The Creative Arts Centre in San Fernando was transformed into a vibrant spectacle of colours, live music and action for Kambule the Carnival Play 2025, showcasing African culture, spirituality and traditions embedded in TT’s Carnival celebrations.

The play was a condensed version of the re-enactment of the1881 Canboulay Riots, which is held annually before dawn on Carnival Friday at Piccadilly Greens in Port of Spain.

Several students attended the event, which started around 9. 30 am on February 19. They gained insight into Canboulay — French for burnt cane — and the resistance of enslaved Africans against colonial authorities.