Under lockdown and social distancing for two full years Double Jabs and boosters celebrating newfound freedom Soca rises from its ashes and rattles the gentrified Nothing Hill The purpose of masquerade was to celebrate the slave’s emancipation Naked, smeared in molasses with horns and chains Simulating the Jab (The Devil in Creole) in a stern […]
Six-pack man leads the square dance And a loud Mas band plays Soca from the top of a rig Anything goes on Carnival days as all colors bleed You can come as you are, or as you wish to be Fun is still free, so you better grab it now Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting […]