#jumbies

[ptseti]

"Mas Domnik 🇩🇲: The Bwa Bwa (Moko Jumbies) aren't just stilt walkers - they represent ancestral spirits, protecting the crowd."

Carnival is part of the true "Hidden History" of the African diaspora in the Americas.

📽️: afrikulture_stilt_walkers_inc

[harleyzquinnz]

#Jumbies #Canboulay2k17 #carnival2k17🙌 #fun

[roesolo]

Don't miss Tracey Baptiste's Looking for a Jumbie!

Don't miss Tracey Baptiste's Looking for a Jumbie! @GoSparkPoint @andanotherround @TraceyBaptiste @BalzerandBray @AmberRenArt

I have been a fan of Tracey Baptiste’s Jumbies series since the first one hit shelves in 2015. They’re such a rich, spooky mix of Caribbean folklore and horror, with smart characters and fantastic pacing: every kid in my library knows that if they ask me for something scary, they’re going to get a Jumbies book handed to them. Fast forward six years, and Tracey Baptiste has a Jumbies picture book,…

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[chamrocka]

🤦🏾‍♀️ #IDoesThis 👻 #Jumbies #IsWhaDiAssIsDis #IsWhaDiAss https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ZJkfNgXFr/?igshid=taj6ykblq2w1

[literarykids]

Interview with Abigail, Episode One: Tracey Baptiste

Abbie's interview with @TraceyBaptiste @AlgonquinYR #jumbies #InterviewWithAbigail

Last week, children’s book author Tracey Baptiste visited The Voracious Reader bookstore in Larchmont, New York, to talk about her latest book Rise of the Jumbies (Algonquin 2017). Afterwards, Abbie had a chance to sit down with the award-winning author and ask Baptiste a few questions about characters and craft. First, a little background: Raised in Trinidad on a steady diet of rich fairy tales…

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[chereche]

Current state

Mother + I : *hears a dog whimpering right near where we’re sitting.*

Me: *in a baby voice* Did something scare you baby? You’re okay.

Mother and I: *looks for our pet dog* *doesn’t see her*

Me: *gets up to looks for her* *finds her sound asleep in a corner*

Mother + I: *hears it again*

Me: Um...did I mention I was hearing footsteps walking about two nights ago...when you and dad were sleeping?

Mother: *starts giving orders for emergency jumbie removal*

Chronicles of people who live by a cross-road

[iedmagnet34g]

Speaking from a guy who was sent to New Orleans. Or like the jumbies say, "Naw Lens!" #hurricanekatrina #82ndairborne #2505 #jumbies #neworleans

[forestaurus]

had so much fun dancing and playing with these little cuties last night!!