Documenting Guadeloupe & Martinique Mas

With the Guadeloupe and Martinique Carnivals of 2025 just around the corner, here's a non-exhaustive list of works featuring this cultural element.

to read

Marie-Line Ampigny, Le Carnaval de Clémenceau Bwabwa, 2007

Marie-Thérèse Julien-Lung Fou, Le Carnaval aux Antilles, 1979

Maëlla K., “Ti-Fan an Mas-la”, dans “Carnival Bodies”, 2020

Daniel Manclière, Gwadloup, Mas-Parades-Déguisements, 2017

Gisèle Pineau, Case Mensonge, 2004

Ketty Steward, “Mardi Gras” dans Confessions d’une séancière, 2018

See the selection by Martinique University

to watch

Music videos by Niko, KRYS, Admiral T, Riddla etc

documentaries

Akiyo, Jénèz (2014) - bande-annonce

Bonus with a panel after a public screening in 2023… I didn’t know I was filmed so you can see my face during the Q&A session.

Dé Mas, Kat Pawol with Rudy Benjamin (2023) - Youtube

Déyè Mas La (2018, Guadeloupe) - Youtube

Gwadloup Comédie Carnaval (1987) | Youtube

Inside Mas, au coeur du Carnaval de Guadeloupe de 2023 - Youtube

Vidé (2019, Martinique) - Youtube