CARNIVAL
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Caribbean
Carnival's principal components are calypso, steelpan and playing
mas (masquerade). In the historic capital City of Port-of-Spain,
Trinidad, these elements are harmoniously structured to form a five
day ritual pageant beginning with the King & Queen Contest (Friday),
Panorama (Saturday), Dimanche Gras (Sunday), J'Ouvert (Monday) and
the Parade of the Bands (Tuesday). These main events and countless
others build to an unforgettable epiphany of beauty and stunning
display
 of the irrepressible human spirit before concluding and
allowing the quiet first day of Lent and reflection known as Ash
Wednesday to be admitted to consciousness.  The genesis
of this "world's greatest" Carnival has been attributed
to the many cultures of Trinidad and their interaction. While the
African influence is predominant, the Carnival carries an overriding
theme of unity, a central part of this unique culture's mythology.
Trinidad's namesake, the holy Trinity is blessed as the
unifying
principle. This is the country's well known motto, resting at the
base of the ubiquitous and striking T&T Coat of Arms reads,
"Together we Aspire, Together we Achieve." Yet the wisdom
lies in paradox for there is no Carnival with more intense competition
than Trinidad's. Today
Trinidad's model for public celebration is the most widely imitated
festival art form in the world. Many Trinidadian Carnival artists
are able to work year round performing throughout North America,
Europe, and the Caribbean. Yet despite this success, many believe
the best is yet to come. We've greatly expanded our TnT pages using the sub-theme of Trinidad as the center of the Americas. It will be up to the natives to take this to another level.
Carnaval.com has
been covering TnT, the motherland of Caribbean Carnival since 1997 and
we know you can get lost hereabouts but with the 2009 Carnival we
introduce a new wiki mashup platform at
CarnavalCity.com/TnT
which is going to help
us significantly bring you the fresh and manage the old. |
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INTRODUCTION
||  CALENDAR
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MUSIC HISTORY
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CALYPSO
& SOCA
ARTISTS
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Calypso Tent > History
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Lyrics
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STEEL
PAN > Global
> Bands || CHUTNEY
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SOUNDS ||
Radio Stations
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MP3 > Wav
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PHOTOS
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in aFORUM ||
Peter Minshall: Mas Designer || TIPS
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NIGHTTIME ||
Route
Map || CARNIVAL LINGO || TALES
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Route
Map > MAS BANDS
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Visit Trinidad Carnival || Tnt/Bands ||EVENTS:_Official || History:_Port_of_Spain_Carnival || Tnt/Music Our new site, Look for lots of flickr and youtube video feeds to come.
Top 2008 Trinidad Carnival Blogs
IslandEvents.com TriniSoca.com/
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[open in new browser windows] Carnivalscene.com/ has surpassed TriniScene.com & PlayCarnival.com for "Where you want to be"
Feting is a means for carnivalists
to gear into the party spirit. "Like the phoenix, Carnival rose time and again from its own ashes, each time stronger, more sure of itself. And today, stripped at last of antagonism and enjoyed by every sector of the population, it has attained a phoenix-like magnificence: fiery, magical, invincible. It is an outpouring of creativity and fraternity; a time for shedding cares and inhibitions; an overwhelming sea of people and music and brilliant costumes." |
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Calypso
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The Rise of Soca||by
calypsoworld.org
http://bestoftrinidad.com/calypso.html
calypsoarchives.co.uk
Some
historical Calypso CD's offered by Amazon.com History
of de Calypso Tent by D.Cuffy
 Soca
Chart by tntisland.com/Road March Derby
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Artists
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Mighty Sparrow Check on many
honors bestowed upon the legend DavidRudder.co.tt
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David Rudder
The Man With The Message
Able to craft beautiful home grown music with eloquent insights
his songs continue to rise to the top of your CD pile years after
their purchase.
MachelMontano.com & XTATIK
"It's easy to just cut and cross over, and
be with everybody else, but you'll be better and stronger if you
cut through as yourself and who you are."
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By far the sweetest place to hear pan, though, is at the Panorama finals, staged on Carnival Saturday.
The
Steelbands of Trinidad & Tobago
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The most authoritive and comprehensive site for pan about home islands
of Trinidad & Tobago. Lots of lists, results & schedules
in addition to an expanding on-line exploration of the roots of
pan. Trinidad & Tobago Pan Schedule
Amoco Renegades, 138 Charlotte St, Port of Spain;
PanTrinbago.co.tt 4
BPRenegades || Jit
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PanTrinbago.co.tt
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- Steel Pan News Basement Recordings, Inc. is publishing a regular newsletter on pan The
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Chutney Soca Monarch: Produced by
Southex.co.tt
Reggae Links & Webring in aforum
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Sounds
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Radio Stations
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Music Jukebox by
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Photos & MPEGS
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We spend most of our TnT research time in the massive creative
commons section of the #1 foto site flickr by yahoo. These hot links
search the entire data base.
Google Image Search on "Trinidad Carnival" hartscarnival.com Calypsonians
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Carnival Bands- on de web
Stephen Derek ||
D'Midas
Associates by google
HartsCarnaval.com Masquerade.co.tt long-time premiere band famous for their great costumes and founder Wayne Berkeley but no site as of 2008.
their sections Band of the year 2004, 2005, & 2006 2006 Carnival Awards by nalis.gov.tt || 2005
2005 || 2004 || 2003 || 2002 by tntisland.com
at seeTobago.com
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The Hindu Festival of Lights celebrated with candles & fireworks in October or November. This is the other endless cycle of life-death and rebirth annual ritual celebration by the local Indian culture. Hosay Hosay || Hosay Schedule from 2000 to 2030, by bestoftrinidad.com Every year, Hosay is observed with a parade full of colorful tadjahs in commemoration of the martyrdom of Hussain (Hussein), the grandson of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, in the year 680 AD. Western Main Road is the scene of the annual Muslim Hosay processions, which take place over four days in May or June. |
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To Carnaval Home Page (restores frame menu) Last Link Check Feb-10-09 |
legend. The first woman to win a road march in Trinidad
and Tobago (1977 with Tempo) and the first person to win
both the road and calypso titles simultaneously in Trinidad,
has written over 800 songs to date and shows no signs
of stopping what she has been doing for decades.
This
East Indian party music is part of the frontlines in the animated
dialogue between Trinidad's two largest cultures. This
music's movement, from its East Indian melodic core to the African
inspired rhythms and harmonies of the West is a microcosm of New
Trinidad culture. The songs, which can be sung in either Hindi or
English, must be
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2004
Carnival Awards
Other
popular Trinidadian celebrations are the Islamic
Hosay during May-June, and the Hindu Phagwa
festival. The festival of Diwali , celebrated
nationwidein late October, honours the Hindu goddess
of light. Deyas - small oil-wick candles
- are lit in every house.