What was Carnival like over 100 years ago

What was Carnival like in Martinique in 1887? Or Cuba in 1899? Puerto Rico in 1903? Or Dominica in 1909? What traditions still live on today? What did our ancestors eat, sing, what costumes did they wear?


Learn Carnival's significance in political and social anti colonial resistance. That and so much more !


Hosted by founder of Know Your Caribbean - Fiona Compton


Additional music - Dominica Creole Festival

Martinique Carnival



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