Few things brought me so much joy at Christmastime as when my mother recounted the story of how her sister, my aunt, ran from the Jamaican masked masqueraders known as Jonkonnu and tripped over ...

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Jonkonnu is not just a festival, but a living archive of intersectional Black life that can only be brought to life through those willing to preserve it. Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Hyperallergic ...

She reads from an early influence on her practice, Sylvia Wynter, whose text “Jonkonnu in Jamaica: Towards the Interpretation of the Folk Dance as a Cultural Process” (Jamaica Journal, June, 1970) ...

The best time to visit Jamaica is November to mid-December. That's when the island's already beautiful weather (ranging from mid-70s to the high 80s all year-round) is the most pleasant and the ...

Momus: The Podcast is a monthly arts and culture program hosted by Sky Goodden and Lauren Wetmore. Bringing Momus's unique insistence on criticality into a more conversational register, the podcast is ...

Other variations of bull portrayals in the Caribbean include Red Bull in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Jonkonnu in Jamaica. DOMINICAN REPUBLICThe devil is a key character of the Dominican Carnival ...