Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man plays Jab in the town of Paraclete in Grenada. (Natasha S. Alford/TheGrio) Grio Green Book: “Playing Jab” at J’ouvert in ...

ST. GEORGES, Grenada— “Life Yuh Life Like Yuh Playing Mas.” Those words from one of my favorite soca songs have often been on my mind this year. It’s because 2023 marked the first time carnival ...

This article was originally published in the Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. An updated version is republished below with permission. This is easy to miss unless you are thinking about Indianness in the ...

If you’ve ever found yourself on the streets of St. George, Grenada, during Spicemas, you know it isn’t just a carnival. The oil, the horns, the rumbling bass from passing trucks, and the call of a ...

It’s a sight that will stop you dead in your tracks. Brown bodies covered in black oil from head to toe. Shining like onyx stones in the sun. Helmets adorned with horns curved upward, sometimes ...