Santana Archives

Trini Christmas, 101: Parang Season, When Trinidad “Goes Spanish”

Words by Tishanna Williams— Trini culture expert Tishanna Williams brings us the second in our series spotlighting unique cultural traditions surrounding the Christmas season in Trinidad & Tobago. Re... Read More...

Impressions: The Styles of Miami Broward Carnival

Photos by Jesse Serwer and Simone Serwer— Visitors from New York are a huge contingent at Miami Carnival weekend but the October event (or the Miami Broward One Carnival, as it's known in full) is a whol... Read More...

Summa Madness: Deejay Theory x Stylo G x Bob Marley, “Call Me A Marley” + Summa Pack

Words by Jesse Serwer— Leave it to our inimitable Mixtape Mondays columnist Deejay Theory to set the summer off proper. Just in time for BBQ season, he's just dropped a "Summa Pack" of DJ-friendly remixe... Read More...

Ticket Giveaway: “I’m Santana” in NYC

Words by Jesse Serwer— As we revealed here last week, I'm Santana, the feature film based on the Trinidadian puppet whose viral videos have swept the Caribbean, is coming to NYC from April 17-22, for Car... Read More...

Trini Puppets Take Manhattan: “I’m Santana” Set for US Debut

Words by LargeUp— We've been huge fans and supporters of Roger Alexis' "Santana" shorts so as soon as we found out the badbwoy Trini puppet and viral video sensation was getting his own full-on feature f... Read More...

Puppet Mas: Q+A with “Santana” Creator Roger Alexis

Words by Jesse Serwer— Probably the biggest viral video sensation to come out of the Caribbean to date, Roger Alexis' "Santana" shorts are bawdy, mini-stage plays brought to life by Trini-accented Crank ... Read More...

He’s Santana, Bitch: Trinidad’s Favorite Puppet Makes A Movie

Words by Jesse Serwer— What started out as a viral video short starring a very persistent, fête-going Trini puppet has grown, first, into a veritable Trini soap opera and, now, a full-fledged motion pict... Read More...

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