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Article on mas...From Baby Dolls to Bikinis and Beads
In light of the talk of old mas as represented in Tribe mas...I felt compelled to post this...Any feedback would be great!
The TO people may have seen this already in caribbean Living some months back.
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Nice article. You know for all that the traditionalists are talking about the historical inaccuracies of Tribe's presentation and how they can't educate anyone, have you noticed that since they launched this theme everyone looking up facts and info on the history of mas? It prompted me to buy Chalkdust's book on Amazon today (thanks to the Imixer that recommended it). So all in all, Tribe teaching us something one way or the other
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Thanks, I wrote and had it published awhile back. It was this and another one on Mas around the world...hell maybe I'll post that one too since both of the carnivals I focused on in the piece are coming up... Back to the article itself...I dig what you're saying...their mas may not depict EVERY singular aspect of the traditional characters they chose to use in their presentation- the fact that they did it all shows that our culture is not dead. The questions being raised show that the zest to learn about it eh dead either. |
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It at least raised awareness that the old time traditional mas is not dead. Correct or not, they even brought an extinct character back (the baby doll).
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Hey, it might as well be a major.
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for those who need some info on ole time mas...........
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this is what i was thinking.....waht would of happend if no one pointed out the misinterpretations would anyone care to double check? |
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I really wonder how many people outside of Imix will actually take the time to look into the history of the mas being portrayed. While I think Tribe is attempting a noble feat, most of the people playing mas these days don't really care about the concepts and history behind the mas. Remember that our carnival is basically a global affair and I really don't think the masquerader coming in from Australia will take the time to learn about their costume or any other costume coming out of Trinidad. People in Trinidad don't even care, far less for foreigners! I still commend Tribe in their efforts with the historical presentation. |
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