The Rada Feast 160 Years of Cultural Heritage in Trinidad and Tobago

Documentary of the 2015 Rada feast of E'minona in Belmont, Trinidad and Tobago.
Featuring interviews with Henry Louis Antoine, Vernon Baptiste, Veronica Antoine, and Sedley Clifton Antoine
Filmed and edited by Ryan J. Bazinet

[@egbeonisineledumare]

Adupe lopolopo to all who sacrificed to ensure the passing of these traditions to the current generation of Alkebu-lanese that arrived in the Americas either captured or free. The Rada/Dangbe Comme community of Belmont is a heritage of a free people that entered the Caribbean and maintained their traditions. Thanks Ryan for your investment in documenting these precious moments and time. Thanks to all the custodians who have shared their family traditions freely with the world.

[@ryanbazinet]

Working on this project was an honor. Thank you for the kind words.

[@TalkinWitJMO]

This was awesome, thanks for your great work and documenting such a rich culture. My wife family is from Trinidad and practice the Orisha tradition. It was refreshing seeing other west African ethnic groups traditions survive

[@ryanbazinet]

Thank you for watching, J Mo (and for the comment -- "ashe" to you and your wife)

[@Alicia-fy3je]

This was great to watch, I just wish the audio was a little louder...

[@ryanbazinet]

Ah thank you Alicia, wish I could fix it. Thank you for watching!

[@alishafelix6108]

My great great grandmother use to keep Rada otherwise known as nation dance. This is something I am familiar with. We are from South Trinidad, La Brea to be exact. I love the documentary please make another one this is my culture.

[@ryanbazinet]

Thank you for the comment, Alisha. So glad you found the documentary useful. It's a beautiful tradition.

[@matthew280811]

Alisha, has any part of it survived?

[@adriannicholson7739]

Where is this place tho