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Carry on
Tradition
Awash in colour, a moko jumbie towers
over the
Gayelle
at
Old Yard 2017
.
Named after an African god
“Moko”
and the West Indian term for spirit
“Jumbie”,
the character has long captured
the imagination of Caribbean society.
Today it is kept alive by practitioners
devoted to maintaining these cultural
forms and passing them on to succeeding
generations. Moko jumbies and the
numerous aspects of traditional Carnival
were on full display at
Old Yard 2017
. An
initiative of the
Department of Creative
and Festival Arts
, the event was held
on February 19 at DCFA headquarters
on Agostini Street in St. Augustine. Old
Yard
is a teaching lab for its students, a
history lesson for its audience and an
excellent way to spend a Sunday during
the Carnival season.
PHOTO: ANEEL KARIM
