The Caribbean Lingo series of the New York Amsterdam newspaper pays tribute to Caribbean Diaspora artists and artforms of the highest standardsEnjoy a review of the Eintou Springer play Kambule and the New York Labour Day Dimanche Gras show by well known journalist Misani Special mention is also made of two of the Chibale drummers Ajani and Shomari Healy

Kambule the Eintou Springer play which documents the 1881 Port of Spain riots that saved the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival opened on the New York stage on September 5th at the Labour Day Dimanche Gras The very successful and well received presentation was made possible through the West Indian American Day Carnival Association WIADCA the Ministry of Arts and Multiculturalism the Ministry of Tourism the Tourism Development Company and Caribbean Airlines

Kambule the Eintou Springer play which documents the 1881 Port of Spain riots that saved the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival opens on the New York stage this September for Labour Day

In 1881, stick-fighters and people from the communities in an around Port of Spain confronted the British militia to ensure the continuation of Carnival celebrations. The […]

Freedom Morning Come is a new historical play from Eintou Pearl Springer author of Kambule the very successful street theatre that is now recognised as an important event in our Carnival celebrations The play will premiere on Sunday August 1st Emancipation Day at 7am on the Brian Lara Promenade The customary Kambule parade will proceed to the Emancipation Village Jean Pierre Complex at the end of the play

In a dramatic departure from the usual start to Emancipation Day the thousands gathered on the Promenade for the traditional August 1st Parade will bear witness to Freedom Morning Come the latest historical drama by local playwright Eintou Pearl Springer

Eintou brings her gift of storytelling to the children of the Angostura Childrens Camp in Laventille this year As always her stories carry important themes lessons and values so this year she will focus on peer pressure crime safety and substance abuse

One woman deliberately seeks to infect others with the HIV AIDS virus and another asks for help with Stigma and Discrimination in the workplace These were the subjects of the poetry shared by Eintou Springer at a recent Information and Testing fair hosted by the Ministry of the People and Social Development

The Chibale Drumming Ensemble impressed the audience at this years Yoruba Village Drumming Festival hosted by the Emancipation Support Committee as part of its Schedule of Activities for Emancipation 2010 The Festival which was jointly held with the T T Afro Caribbean Drummers Association took place on June 20th as a special Fathers Day tribute