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Sticks by Central Bank

—Published on 25th May, 2019.

Image Caption: As part of International Museum Day 2019, Sticks in de Yard—along with Tekel 'Salti' Sylvan, Jada ( #jadarocks ) and Carnival Queen 2019, Shynel Brizan—were all invited to teach and perform in the courtyard of the Central Bank, Port of Spain. Daniel Bascombe, Kriston 'Fearless Leader' Chen, and Shaun Rambaran were on hand to teach the approximately two dozen young persons who wished to try walking stick. Tassa drummers and a small steelband also were present to exhibit their respective disciplines. The Central Bank Money Museum was first opened in December 2004 and displays historical currency of Trinidad and Tobago as well as items from the past of the Central Bank itself. Courtyard, The Central Bank, Port of Spain—18th May, 2019. (Shaun Rambaran)—Click to read this article.

As part of International Museum Day 2019, Sticks in de Yard—along with Tekel ‘Salti’ Sylvan, Jada ( #jadarocks ) and Carnival Queen 2019, Shynel Brizan—were all invited to teach and perform in the courtyard of the Central Bank, Port of Spain. Daniel Bascombe, Kriston ‘Fearless Leader’ Chen, and Shaun Rambaran were on hand to teach […] Read More »

Yard Core

—Published on 31st January, 2019.

Image Caption: A row of stick-walks at a rugby goalpost on the Queen's Park Savannah. 6th January, 2019. #1000mokos #sticksindeyard #trinbago #yardcore—Click to read this article.

'Yard Core' aims to get a group of stiltwalkers Carnival-fit in time for the 2019 Trinbago Carnival. Read More »

De 2018 Walk

—Published on 30th December, 2018.

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2018 was a year dense with exhilarations, adventures, challenges, places, peoples, thoughts, ideas, learning, and experiences for the Sticks in de Yard group—formerly called #1000mokos. The year saw (among other things) an intense participation in the 2018 Carnival with Moko Sõmõkow, visits to Wildflower Park and the 2018 New Fire Festival, oldmas presentations by Joshua […] Read More »

Sports in de Yard

—Published on 30th June, 2018.

Image Caption: With the fever of the 2018 World Cup in the air, the 'Sticks in de Yard' session becomes more sporty than usual on 24th June, 2018. #caribbean #culture #sport #stilt #trinbago—Click to read this article.

In the midst of the 2018 World Cup, a #1000mokos 'Sticks in de Yard' session takes place on 24th June 2018, at Alice Yard, Woodbrook. Read More »

Moko Somõkõw

—Published on 15th February, 2018.

Image Caption: Alan Vaughan sets aside sticks and costumes in a pool of Light on the stairwell of Granderson Lab, Belmont. #belmont #carnival #costume #granderson #stilt—Click to read this article.

Moko Somõkõw retells the mythic story of Sunjata, the first mansa of Mali, and his return from exile to found a great empire. Read More »

#1000mokos

—Published on 6th April, 2017.

Image Caption: A session of the #1000mokos initiative, held at Wildflower Park, Port of Spain, Trinidad. 26th March, 2017.—Click to read this article.

#1000mokos is a project aimed at building a community of one thousand moko jumbies (stiltwalkers) across Trinidad and Tobago. Read More »