Few bands, small crowds at downtown Port of Spain on Tuesday

Masqueraders and music trucks blaring Bunji Garlin’s Hard Fete and Come Home by Nailah Blackman and Skinny Fabulous took over downtown Port of Spain on Carnival Tuesday. Only a few bands passed through downtown, while most bands made their way to the Queen’s Park Savannah to cross the stage.

At South Quay, masqueraders from The Picton Folk Performing Company's Liberation made a choreographed presentation to an original recording that included a snippet of the Prime Minister saying “As of midnight tonight..."

It was meant to show the reawakening of Carnival after the covid19 pandemic.

Though there weren't many spectators, the performers still gave their all.

The masqueraders were surrounded by a few moko jumbies, one of which was dressed in a blue gown with a red and gold belt and a crown to match while another was dressed as a long-legged white wolf. Others wore red, yellow and green outfits.

The next band, Kinetic Mas's presentation of Cyber Nation, was accompanied by chutney soca singer Raymond Ramnarine and Dil E Nadan who sang Hard Fete by Bunji Garlin from a music truck with "Say No to Racism" signs. One section of the band had women in silk blue dresses, one wearing a blue and silver ballgown with a white headpiece that had an electronic print.

Most of the masqueraders wore white outfits of varying lengths.

The First Citizens Original Jab Jab masqueraders came out in their traditional wear, as their theme was Festival of the Ancestors. Most of the participants cracked their whips loudly on the road while making their way down.

Each band was followed by a line of security guards responsible for making sure the masqueraders crossed quickly and safely.