February 28, 2019
Plenty Bacchanal: Carnival in Flux
Trinidadians call their annual Carnival "the greatest show on earth," and with good reason. The Carnival season brims over with art and music: steelpan, calypso, soca and extravagant masquerade costumes. In this program, we take a look at how these Carnival arts are kept alive in today's Trinidad. At this moment in time, Carnival is in flux. Commercialism is in tension with creativity; global outlooks conflict with local identity. But, through it all, life goes on and excellent music flows. Open your ears to some life-giving music and conversations about Trinidad and its brilliant bacchanal.
Produced by Sebastian Bouknight
Tracklist:
| 0:00 | Laventille Rhythm Section | Sweet Fuh Days | |
| 0:55 | Patrice Roberts | Sweet Fuh Days | |
| 1:31 | David Rudder | Welcome To Trinidad | |
| 5:01 | Voice | Year For Love | |
| 6:43 | Kerwin Du Bois and Kes | Feteland | |
| 7:53 | Bunji Garlin | Vintage Garlin | |
| 10:24 | Kes | Hello | |
| 11:20 | Turner, Machel Montano and Flavour | She Bad (Remix) | |
| 13:50 | Fay Ann Lyons and Stonebwoy | Carnival | |
| 14:33 | Machel Montano and Superblue | Soca Kingdom | |
| 15:29 | Nine Mind/Lenky Production | Upendo Riddim | |
| 16:22 | Turner | Champions | |
| 17:34 | Julian Whiterose | Iron Duke In The Land | |
| 20:39 | Eunice Peters | Failure Is Not An Option | |
| 21:50 | Singing Sandra | Power in Song | |
| 24:04 | Tigress | Rowley to Rowley | |
| 25:50 | Brother Resistance | Cyar Take That | |
| 27:39 | Helon Francis | Change | |
| 30:11 | Attila the Hun | History of Carnival | |
| 30:32 | Invaders Steel Orchestra | Inside the Festival | |
| 35:33 | Invaders Steel Orchestra | Inside the Festival | |
| 39:59 | Phase II Pan Groove | Hello | |
| 46:26 | Renegades Steel Orchestra | Year For Love | |
| 52:59 | Dev | Is Jam | |
| 53:54 | Gasparillo Tamboo Bamboo | Showtime | |
| 54:35 | Machel Montano | Showtime | |
| 55:35 | Machel Montano and Superblue | Soca Kingdom | |
| 57:14 | Bunji Garlin | Big Bad Soca | |
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