How traditional Carnival was born out of resistance

Rhoma Spencer pays homage to the activist origins of Trinidadian Carnival.
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You may have noticed something something strange happening in the Bentway under the Gardiner expressway - a motley crew of colourful characters dancing in procession to the riddims of a four-piece band.
While it celebrated some of the same spirit as Caribana, it wasn't hard to tell this was something different. This was traditional mas lead by the "Midnight Robber" Rhoma Spencer as a way to pay homage to the origins of Trinidadian Carnival.
Spencer is a seasoned storyteller and champion of Caribbean theatre. While she does not take issue with the droves of bikini-clad dancers and feathered floats that take to the streets every year for the Caribana parade, her reason for displaying this parallel parade was simple: "There is more to the Carnival than that."
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How traditional Carnival was born out of resistance
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Beautiful, vast culture, I'd love to experience this in 2024!

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A plethora of info, thank you very interesting. Beautiful colours very attractive.

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My teacher told me to watch this 😁🇹🇹🇹🇹

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Hello I moved to Trinidad and it's A beautiful country actually!

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I wish carnival was like that again.

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amazing creative people

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Used for language class

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we need leaders back in our carnival teaching real history behind it hear in boston nobody cares bout the history like tht anymore its more than dancing this is a sign of resistance a political culture movement our ancestors weren't allowed we need to bring real carnival back but in a way ppl still want to have fun

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