And, Get Lost

Posted by SoundVillage Premium on Fri, Feb 20th 2009, 06:00

Remember all that Carnival tension we were talking about?  Well, it’s about to peak in about three days.  Which means, in about five days you should be settling into your hideaway, good and lost in the confines of an island’s cove.  You supply the plastic, we’ll supply the cove…Across the northwest tip of Trinidad you’ll spot a... Continue Reading

Thursday Ignite

Posted by SoundVillage Premium on Thu, Feb 19th 2009, 06:00

It takes a certain amount of stamina to make it through Trinidad’s Carnival season.  And if you think you’ve got that licked, try making it through three huge fetes – on the same night. Beach House, Brechin Castle, Couva This annual event makes its way to central Trinidad this year, setting up shop at Brechin Castle – an old sugar factory in the... Continue Reading

In the Name of Bacchanal

Posted by SoundVillage Premium on Wed, Feb 18th 2009, 06:00

In Greek mythology there’s an entire god dedicated to wine, parties and merriment.  An entire god.  As the story goes, Dionysus – also known as the Liberator, encouraged the freeing of one from one’s normal self through ecstasy or madness.  His divine mission was to use music to bring an end to care and worry.Once wine was added (divine indeed),... Continue Reading

Chaud You Right

Posted by SoundVillage Premium on Tue, Feb 17th 2009, 06:00

Every once in a while, a really good chef opens a really good restaurant.  But we like to hold out for when a great chef opens a great restaurant (you can appreciate that we have standards).Enter Chaud – a special pull-out slice of culinary heaven, sitting pretty around the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain.  Opened in January 2008 by gastronomy maven,... Continue Reading