WOI! + CHEEWAH = X : Trinidad Carnival 2012

Artist Darren Cheewah  is the designer of  the  WOi! mas 2012 presentation so far known as "X".

Stay tuned  you know there will much more to come...

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Black Stalin: SKULLUGGERY COMING DOWN.

Six time Calypso Monarch Leroy Calliste ‘The Black Stalin’ went to the Skullduggery mas camp and composed this catchy song for the band . I loved the tune so much it inspired me to do this little clip.

The Costumes were designed by Sonya Sanchez-Arias

and original photography by Mark Lyndersay

Mas Assassin.

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If you wish to know more about Skullduggery see the website at http://www.skullduggerymas.com

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SKULLDUGGERY: Mas resurrection after false alarm!

SKULLDUGGERY THE LAUNCH from MAS ASSASSIN on Vimeo.
The Voice of Peter Minshall, the Band SKULLDUGGERY!


Yuh ever see a teacher bush a lash on a student?

WARA-HOON : Skullduggery gone Public

An article in the Trinidad Guardian by Dalton Narine  on Sonya Sanchez Arias is the first to feature the designs of the artist/designer SKULLDUGGERY presentation for Trinidad Carnival 2011. The section Wara-hoon looks impressive and is only the tip of the Iceberg. The band launch is on the 4th of July 2010  for more on the article see the Trinidad Guardian or MASSASSINATION.

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SKULLDUGGERY BAND LAUNCH DATE ANNOUNCED!

SKULLDUGGERY have announced the date for the launch of their 2011 presentation.
The launch will be held at the recently renovated and redesigned Anchorage beach club Chaguaramas on Sunday 4th of July 2010.
The launch boasts an entertainment line up of Charlies Roots with David Rudder, and 3Canal.
The much anticipated costumes will also be on show.

So keep that date on record
JULY 4TH 2010 IS SKULLDUGGERY DAY!

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Mas Man and Mas Man Redux, Two for your Trinidad Carnival Collection

When Mas Man the movie premiered in London last November I leaped at the opportunity to  not just to see the move/documentary but to meet Dalton Narine,  because even as a child I always associated the Dalton Narine name to one of my greatest sources of information of anything Minshall.

So I went to the London premier of Mas Man and thought ‘YES! Narine just did it again!’

Now to tell the truth the festival cut of Mas Man is great, for me it was an analysis of Minshalls contribution to Mas made by those who had the opportunity to work with him learn from him, and define his massive contribution to the culture to Trinidad and Tobago ‘s Carnival, through the art form Mas.

I loved it! The only problem I had with it is that growing up watching Minshalls Mas with my own eyes I felt I needed to see more, my childhood memories reignited by Mas Man festival cut demanded more than 87 minutes that Mas man gave me.

The next time I spoke to Dalton Narine he told me about the director’s cut, that it was shorter than the festival cut but more coverage, MORE MAS.

And so about a week later I sat watching Mas Man and then Mas Man Redux, back to back, and trust me, Mas Man is great, but Redux is a whole different creature. While this director’s cut does feature some of the festival footage, there is a whole lot more Mas, probably all of Minshalls presentations are packed into this DVD, and the story is not just told by those who have worked with him and played in his band, a lot of the story is told by Peter Minshall himself.

From the empowerment and inspiration he got from Sailor Mas, in the beginning to  what inspire ‘This is Hell and the band RED, to the feelings he sometimes gets when he looks at his life in retrospect in the end, Mas Man Redux, is simply the second half of a fantastic voyage into the Mas, and Mind of Minshall. I will recommend it to anyone who wishes to learn more about Mas, to get these DVD’s, anyone who wants to know more about Peter Minshall, get these DVD’s  or if you are simply a collector of Carnival history, get these DVD’s , you simply won’t regret it.

Mas Assassin.

A little trivia for you guys Peter Samuel’s body suit for the Sacred and the Profane was hand painted by Peter Minshall while Samuel was wearing it and it took 61/2 hours to complete.


If you wish to see more of Peter Minshall's work or read more critiques on the movies see the Minshall Mas Man fan page on facebook.


If you want to purchase MASMAN go to the website here.   

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SKULLDUGGERY UPDATE: Jagabat, Horn chile, and Mo-vay-lang

Three more sections from SKULLDUGGERY

Over the weekend the folks at SKULLDUGGERY have posted three more sections/themes of their Carnival 2011 presentation, here they are

1More sections for Skullduggery Carnival 2011

The latest Skullduggery section: Bobbol

SKULLDUGGERY : Carnival 2011

8 Time King of Carnival Peter Samuel is about to unleash some Mas in the arena for Carnival 2011. Samuel has promised to bring back the elements of creativity, political and social satire, and we cant forget great fun with the band SKULLDUGGERY.
Already Skullduggery  has named two sections  of the band and hinted that the legendary Charlie's Roots is going to join them on the road for 2011. In the short couple of weeks their facebook page has built a growing  following  with people  already showing interest in individual costumes, talk is the band will feature some 20 sections a King and Queen individuals, and already has the blessings of  Peter Minshall, the question is will Skullduggery  mark the return of a Minshall,Samuel,Rudder collaboration?

TIME WILL TELL.

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THE PETER MINSHALL FAN PAGE

If your a fan of the Legend that is Peter Minshall then you should take a look at the Peter Minshall Mas Fans page on Facebook, if you want to see pictures of his works post pictures of your own or got a story of a Minshall moment in your live this is the fan page for you to join, with a fast growing membership that grows by the day and names like Peter Samuel and Dalton Narine posting messages and updates, and a promise of something special around the corner what happens next on this fan page one can only guess...

so check it out!
PETER MINSHALL FAN PAGE ON FACEBOOK

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