Personal Motto: “Cogito ergo sum – I think, therefore I am.” Meet Kimberley McDowell, born in Cambridge, England. She has Jamaican & Trinidadian nationality by descent and has lived in Barbados for most of her life. #ProudWestIndian She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology & Computer...
Every year, the Miami Carnival brings together hundreds of people to celebrate Caribbean culture in South Florida. One of the largest draws of this annual event is the Panorama, the steel drum competition. Each year several teams compete for title of best band of the...
Jason Walker Steel Pan or steel drums were created in the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1930s. The Steel Pan is a unique form of musical expression, but the origin of steel pan started centuries before in Africa. Africans brought the concepts...
All Yuh: All of you Bacchanal: A carnival. A large party or celebration, a wild party Bess: When something or someone is attractive, or amazing Calypso: This Afro-Caribbean music often involves a moral tale or a political commentary Canboulay: A celebration of the abolition of slavery with costumes and...