Che Lovelace was born 1969 in San Fernando, Trinidad and grew up in the east coast village of Matura. He attended Queen’s Royal Collage, Port of Spain and received his fine art training at l’Ecole Régionale des Beaux-Arts de la Martinique. He has been a founder and principal collaborator for several Arts, Carnival and entertainment projects including, the recently established Friends For The Road J’Ouvert, Studiofilmclub and Selectors, a collaborative music project.

Lovelace is an annual masquerader with a traditional Blue Devil band from Paramin called Kings Of The Hill.

His practice increasingly includes elements of performance which he absorbs into his painting process.

Tilo Kruse began his journey at the young age of 18, leaving his small town in Germany and making his way through Spain, Berlin, Paris, Gibraltar, The Canary Islands and finally to Trinidad and Tobago. With his bag on his back and solar panel tucked away he has made this perilous journey in survival mode, only relying on his wits and the generosity of strangers. Tilo intends to make his way from Trinidad to the Amazon where he plans to spend some time living with a local tribe, learning their ways and giving back to them as much as he can. Subsequent to this, he intends on fulfilling his dream of crossing the Pacific and making his way around the globe.

Starting in secondary school, Jared "Major" Penny was no stranger to the spotlight. Transitioning from being called upon by teachers and peers to rally students to where he stands now as one of the most popular MCs and radio personalities in Trinidad and Tobago. His stacked resume speaks for itself as Jared is the co-founder of Island Crashers (formerly Trump Events), J'ouvert Jubeez and the founder of Major EMP (Events, Marketing and Production). Complimenting his extremely charismatic and outgoing personality, Major Penny emphasizes remaining humble and grounded. He found it extremely crucial to support us at the odyssey podcast by sharing insight into the world of events and entertainment by telling his story, including the ups and downs of his journey and the lessons he's learnt along the way.

From humble beginnings, Valmiki soared to the top of the carnival industry, driven by a desire to learn and express his creative ability. Val currently sits as the Creative Director of The Lost Tribe, Ultimate Events and Lavway, as well as Director of the Tribe Group. Blessed with an incredible work ethic and extroverted aura, Val has done incredibly well for himself thus far and we are excited to see what the future holds for him.

Father Gregory Augustine (the man, the myth, the legend) is most well known for his role in leading Fatima College for the last 10+ years and being a prominent figure in the church and the holy ghost fathers. We had the pleasure of sitting with him and hearing his story, gaining insight into his life and journey.

Troy Hadeed is best known for teaching yoga locally and internationally and founding two other successful businesses. Beyond that Troy does not limit himself to any individual identity or career or belief, but one thing that he preaches is that LOVE is the answer and that the world is in dire need of it. To be fair we can not really limit him to a description, so I guess you'll just have to listen to the episode to find out more about him!