Trinidad Carnival 2011 – Swanky Tuesday (Tribe vs Island Ppl)
Trinidad Carnival is the biggest festival in the region. This year it took place in March. Visited by many expats and other islanders; after several weeks of parties (aka fetes), calypso, soca, mas and pan competitions, the finale is the people taking over the streets to masquerade in their costumes on Monday and Tuesday. Tuesday, Trinidad style, is parade of the bands. It’s about glitz, costumes, fun … Swanky! (dictionary meaning “stylishly luxurious and expensive”). Two of the bigger mas bands that parade the streets and take hours to cross the main stage on the route are Tribe and Island People. So who is having the most fun? Watch out for Trinidad Carnival 2012 … Economic downturn. Party upturn. (Shot using the trusty Sony A1 and a circular polariser. The small camera with a big heart. Some people have asked why I use this camera. Well the Z1 would have meant no space for the 3 x “Angostura Single Barrel” rum on the home journey).
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Arban Carnival of Venice, Sergei Nakariakov, Israel Chamber Orchestra, conductor Benjamin Yusupov . Tel-Aviv Museum of Art
Video Rating: 4 / 5
December 26th, 2011 at 5:04 am
I love my Tirini people…Beautiful video by the way.
December 26th, 2011 at 6:01 am
Is carnival always like this in Trinidad? If so, I definately gotta make a trip down there so I could have fun, dancing. It looks like a really good time!
December 26th, 2011 at 6:22 am
@queenellis2004 Well … I wonder.
December 26th, 2011 at 6:29 am
@1HARMONICLIFE I know you know by now that the song is ‘Advantage’ by Machel… and the song was specific for Carnival 2011… of course soca artist do sometimes borrow melodies from songs of past… but this is definitely no remake… because he’s singing about the ‘stage’ which was broken down some years ago. They gave it back to the people for 2011… so Machel said now it’s back, let’s take advantage of it.
December 26th, 2011 at 7:07 am
1:43 “Well…How did I get Here?”
December 26th, 2011 at 7:17 am
Wow trini has some beautiful women… i really dont care who won.. the women were my focus.. big up to all beautiful trinis and carribean people!…
December 26th, 2011 at 7:54 am
i love this song
December 26th, 2011 at 8:30 am
@1HARMONICLIFE The song is Advantage – Machel Montano.
December 26th, 2011 at 9:28 am
well i played wit island people(ip) and it was magnificenttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt ip all d wayyyy……boommmmmm
December 26th, 2011 at 9:47 am
Que mujeres mas ricas. I have to go to the carnival of 2012
December 26th, 2011 at 10:39 am
I played with tribe this year !
December 26th, 2011 at 10:44 am
Trini girls <3
December 26th, 2011 at 10:52 am
Thanks to whoever shared this video…most enjoyable
December 26th, 2011 at 11:04 am
what’s the name of the song that’s playing? it sounds like a song my grandmother used to play all the time when I was younger, but I’m not sure … help, please?
December 26th, 2011 at 11:15 am
ha aha…at 2:46…even the big have to get there dance on
December 26th, 2011 at 11:20 am
My sis and her hubby are there right now….
December 26th, 2011 at 11:59 am
I miss Trinidad
December 26th, 2011 at 12:16 pm
@olddocman Carnival TnT style is influenced by: religion – farewell to the flesh pre-lent, celebration of abolition of slavery, celebration of cultures and heritage (african, indian, European (mainly french) and amerindian (the original islanders). The two days are officially recognised as holidays but only through the will of the people.
December 26th, 2011 at 12:30 pm
It’s obvious that there’s a party goin on ! But what is the Celebration for ? A holiday like they do in New Orleans ?
December 26th, 2011 at 1:27 pm
omg i wanna be in carnival so bad,i would look so good in one of those costumes!!!!
December 26th, 2011 at 1:46 pm
LMFAO @ 4:31 hahahahahaha
December 26th, 2011 at 2:12 pm
customes are beautifull
December 26th, 2011 at 2:16 pm
@starofdawurld Advantages by Machel Mantano
December 26th, 2011 at 2:47 pm
Can’t wait till i’m old enough to fly out to trinidad and go carnival.
December 26th, 2011 at 3:44 pm
@evangelinebelton I can wait either. another year not passin and i Iant play mas
December 26th, 2011 at 4:26 pm
have looked.. is there no one who does cornet solo?
December 26th, 2011 at 4:40 pm
@Bananalisk Fully agree with you, I had not read this when I wrote my comment.
December 26th, 2011 at 5:20 pm
@FlierFrank172 full concur, I had not seen your comment when I wrote mine today..
December 26th, 2011 at 6:14 pm
Conductor is a poser, if he behaved like that whilst I was playing a solo, I would have walked off and left him to it. Not a bad performance by the soloist though. Bit brittle in sound if you compare with Andre and Marsalis. Andre has not quite the technique but is a lot more musical. Just my humble opinion.
December 26th, 2011 at 6:46 pm
@FlierFrank172
Or something is wrong with my hearing or he is really having control of what he’s playing ??
December 26th, 2011 at 7:28 pm
@Irudiar
*Back not bad. xD
December 26th, 2011 at 7:51 pm
@leonardokala
He injured his bad in a car accident, I believe, when he was little. It’s why he holds his trumpet like that.
December 26th, 2011 at 8:19 pm
@FlierFrank172
And Al Hirt has (had, sadly) more soul than either.
December 26th, 2011 at 8:35 pm
Are his notes at the ground of this stage?xDD
December 26th, 2011 at 8:58 pm
marsalis sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 26th, 2011 at 9:37 pm
You need basics and sound/tone quality before control. He’s really amazing and has all those things. I’m already learning to play it and I’m 14
December 26th, 2011 at 10:08 pm
4:23 blind people would be suprised if you tell them that that is only one trumpet playing (not a joke to offend blind people, it is a compliment expressed in that silly sentence)
December 26th, 2011 at 10:12 pm
@FlierFrank172
Do you have any idea what about you’re talking about?
December 26th, 2011 at 10:34 pm
Flierfrank….to play this piece at the standard Sergei is you have to have outstanding control
December 26th, 2011 at 11:28 pm
Nakariakov is no doubt a virtuoso musician however he doesn’t have the control of Maurice Andre when he’s playing this piece. Andre makes it sound almost leisurely and unhurried, a walk in the park.
December 27th, 2011 at 12:24 am
Amazing lip control hitting the low notes especially so fast.
December 27th, 2011 at 1:15 am
waxii
December 27th, 2011 at 1:55 am
@SanshiroOgawa
why do you think that???
December 27th, 2011 at 2:33 am
Brilliant trumpet solo ably backed up – a fine rendition!
December 27th, 2011 at 3:11 am
it looks like the conductor is trying to fly away at 3:25 lol
December 27th, 2011 at 3:23 am
What a dismissing and condescending look on the violin player’s face at 7:40. Like to see him do better.
December 27th, 2011 at 3:39 am
The conductor tried to make something out of this drivel. The orchestra players were mostly disgusted. Nakariakov’s technique is miraculous. In more substantial music, his interpretations are always estimable.
December 27th, 2011 at 3:43 am
tremendous
December 27th, 2011 at 4:23 am
simply fantastic…
December 27th, 2011 at 5:00 am
At 7:36, the guy behind Sergei, “Yeah okay, he’s pretty good at the trumpet”.