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Before dawn broke over the capital, Piccadilly Greens in Port of Spain was already ablaze with firelight, rhythm, and resistance. Shortly after 4 am yesterday, the annual Canboulay re-enactment, hosted by the National Carnival Commission (NCC), unfolded in dramatic fashion, marking the pulsating start of Carnival weekend.
The air hung heavy with smoke as flambeaux bearers, their torches crackling and spitting embers, carved fiery paths through the darkness. Drums thundered as African rhythms rolled across the crowd.
The re-enactment vividly recalled the historic Canboulay riots of 1881, when freed Africans and their descendants resisted colonial attempts to suppress their street processions.
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