#trinidadian artist

[fyblackwomenart]

Danielle Boodoo-Fortune -- Let Love Be My Guide

#caribbean painters #trinidadian artist #danielle boodoo-fortune #danielle boodoo fortune #black women

[queerlyfemmeandblack]

Pretty Mas, 2020

Marissa Yung Lee

Oil on Canvas

#art #Marissa Yung Lee #Pretty Mas #2020 #2020s #oil on canvas #Trinidadian artist #Trinidad and Tobago #Trinidadian Korean #Asian Trinidadian #Trini Korean #Caribbean Artist #Asian Diaspora #Korean Diaspora #oil painting #West Indian #mas

[yourdailyqueer]

Angelique Nixon

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Queer

DOB: N/A

Ethnicity: Afro Carribean - Bahamas

Nationality: Trinidadian

Occupation: Writer, activist, artist, academic, teacher

#Angelique Nixon #qpoc #qwoc #queerness #lgbtq #female #queer #Trinidadian #black #afro carribean #poc #writer #activist #artist #academic #teacher

[piononostalgia]

Renluka Maharaj

« Vidya and Vashti »

Acrylic paint, acrylic markers, glitter, rhinestones, archival photo on canvas, 2020

« Wong's Studio 1943 »

Mixed Media on Archival Paper, 2019

« Susie, Sero, Bebe »

Acrylic paint, acrylic markers, acrylic gold leaves and archival photo on canvas

#Renluka Maharaj #trinidad #trinidad and tobago #indo Trinidadian #arte #art #trini art #caribbean art #caribbean artist #mixed media

[kaimynameis]

#brianna mccarthy #art #black artist #trinidad #trinidadian art #trinidad and tobago

[havatabanca]

#trinidad & tobago #caribbean creatives #digital artist #trinbago creatives #digital art #trini creatives #trinidadian creatives

[sexypinkon]

#sexypink/Carlisle Chang #sexypink/The Inherent Nobility of Man #sexypink/Independence Day #sexypink/Art Icons of Trinidad and Tobago #sexypink/Chinese Trinidadian Artists #tumblr/Carlisle Chang #tumblr/Painters #tumblr/national treasures

[gh0stsp1d3r]

Ain’t no way… as someone who’s Indian (trinidadian is of indian and African descent) we never get any representation, and pavitr really was one of the few Indian characters I’ve seen in American tv, and actually good representation.

But this literally is so sad, and this isn’t the only whitewashed version I’ve seen of him or Hobie. Don’t say it’s lighting, because I’m also an artist I just don’t post my stuff, and it is not the lighting it’s just wayyy too light.

#spiderverse pavitr #pavitr prabhakar #spider man across the spider verse #stop whitewashing my boy

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Connie Williams (seated) and a dancer at the Calypso on Macdougal Street in Greenwich Village, ca. 1945.

The Calypso was a Caribbean establishment run by Williams, a Trinidadian restaurateur, where musical performances, soul food, and intellectual banter mixed with a steady flow of liquor. It was a spiritual home of sorts for James Baldwin in his first years in the Village. He got a job there as a waiter, and when he wasn't working he'd be drinking with the artist Beauford Delaney or Marlon Brando, a lifelong friend and supporter. It was a space where races mixed freely, which was still unusual at the time, and on a given night you might have seen Paul Robeson or Henry Miller eating side by side with Burt Lancaster or, later, Malcolm X.

Text: NY Times Photo: Berenice Abbott via the NY Times

#New York #NYC #vintage New York #1940s #bohemia #Berenice Abbott #Greenwich Village #Connie Williams #Greenwich Village hangouts #James Baldwin #Marlon Brando #Beauford Delaney #Paul Robeson #Henry Miller #Burt Lancaster #Malcolm X

[randomvarious]

Haddaway - "What About Me" 1997 Pop / Adult Contemporary

Although Haddaway is remembered in the US as a one-hit wonder—thanks to his '92/'93 global club debut smash, "What Is Love"—the Trinidadian-German singer still managed to remain a much bigger entity throughout Europe for a few more years after that, by stringing together some more popular singles from his first two albums.

But after 1995, it appears that the well had run itself dry for Haddaway over there too. And that's where we find him in '97, with this catchy, adult-oriented, and radio-friendly pop tune of his called "What About Me," that sees him, in the video, playing to a small and intimate crowd of robotic women who all have the same exact look to them.

And something tells me that there's a part of Haddaway that wanted this lower-key sound and presentation for himself all along, because while he got his start in the music biz alongside the two producers from legendary German Eurodance group, Snap!, his musical upbringing actually consisted of a whole lot of classic rock and pop musicians, from Louis Armstrong to Michael Jackson. So, while he'd managed to amass a bunch of money-making hit dance records from the early-to-mid-90s, there was probably some relief in the idea that once he had stopped charting with such frequency, that he could move to a new stage in his career and diversify without feeling the pressure to please anyone else but himself.

And Haddaway still had the drive to make dance music, as I'll show tomorrow, but with his relevancy as a contemporary artist heavily diminished at this point, there was no need to make club tunes a priority anymore, if he didn't want to. So, with the lead single for his 1998 album, Let's Do It Now, he chose to roll with this classy re-brand, and, as a result, only managed to chart in Austria at #24 with it.

But I feel like this could've been a decently-sized hit on American contemporary hit radio if Haddaway had actually tried to release it here. It's not excellent, but for a late 90s adult contemporary type of pop tune, I don't see a reason as to why it couldn't have succeeded. I get a bit of a Marc Anthony vibe from the chorus, and I really think moms would've dug it if they'd known about it.

Plus, the video really had an all too perfect vibe for vh1 too.

More fun videos here. 

#pop #music #90s #90s music #90's #90's music #Youtube #adult contemporary

[awkwamarines]

Introduction!!

My name is Awkwa, and I am a artist who's still trying to improve!!

Pronouns are She/her

Proud Trinidadian 🇹🇹

Now about what I will be posting and my skills:

I am going to post digital art, Reposting is only allowed WITH CREDIT.

I decided to use Tumblr because I see a lot of artists using this app. My goal is to show people what I can do!.. even though I can't do much. I just want to try and see what others think about my creations, and to see what I can improve! I am VERY insecure about my artsyle, I'm not the best with anatomy. Also I am personally Better at traditional art than Digital, so my digital art will look a bit weird.

☆Please let me know if you have any questions, thanks !!

☆Thank you for viewing!! Wishing you all the best!!

[fyblackwomenart]

Danielle Boodoo-Fortune -- Swim to Me My Love

#danielle boodoo-fortune #danielle boodoo fortune #black mermaid #siren #trinidadian artist #caribbean painters

[demdread]

Photographs of Us: Geoffrey Holder, his wife Carmen de Lavallade and their son Leo, circa 1958. Holder married Carmen de Lavallade in 1955. They spent their lives in New York City and had one son, Léo. They were the subject of a 2005 documentary, Carmen & Geoffrey.

Geoffrey Lamont Holder (August 1, 1930 – October 5, 2014) was a Trinidadian-American actor, dancer, musician, and artist. He was a principal dancer for the Metropolitan Opera Ballet. Holder was one of four children of Bajan and Trinidadian descent. He made his performance debut at the age of seven in his brother Boscoe Holder's dance company.

De Lavallade was born in Los Angeles, California, on March 6, 1931, to Creole parents from New Orleans, Louisiana. She was raised by her aunt, Adele, who owned one of the first African-American history bookshops on Central Avenue. De Lavallade became a member of the Lester Horton Dance Theater in 1949 where she danced as a lead dancer until her departure for New York City with Alvin Ailey in 1954.

[dear-indies]

fc masterlist updates:

fc wishlist:

Blake Patrick Anderson (?) - is queer - actor.

Alex Thomas-Smith (?) - non-binary - they/he - actor, model, instagrammer.

fat/plus size:

Ali Adel (1998) Egyptian - actor. 

Laura Adlington (?) - instagrammer.

disabled:

Alex Parra / alex1leg (2000) - instagrammer and youtuber.

updated that Gabe Adams come out as a trans woman**

black lgbt:

Alex Thomas-Smith (?) - non-binary - they/he - actor, model, instagrammer.

updated Yasmin Benoit's ethnicity**

nonb:

Diana King (1970) Afro-Jamaican / Indo-Jamaican - non-binary and lesbian - they/them/it - singer-songwriter.

Zanele Muholi (1972) Black South African - non-binary - they/them - artist and visual activist.

Honey Mahogany / Alpha Mulugeta (1983) Ethiopian - non-binary - she/they - drag artist and singer.

Thishiwe Ziqubu (1985) Zulu South African - non-binary - he/they - actor, director, and writer.

Honey Davenport / James Heath-Clark (1986) African-American - non-binary they/them - drag artist and singer.

Caldwell Tidicue / Bob the Drag Queen (1986) African-American - non-binary, pansexual and poly - he/her - drag artist, comedian, activist, musician, songwriter, and reality television personality.

IRAWNIQ (1986) Mexican / African-american - genderfluid and lesbian - she/they - singer and rapper.

Ian Isiah (1989) Afro-Trinidadian - pangender and pansexual - he/him - singer, director, and artist.

E. / MHYSHA (1990) African-American - non-binary - they/them - artist and singer.

Monét X Change / Kevin Bertin (1990) Afro-Saint Lucian - non-binary - drag artist.

Dahlia Sin / Erick Anthony (1991) Afro-Brazilian - non-binary - drag artist.

MegaGoneFree (2001) African American - non-binary and pansexual - she/they - singer-songwriter.

Megane Mercury (?) Black Spanish - non-binary - he/she/they - model and singer.

Anjimile (?) African-American - non-binary - he/they - folk musician.

Yves Tumor (?) African-American - non-binary - they/them - singer. 

Dreamcrusher (?) African-Ameirican - non-binary - they/them - singer.

Maxi Glamour (?) African-American -  non-binary - they/fae - drag artist and reality star.

Maya Finoh (?) African-American - non-binary - they/them - model. 

Squishyykins (?) Black - agender - it/its and any pronouns- Instagrammer.

Hollow Eve / Caitlin Crandall (?) African-American - non-binary - they/them - drag artist - tw for horror imagery. 

Alex Thomas-Smith (?) - non-binary - they/he - actor, model, instagrammer.

Grove (?) Black British - non-binary and queer - they/them - DJ.

updated Sonny Kiss' pronouns**

trans:

Louïz (1984) Réunionese - singer, dancer, Miss International Queen France 2020, and choreographer.

Jazell Barbie Royale (1987) African-American - model and singer.

Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile (1988) Motswana - singer, performance artist, and writer.

Kia LaBeija (1990) African-American / Filipino - artist - is HIV positive.

Backxwash / Ashanti Mutinta (1991) Zambian - rapper and producer.

Bobrisky (1992) Nigerian - internet personality and actress.

Gabe Adams-Wheatley (?) Brazilian - has Hanhart syndrome, is a wheelchair user and congenital amputee - is trans - Instagrammer.

Kelet (?) Somali - model and actress.

Kokumo (?) African-American - singer and poet.

KC Ortiz (?) African-American - artist, rapper, musician, writer, and entertainer.

#rph #rpc #fc help

[piononostalgia]

Multiple Designs by Althea McNish

Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, McNish (1924-2020) moved to the UK in 1950, completing a postgraduate textiles degree at the Royal College of Art before rising to prominence as a Black female designer. On graduating, McNish began designing bestselling furnishing and fashion fabrics for iconic firms including Liberty, Dior, Heal's and Hull Traders, for whom she created one of her most famous patterns, Golden Harvest, in 1959. As her career progressed, McNish took on major interior design projects and mural commissions around the world, as well as creating wallpapers for leading companies.

#althea mcnish #art #arte #trinidad and tobago #trinidad #trini art #trinidadian art #antilles #caribbean #caribbean art #fabric #pattern #printmaking #antillana #textile design #caribbean artist #caribeña #interior design #wallpaper

[ptseti]

Lord Creator was a Trinidadian calypso, R&B, ska and rocksteady artist hailed as one of ska’s pioneers. He was known for hits such as Don’t Stay Out Late, Big Bamboo, Little Princess, and Jamaica Farewell. Born Kendrick Patrick, in San Fernando, on August 21, 1935, (some reports say 1940), he started as a calypso singer in his teens. His first hits were The Cockhead (1958) and Evening News (1959). By this time he had already moved to Jamaica, where his musical career took off. He achieved great acclaim with Independent Jamaica as British rule ended on August 6, 1962. It became the official song marking Jamaica’s independence. In the same year he joined with Byron Lee and the Dragonaires to record Jamaica Jump Up, which was included on the soundtrack of the 1963 James Bond film Dr. No. In 1963, his song Don’t Stay Out Late became a hit in Jamaica. In 1964, he had another hit, Big Bamboo. In 1964, Lord Creator recorded a calypso album, Jamaica Time. It included calypso classics like Jamaica Farewell and Yellowbird, as well as a cover of Bob Dylan’s Blowin’ in the Wind. It was in 1970 that his fame peaked, with the release of what one critic called “perhaps the finest sentimental reggae record ever released”, Kingston Town But, apart from a single, Life, in 1977, Lord Creator vanished from the music scene for two decades. He returned to Trinidad after suffering two strokes. In 1989, the British band UB40 recorded a cover version of “Kingston Town,” providing him with a windfall of publishing royalties at a relatively late and impoverished stage in his life. In 2022 he received Jamaica’s Order of Distinction (Officer Class) for his “contribution to the development of Jamaican music and community service”. After suffering various illnesses associated with ageing, Lord Creator died June 23, 2023, aged 87.