Trinidad Carnival: The Cultural Politics of a Transnational Festival.

Carnival Performers

Description: Within this article the topic of carnival is mentioned yet again, but unlike the previous article posted this one goes much deeper in depth. It starts off to explain the convergence of all the people of the nation together. It is also noted that nostalgia has a major role in carnival. The entire event allows native Trinidadians to reconfirm their cultural identities. Thus allowing "natives to become tourists on their own land". It is written that innovation also plays quite an important role in the festival itself. For example,  steel bands are highly incorporated within the performances  for they've risen out of previous Carnivals. Towards the end of the article it is said that Carnival has become quite commercialized.

Evaluation: After reading the following article, I could say anyone who would like to learn more about carnival would be quite intrigued with the text. It allows one to see there's more than meets the eye. Before reading this article one would see carnival as a simple gathering. Though once they read it, they'll find that the gathering is about people finding themselves. Instead of just knowing about the music of carnival one can also learn its history from the text. In the end, I would say the text mentioned above adds much insight to the world of carnival.


MLA: Rommen, Timothy. "Latin American Music Review." Trinidad Carnival: The Cultural Politics of a Transnational Festival 29.2 (2008): n. pag. JSTOR. Web. 12 Dec. 2011.

APA: Rommen, T. (2008, Fall/Winter). Latin American Music Review. Trinidad Carnival: The Cultural Politics of a Transnational Festival, 29(2).