anticipated, but now it's official: thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, Trinidad and Tobago's 2021 Carnival celebrations have been cancelled. Prime Minister Keith Rowley made the announcement on the afternoon of September 28, calling the national festival “the perfect environment for the spreading of the virus.” Despite the inevitable economic blow the decision will have, he said, he's not prepared to take the risk. Reaction, predictably, was split. While most people applauded the decision, calling it both “expected” and “solid”, others wondered about the fate of those whose income depends on the national festival. When one Facebook user called the decision “insane”, Josie Aché-De Goulard retorted:

NO! it's realistic and logical is what it is. Everyone else has already gone ahead and cancelled theirs. I do not possibly see how any “right thinking” citizen of T&T could possibly think to put the country under further threat from Covid-19.

Trinidad and Tobago Carnival 2020 was already over by the time the country recorded its first case of COVID-19 in March. Other countries that host annual Carnivals, including Brazil, have already postponed their 2021 events, but it is only the third time in history that Trinidad and Tobago has put theirs on hold—a history that Trinidadian author Michael Anthony chronicled in his book “Parade of the Carnivals of Trinidad, 1839-1989″. In the chapter etitled “Carnival in a World of War,” Anthony noted that the festival continued as usual during World War I, which was fought largely in Europe. After the war ended, the 1919 celebrations were known as “Victory Carnival”. During World War II, the festival did not take place at all between 1942 and 1945, although “spontaneous” celebrations happened on May 8 and 9, 1945 in honour of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, and on Aug 15 and 16, 1945 for Victory over Japan (VJ) Day. The country's street festival was postponed from February 1972 to May 1973 because of the threat of the polio virus, so it is not as if the move to put off next year's Carnival celebrations is unprecedented. In fact, many netizens saw it coming, but hoped that a virtual celebration might take its place. In a Facebook status update on June 24, Maria Rivas-Mc predicted that “promoters are going to have to Zoom in fete-goers to the music and the vibe from concert halls in ‘foreign’ [abroad]!” Virtual Carnivals are something that costume designers like Clary Salandy have already been experimenting with—the band she and her husband created for Notting Hill Carnival 2020 was showcased online. Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival stakeholders have also expressed excitement about the opportunity to share their creativity in the virtual realm. Facebook user Marc Bejai suggested:

We keep forgetting that there are elements of carnival that are outside the realm of the street parade. We should adapt and showcase our calypso, pan, extempo and dimanche gras much like how sporting events are still being carried out.

Both calypso music and the steelpan instrument originated in Trinidad and Tobago. Extempo refers to an extemporaneous form of calypso, and Dimanche Gras, literally translated as “Big Sunday,” is a grand show at which coveted titles like the Calypso Monarch are decided. Franka Philip of Trini Good Media, which produces the “Talk ‘Bout Us” podcast, crowdsourced opinions on what a virtual Carnival might look like. Most commenters felt that simply delaying the celebrations would be best, with Zahra Gordon suggesting that it may be an opportune time “to re-focus to community Carnivals and limit the size of large bands.” Anthony Bisnath added:

Aside from the issue of a vaccine being made available globally, it’s difficult to envision any Carnival 2021 at all, due to the commercialization of the festival, and the limitations of two major sources of revenue: Government expenditure will be prioritized elsewhere, and corporate entities will slash sponsorship budgets. Having a 2021 Carnival may jeopardize the planning cycle for one in 2022. It will be almost impossible to execute, as Carnival mas [costume] production is essentially a 12 month cycle. So there are challenges to logistics, Sponsorship, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Costuming, International Travel, Consumer Patterns, Disposable Income and Statutory Approvals all changing for the next 18 months.

Carnival enthusiast Tillah Willah was not perturbed, however. She posted on Facebook:

You don’t always need a crowd to observe your ritual, to praise your ancestors, to offer thanks to the universe for your life.

One Twitter user, however, wasn't quite so optimistic:

I woulda rather get horn than be told it having no carnival — Travis World (@itstravisworld) September 28, 2020

“Horn” is Caribbean slang for infidelity. Other netizens wondered whether, given the cancellation of the physical street parade, they would have to go to work on Carnival Monday and Tuesday. Apart from essential services, most workplaces are closed on those two days, even though they are not official public holidays. It didn't take long for the memes to surface. This one poked fun at what the 2021 designs in a sought-after band—known for its skimpy costumes—might look like:

Meme about Trinidad and Tobago Carnival 2021, widely shared on social media.

It is a question that both the producers and loyal participants of Trinidad and Tobago Carnival are still trying to figure out, but stakeholder Rubadiri Victor certainly hoped that a virtual Carnival 2021 is in the offing:

Trinidad and Tobago should see virtual Carnival 2021 as the launch of T&T's virtual economy! […] We are creating a telegenic event with brilliant filmmakers and Carnival, Creative, and Business stakeholders for international consumption with brand T&T as the winner!

< p class='gv-rss-footer'>Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

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DaMajority Fresh Article https://www.damajority.com/1-saint-lucian-in-international-soca-monarch-semis/

1 Saint Lucian in International Soca Monarch Semis

1 Saint Lucian in International Soca Monarch Semis

One Saint Lucian has been named in the line-up of the International Soca Monarch’s Semi-finals. Teddyson John  made the cut of the marquee soca event, which will be held on February 2 at the Arima Velodrome in Trinidad.

Here is the full list below:

The Power Soca semi-finalists are:

Olatunji Yearwood – Olatunji

Neil George – Iwer George

Stephenson Marshall – Shal Marshall

Shertz James – Problem Child

Kellon & Kelson Ogiste – Luni Spark & Electrify

Mical Williams – Mical Teja

Jardiane Legere – Jadel

Dexter Stewart – Blaxx

Devon Martin – Lyrikal

Jamar Walkes – Walkes

Akeem Chance – Preedy

Rubadiri Victor – Chantwell

Joel Feveck – Zan Zan Shot 1

Akel Nc Lean – Trinidad Ghost

Marlon Duncan – Prince George

Jivant Peters & Isa Abdullah – Jboy & Issa

Greville Rogers – Greville

Quincy Chadee – Quin-C

Kerlene Joseph & Leonce Taylor

Shaquille Mark – Chingee

Nigel Lewis

Jerome Precilla – Rome

Imani Patterson – Imani Ray

Oluwa Femi Baptiste – Femi

Richard Valentine – Macoy

Devon Samuel – Prophet Benjamin

Jesse Stewart – College Boy Jesse

Lawrence Adams – Mr Renzo

Irvin Blackman – Blackie

Kerron Boodoosingh & Allister Mc Quilkin – Tim Tim & Rayzor

The Groovy Soca semi-finalists are:

Dexter Stewart – Blaxx

Addelon Braveboy & Singing Sandra – Banjela & Singing Sandra

Teddyson John – Teddy

Alexi Brown – Lexxi

Shirlan George – Skinny Banton

Teddon Mark – Teddy Rhymez

Nicholas Prescott – Soca Trainer

Jesse Stewart – College Bot Jesse

Allister Mc Quilkin – Rayzor

Osvald Reid – Leadpipe

Akeem Chance – Preedy

Leonce Taylor – Leonce

Sean Padmore – Hey Choppi

Omar Mc Quilkin – Marzville

Keron Sutton – Kells

Stephenson Marshall – Shal Marshall

Nicha Byron – Nicha B

Hance John

Asten Isaac

Sherwin Jerimiah – M1

Imram Beharry – GI

Jerome Precilla – Rome

Junior Noel – Mr Famous

Kibwee Precot- Kibwee

Andre Houlder – Ding Dong

Jumaane Cox – Juby

Shaquille Mark – Chingee

Kerry John

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My current book Anansi & The 10 Dragons by Rubadiri Victor. #triniauthor #triniwriter #supportlocal #booklover (at Monroe, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwMwySnga3PfpvIvh0ybePJ4qLSk-zFJFEdT4Q0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fwpjm56wp9i6

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Belmont Baby Dolls. “Carnival Baby”. Photographed by Arnaldo James. Carnival Tuesday, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 2019. See more photos at Instagram: ttdanceinstitute. Let’s Dance!

We invoke the jamettes, the women of Storyville; those women who for themselves define their womanhood, motherhood, and sexuality. And we reject the idea that if we are all of those things, we are not precious.

For its first Carnival presentation in Trinidad & Tobago, the Belmont Baby Dolls presents “Carnival Baby” - twelve MASterful performers whose work “traces the roots of this Mas as one in which women assert control over their sexuality, their womanhood, their motherhood; to assert their “performative identities” against interpretations that would deny both their agency and their pleasure”. (Vaz-Deville)

We invited Masqueraders who extend this Baby Doll ethos throughout their lives. This is an embodied practice; an opportunity to examine how gender and race have shaped and continue to shape this ritual, to explore sexuality in the lives of Caribbean girls and transgressive sexuality performed publicly by women, and the way the tradition helps to revitalize spirits. We are the dolls, their mothers, their sisters, their aunts, their lovers…

This Baby Doll Mas is precious - white cottons, lace, pink ribbon.

Performance Notes:

…to situate the Baby Dolls in historical context and tease out the layers of meaning in their history as well as contemporary practices…ultimately, it was their performance in public space that cemented their place as carnivalesque icons…In watching and participating in these performances, black girls learned movements that might counteract the painful geographic lessons that they also learned each day.

…they defied Jim Crow’s “geographies of pain” as delineated by LaKisha Simmons; Jessica Marie Johnson outlines how during the 18th and 19th centuries, free and enslaved women played a vital role in New Orleans’ commerce and cultural development; Violet Harrington Bryan discusses color or shade; and Jennifer Atkins’ “From Bamboula to the Baby Dolls: Improvisation, Agency, and African American Dancing in New Orleans” places Baby doll performance in the context of dance so that we have history of (women) writers who’ve traced the history roots of this Mas as one in which women assert control over their sexuality, their womanhood, their motherhood; to assert their “performative identities” against interpretations that would deny both their agency and their pleasure…Blues singer Bessie smith wrote and performed “Baby Doll” not only to “get her loving all the time” but to “ease her mind”. 

The desire to be special to someone, in fact to be treated like a baby doll, [is] pervasive one for women left to their own devices to survive. 

…Baby Dolls flaunted every norm of respectability by smoking cigars and lighting them with money they had tucked in their garters, dancing in the streets to bawdy rhythms, and the shameless claiming of the spotlight wherever they traveled…

New Waves! Mas gives thanks Big LOVE to all who've supported this journey. Made us feel #SPECIAL: Jade Drakes, Amanda T. McIntyre, Sophie Bufton, Paula Obe, Michael Guy-James, Paula Lindo, Melanie Archer, Rubadiri Victor, Tillah Willah, Peter Doig, Robert Anthony Young, Gerry Anthony, Arnaldo JJ, Mark Wilson, Gia Hum Lee, Abigail Hadeed, Kevin Browne, Ms. Gwen from Morvant, and the best grandparents ever - Lynette & Garvin Thomas.

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THE CARIBBEAN - Heavily dependent on oil and gas, Trinidad and Tobago is looking to diversify its economy by promoting local cultural talent

THE CARIBBEAN – Heavily dependent on oil and gas, Trinidad and Tobago is looking to diversify its economy by promoting local cultural talent

Carnival-crazy Trinidad seeks new economic muse in culture. Heavily dependent on oil and gas, Trinidad and Tobago is looking to diversify its economy by promoting cultural talent

Host Yvan Mendoza poses with performers Kyle Hernandez, Deneka Thomas, and Idrees Saleem at “True Talk No Lie”, a monthly spoken word event in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, May 23, 2018. Mickel Guanfranco Alexander

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Sexypink - Film soon come.

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~Galleryyuhself~ From the Facebook page of Rubadiri Victor.

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Just saw this really beautiful inventive locally created COVID LOCKDOWN game. It looks like a really fun way to pass time in this period. It's only $290 and is available at Metropolitan Bookstore in Colsort Mall, Port of Spain or The Book Emporium in Dow Village, California. BUY LOCAL!!!

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Our national class issues, played out in technicolour for Carnival, are coming to a serious crisis soon: the marginalisation of the urban underclass, especially low-income black males—who were the engine of Carnival—is coming to a head.

Rubadiri Victor

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Sexypink - Rubadiri Victor took some stellar images of the Kings and Queens of Carnival Preliminaries. This gentleman got into the right spirit of the Dame Lorraine Traditional Mas.

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Sexypink - From the Facebook page of Colin Gill. Fibreglass, wire, bamboo and pure unadulterated passion.

Stage costume photographed by Anthony Keung Fatt 

From the Facebook page of Antourage Production

KING :     JOSEPH  LEWISPORTRAYAL:   UDEVELI OLUHLAZA - THE HAUNTED JAB OF CANBOULAYCATEGORY:     FANTASYBAND:     ANTOURAGE PRODUCTIONSDESIGNER:     VARMA LEO LAKHANBAND LEADER:     SHELDON LEWISBUILT BY : COLIN GILL, SHELDON LEWIS, JOSEPH LEWIS, LEO LAKHAN AIR BRUSHED BY: RONALD RAMDINBorn from the tears of slavery, from eyes reddened and ready to seek revenge, he appears - summoned by the cries and rhythm of a nation. Seeking justice and payment for the enslavement of his people, he charges forth with a rage like the flames of cannes brulee. Although the haunted Jab is feared by many, he is most certainly and rightfully respected from all. The drums start to beat, the horn start to… It is time to celebrate freedom. Our freedom! The freedom of the people in Trinidad and Tobago. The spirit of the Jab is all around us. Give your dues to the devil or suffer his wrath for there is no other way to quell his vengeance. "Pay the devil JAB JAB" ... or pray he has mercy on your soul.This magnificent Creation was designed by Varma Leo Lakhan and Built by Colin Gill, Sheldon Lewis and Varma Lakhan. Colors used are Blue, Red and Gold.  Carried on three wheels, the costume stands at a height of 35ft, width of  30ft and a length of 20ftq. Materials used on this Dynamic Costume are fiber glass, aluminum rods, cane, wire, sequins, fabric, foam, metallic foil and plastic Molding. Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Joseph Lewis back to defend his title as the King of Carnival with his portrayal of "Udeveli Oluhlaza" - the Haunted Jab of Canboula

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UGvw9M2CY04

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Samuel Waldron *(UPDATE)

The family of the late Samuel Waldron wish to have his home and his work preserved as a Sculpture Garden for the public and art lovers alike to enjoy for historical and educational purposes.

Samuel Waldron was T&T's premiere folk sculptor who left behind hundreds of life-size and other size sculptures of local and international heroes. 

Many of the public heroic sculpture in San Fernando and Point Fortin- Butler, Garvey, Gandhi, etc- are by him.

(added text Rubadiri Victor)