Alex Smailes In Trinidad and Tobago, carnival rites begin two days before Ash Wednesday with Jouvay, a pre-dawn "mas," or masquerade, that has roots in celebrations of the emancipation of the ...

The best known is the Jonkunnu of Jamaica, otherwise known as masquerade in that country as well as in Guyana. This was once a grand, elaborate spectacle, second only to the Trinidad Carnival in ...

Carnival traces its origins back to the 18th century, when enslaved people in Trinidad burned sugarcane ... were barred from attending white-only masquerade balls. At these gatherings, attendees ...

Atlanta, GA (Sonique Solutions) – The vibrant sounds of Soca, the kaleidoscope of feathers and sequins, and the irresistible rhythms of the Caribbean are about to take over the city of Atlanta once ...

Six takeaways from another energy-filled Carnival season in Trinidad, home to the Caribbean's biggest bacchanal.

The Epic Carnival Experience cruise injected approximately US$5 million into the Trinidad and Tobago economy during Carnival 2025. This according to chief executive officer Jonathan Mack as he ...

All Visa payment methods saw a more than 30% increase during Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival this year compared to last year. “Visa, a global leader in digital payments, today announced that ...

Every January, St. Croix’s annual Crucian Christmas Festival concludes with a spectacular vision: A Carnival procession ... I had played mas elsewhere—in Trinidad and Jamaica—and been ...

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has been hit with another delay that will see its release date arriving in October 2025. It’s a somewhat smaller delay following years of schedule ...

Artistic Innovations and Collaborations' presents the work of four artists who create ensembles for masquerading societies in ...