The Art of Obeah

SHEREEN ALI

“Ase, Ase, Ase” rang through the air at the opening prayers of Convois 2019, a two-week tribute to artists Winston “Shadow” Bailey and Leroy Clarke hosted by the Lloyd Best Institute of the Caribbean in Tunapuna.

The Convois this year celebrates the art of Shadow and Clarke who both used ideas of obeah to spiritually inspire and shape their art. The opening night took place on March 19 under a white tent in the backyard of the institute’s offices. The institute is an independent non-profit organisation dedicated to realising the potential of the Caribbean.

https://newsday.co.tt/2019/03/27/the-art-of-obeah/

Shadow - Obeah Man

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