The idea of Carnival, the spark of the individual, rebellious, expressed as boldly inventive creation still catches fire.
Decades of original programming at TTT were erased because it was deemed too expensive to preserve the tapes.
Photographers covering Carnival-related events are perceived to be getting a free ride while profiting significantly from covering shows and parties.
Managing Carnival using the same structure that was first devised 68 years ago under the CDC seems particularly misguided.
The State’s hand on the balance of Carnival is heavy, and its lazy insistence on spending taxpayer money to foster pointless rivalry is demonstrably destructive.
Calypsonians, Phillip believes, also have to become more proactive in pushing their careers online. Too few are active online or on social media developing and promoting their work.
“It’s important to keep the audience in the space. You can’t build a show to a climax, You have to come hard early and keep me entertained.” – Kenny Phillips.
In any business, there is a delicate relationship between investment, audience and product. A dramatic change in one always has an equivalent effect on the others.
Above: Elements of Carnival. Flag. Big Truck. Gyal. Fella. Correct pose. Hard wine. Rogue by Caesar’s Army at the Socadrome,…
Above: Kurt Allen performing at the finals of the 2012 Calypso Monarch competition. Photograph by Mark Lyndersay. A review of…
