After the Canboulay reenactment as the sun rises there is a traditional Mas (masquerade) on Piccadilly Street in Port of Spain. It's a good opportunity to see traditional Mas characters and musicians like the tamboo-bamboo band shown above.
After a ban on drumming imposed by colonizers, field workers created musical instruments from bamboo. There were three different sizes made producing different pitched sounds. Some were stamped on the ground and others were struck against each other or with sticks.
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All photos © 2017 Bob Williams.