Tag: Tassa
Hosay in Trinidad
What This lively Trinidadian incarnation of Islamic Muharram observances, celebrated chiefly by the Shia Muslim community, was brought to the island by Indian indentured immigrants, who came to Trinidad between 1845 and 1917 to work the sugar plantations. The observances commemorate the martyrdom of Hussein (the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson) and the later murder of his …
Behind Trinidad’s Music
Trinidad’s multicultural heritage gives our music an intriguing eclecticism, and a range of rhythms and styles that’s guaranteed to please