Carnival Monday in Trinidad and Tobago. Enjoy the festivities and be safe. I heard some people complaining about Peter Minshall’s king of the band. It is costume and costume is clothes that are worn to make someone look like somebody or something else… An over-the-top performance.

Peter Minshall’s king of the band The Dying Swan – Ras Nijinsky in drag as Pavlova, reminds me of old time carnival in Trinbago. Dame Lorraine was a character, played by men. Men used to be dressed as a woman with big bosoms and big bati, —( Bamsee, Buns)

To me the The Dying Swan – Ras Nijinsky in drag as Pavlova, is Dame Lorraine dressed as a moko jumbie.