Moko Jumbie group to attempt Guinness World Record for Carnival 2025

​Hummingbird Gold medal awardee Glenn ‘Dragon’ De Souza to attempt world record for “Most Moko Jumbies in one spot”

Hummingbird Gold Medal awardee Glenn ‘Dragon’ De Souza and his historic troupe, the Keylemanjahro Moko Jumbies, will be attempting the Guinness World Record for “Most Moko Jumbies in One Spot” during the week before Carnival 2025 at the historic Queen’s Park Savannah.
The historic event will see 1,000 Moko Jumbies assemble at the Queen’s Park Savannah, creating a truly inspiring and vivid representation of Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival.
This momentous initiative will be the pre-cursor to a Keylemanjahro World Tour in 2026 which will intersect with global institutions like the Jim Henson Creature Shop (creator of Sesame Street, the Muppet Show, Dark Crystal, etc).
The group said the record was attempted once before in Trinidad but did not hit the mark, however, Dragon believes that he can do it.
The event will be carded for the week before Carnival when many Carnival visitors will be in Trinidad at the Queen’s Park Savannah.  


“Just imagine what that sight would look like, “ Dragon said, “One thousand plus Moko Jumbies in the home of Carnival, against the Northern Range, in the green savannah!”
The group said the World Record-breaking procession of Moko Jumbies will then walk past the Magnificent Seven and then to President’s House.
The group said there will also be a ‘Making Of’ documentary that will be shot of the event and events leading up to it, creating a biography of Dragon and Keylemanjahro.
The group said the process of mobilising for the 1000 Mokos event will also be the process of consolidating the Moko Jumbie Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MJATT), and international media as well as allies from Sesame Street will be invited to take part.
The group said additionally, as the first Carnival after Dragon and Keylemanjahro have been honoured, Carnival 2025 will be a statement masquerade by this troupe.
The band also plans to display for Carnival 2025 a Kiddies and Adult Carnival presentation, “Sailors and Dame Lorraines”.
The band ‘Sailors and Dame Lorraines’- ‘Damsels in Distress, Sailors to the Rescue will be targeting between 75-150 Moko Jumbie masqueraders but will also feature ground level masqueraders. The band will take part in Kiddies Carnival as a Small band. The band will also take part in the adult Carnival as a Small band.
The Kiddies band will have one King and Queen while the Adult band will have two Kings and Queens.
The group said Keylemanjahro will also be launching a signature brand of t-shirts for sale to the public starting with three different designs.
Keylemanjahro is also pursuing a patent for a locally designed stilt design.
“In Keylemanjahro, Dragon has created a grassroots organization that has had an international impact of stratospheric proportions in terms of Brand T&T influence and cultural footprint. It is one of the most successful Cultural and Civic Institutions in Trinidad and Tobago. Dragon’s Moko Jumbies changed the presentation of T&T large event spectacle with many of Trinidad’s top performers and artists using the troupe for their top portrayals from Peter Minshall, Machel Montano, Super Blue, Brian Mac Farlane, Legends Mas band, etc- all using them in prize winning portrayals in Soca Monarch, Parade of the Bands, etc..”
“Keylemanjahro Moko Jumbies were featured in the Miss Universe 1999 Pageant broadcast hosted by T&T. In 2001 Denise Plummer featured them in her Calypso Queen finals presentation of Nah Leaving. The troupe has been used as one of the main features in most of the country’s major national events and celebrations- from the return of a record-breaking Brian Lara and the return of the Soca Warriors to the launch of major corporate brands. Now a major national event is not complete unless it has a Moko Jumbie troupe- it was Dragon and Keylemanjahro who was responsible for this.”
De Souza, who founded the Keylemanjahro School of Arts and Culture, was honoured with one of the nation’s highest awards, the Humming Bird Gold Medal, by President Christine Kangaloo.
The Keylemanjahro School of Arts and Culture, which commemorates its 35th anniversary this year, has seen over 4,000 students graduate from its illustrious halls, becoming known as the institution and troupe that resurrected and mainstreamed the Moko Jumbie tradition in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Diaspora.
The Keylemanjahro Troupe is an institution that has had profound global impact and has been one of the greatest ambassadors for Trinidad and Tobago globally.
Since 1997, Keylemanjahro was featured three times on popular American children’s television show, Sesame Street, portraying Trinidad and Tobago’s culture to millions internationally.
Photographs and stories from the international best-selling hard-cover coffee-table book ‘MOKO JUMBIES: THE DANCING SPIRITS OF TRINIDAD, which features Keylemanjahro, have been featured in major mainstream newspapers, magazines and scholarly publications worldwide, such as the New York Times, National Geographic, etc and mainstream TV broadcasters like ABC News.
“Dragon rescued and re-animated the Moko Jumbie tradition from death in Trinidad and took the tradition worldwide. Many of his innovations and routines are now part of the character’s repertoire internationally. Stilt walkers trained by Dragon pioneered stilt-walking in international troupes like Cirque du Soleil, UniverSoul Circus- the African-American circus company, and dozens of other troupes on both sides of the Atlantic. His troupe has saved hundreds of children from the life of the streets from the hardest urban ‘ghetto’ communities in Trinidad (Cocorite, Diego Martin, Laventille, etc) training them in many cultural arts.”
The band also broke new ground in Carnival portrayals at Kiddies level, pioneering Moko Jumbie wins:
1995 – “Comic Strip”, the first time a Moko Jumbie band won first  place at Junior Parade of the Bands (Medium School)
1995 - Lost in the Jungle; the first time a Moko Jumbie Queen won first place Junior Queen
2003 - The Spirit of Carnival; 1st place Band of the Year (Junior Open)
2005 - Osebo Drums; 1st Place Junior Parade of the Bands (medium School)
2019 - Ahearn: the Rainmaker- First Place Junior King- School
2023 - A Taste of Africa; 1st place Junior Parade of the Bands (Mini School).
For more information follow the Keylemanjahro School of Arts and Culture on Facebook.
“Just imagine what that sight would look like, “ Dragon said, “One thousand plus Moko Jumbies in the home of Carnival, against the Northern Range, in the green savannah!”
The group said the World Record-breaking procession of Moko Jumbies will then walk past the Magnificent Seven and then to President’s House.
The group said there will also be a ‘Making Of’ documentary that will be shot of the event and events leading up to it, creating a biography of Dragon and Keylemanjahro.
The group said the process of mobilising for the 1000 Mokos event will also be the process of consolidating the Moko Jumbie Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MJATT), and international media as well as allies from Sesame Street will be invited to take part.
The group said additionally, as the first Carnival after Dragon and Keylemanjahro have been honoured, Carnival 2025 will be a statement masquerade by this troupe.
The band also plans to display for Carnival 2025 a Kiddies and Adult Carnival presentation, “Sailors and Dame Lorraines”.
The band ‘Sailors and Dame Lorraines’- ‘Damsels in Distress, Sailors to the Rescue will be targeting between 75-150 Moko Jumbie masqueraders but will also feature ground level masqueraders. The band will take part in Kiddies Carnival as a Small band. The band will also take part in the adult Carnival as a Small band.
The Kiddies band will have one King and Queen while the Adult band will have two Kings and Queens.
The group said Keylemanjahro will also be launching a signature brand of t-shirts for sale to the public starting with three different designs.
Keylemanjahro is also pursuing a patent for a locally designed stilt design.
“In Keylemanjahro, Dragon has created a grassroots organization that has had an international impact of stratospheric proportions in terms of Brand T&T influence and cultural footprint. It is one of the most successful Cultural and Civic Institutions in Trinidad and Tobago. Dragon’s Moko Jumbies changed the presentation of T&T large event spectacle with many of Trinidad’s top performers and artists using the troupe for their top portrayals from Peter Minshall, Machel Montano, Super Blue, Brian Mac Farlane, Legends Mas band, etc- all using them in prize winning portrayals in Soca Monarch, Parade of the Bands, etc..”
“Keylemanjahro Moko Jumbies were featured in the Miss Universe 1999 Pageant broadcast hosted by T&T. In 2001 Denise Plummer featured them in her Calypso Queen finals presentation of Nah Leaving. The troupe has been used as one of the main features in most of the country’s major national events and celebrations- from the return of a record-breaking Brian Lara and the return of the Soca Warriors to the launch of major corporate brands. Now a major national event is not complete unless it has a Moko Jumbie troupe- it was Dragon and Keylemanjahro who was responsible for this.”
De Souza, who founded the Keylemanjahro School of Arts and Culture, was honoured with one of the nation’s highest awards, the Humming Bird Gold Medal, by President Christine Kangaloo.
The Keylemanjahro School of Arts and Culture, which commemorates its 35th anniversary this year, has seen over 4,000 students graduate from its illustrious halls, becoming known as the institution and troupe that resurrected and mainstreamed the Moko Jumbie tradition in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Diaspora.
The Keylemanjahro Troupe is an institution that has had profound global impact and has been one of the greatest ambassadors for Trinidad and Tobago globally.
Since 1997, Keylemanjahro was featured three times on popular American children’s television show, Sesame Street, portraying Trinidad and Tobago’s culture to millions internationally.
Photographs and stories from the international best-selling hard-cover coffee-table book ‘MOKO JUMBIES: THE DANCING SPIRITS OF TRINIDAD, which features Keylemanjahro, have been featured in major mainstream newspapers, magazines and scholarly publications worldwide, such as the New York Times, National Geographic, etc and mainstream TV broadcasters like ABC News.
“Dragon rescued and re-animated the Moko Jumbie tradition from death in Trinidad and took the tradition worldwide. Many of his innovations and routines are now part of the character’s repertoire internationally. Stilt walkers trained by Dragon pioneered stilt-walking in international troupes like Cirque du Soleil, UniverSoul Circus- the African-American circus company, and dozens of other troupes on both sides of the Atlantic. His troupe has saved hundreds of children from the life of the streets from the hardest urban ‘ghetto’ communities in Trinidad (Cocorite, Diego Martin, Laventille, etc) training them in many cultural arts.”
The band also broke new ground in Carnival portrayals at Kiddies level, pioneering Moko Jumbie wins:
1995 – “Comic Strip”, the first time a Moko Jumbie band won first  place at Junior Parade of the Bands (Medium School)
1995 - Lost in the Jungle; the first time a Moko Jumbie Queen won first place Junior Queen
2003 - The Spirit of Carnival; 1st place Band of the Year (Junior Open)
2005 - Osebo Drums; 1st Place Junior Parade of the Bands (medium School)
2019 - Ahearn: the Rainmaker- First Place Junior King- School
2023 - A Taste of Africa; 1st place Junior Parade of the Bands (Mini School).
For more information follow the Keylemanjahro School of Arts and Culture on Facebook.
“Just imagine what that sight would look like, “ Dragon said, “One thousand plus Moko Jumbies in the home of Carnival, against the Northern Range, in the green savannah!”
The group said the World Record-breaking procession of Moko Jumbies will then walk past the Magnificent Seven and then to President’s House.
The group said there will also be a ‘Making Of’ documentary that will be shot of the event and events leading up to it, creating a biography of Dragon and Keylemanjahro.
The group said the process of mobilising for the 1000 Mokos event will also be the process of consolidating the Moko Jumbie Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MJATT), and international media as well as allies from Sesame Street will be invited to take part.
The group said additionally, as the first Carnival after Dragon and Keylemanjahro have been honoured, Carnival 2025 will be a statement masquerade by this troupe.
The band also plans to display for Carnival 2025 a Kiddies and Adult Carnival presentation, “Sailors and Dame Lorraines”.
The band ‘Sailors and Dame Lorraines’- ‘Damsels in Distress, Sailors to the Rescue will be targeting between 75-150 Moko Jumbie masqueraders but will also feature ground level masqueraders. The band will take part in Kiddies Carnival as a Small band. The band will also take part in the adult Carnival as a Small band.
The Kiddies band will have one King and Queen while the Adult band will have two Kings and Queens.
The group said Keylemanjahro will also be launching a signature brand of t-shirts for sale to the public starting with three different designs.
Keylemanjahro is also pursuing a patent for a locally designed stilt design.
“In Keylemanjahro, Dragon has created a grassroots organization that has had an international impact of stratospheric proportions in terms of Brand T&T influence and cultural footprint. It is one of the most successful Cultural and Civic Institutions in Trinidad and Tobago. Dragon’s Moko Jumbies changed the presentation of T&T large event spectacle with many of Trinidad’s top performers and artists using the troupe for their top portrayals from Peter Minshall, Machel Montano, Super Blue, Brian Mac Farlane, Legends Mas band, etc- all using them in prize winning portrayals in Soca Monarch, Parade of the Bands, etc..”
“Keylemanjahro Moko Jumbies were featured in the Miss Universe 1999 Pageant broadcast hosted by T&T. In 2001 Denise Plummer featured them in her Calypso Queen finals presentation of Nah Leaving. The troupe has been used as one of the main features in most of the country’s major national events and celebrations- from the return of a record-breaking Brian Lara and the return of the Soca Warriors to the launch of major corporate brands. Now a major national event is not complete unless it has a Moko Jumbie troupe- it was Dragon and Keylemanjahro who was responsible for this.”
De Souza, who founded the Keylemanjahro School of Arts and Culture, was honoured with one of the nation’s highest awards, the Humming Bird Gold Medal, by President Christine Kangaloo.
The Keylemanjahro School of Arts and Culture, which commemorates its 35th anniversary this year, has seen over 4,000 students graduate from its illustrious halls, becoming known as the institution and troupe that resurrected and mainstreamed the Moko Jumbie tradition in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Diaspora.
The Keylemanjahro Troupe is an institution that has had profound global impact and has been one of the greatest ambassadors for Trinidad and Tobago globally.
Since 1997, Keylemanjahro was featured three times on popular American children’s television show, Sesame Street, portraying Trinidad and Tobago’s culture to millions internationally.
Photographs and stories from the international best-selling hard-cover coffee-table book ‘MOKO JUMBIES: THE DANCING SPIRITS OF TRINIDAD, which features Keylemanjahro, have been featured in major mainstream newspapers, magazines and scholarly publications worldwide, such as the New York Times, National Geographic, etc and mainstream TV broadcasters like ABC News.
“Dragon rescued and re-animated the Moko Jumbie tradition from death in Trinidad and took the tradition worldwide. Many of his innovations and routines are now part of the character’s repertoire internationally. Stilt walkers trained by Dragon pioneered stilt-walking in international troupes like Cirque du Soleil, UniverSoul Circus- the African-American circus company, and dozens of other troupes on both sides of the Atlantic. His troupe has saved hundreds of children from the life of the streets from the hardest urban ‘ghetto’ communities in Trinidad (Cocorite, Diego Martin, Laventille, etc) training them in many cultural arts.”
The band also broke new ground in Carnival portrayals at Kiddies level, pioneering Moko Jumbie wins:
1995 – “Comic Strip”, the first time a Moko Jumbie band won first  place at Junior Parade of the Bands (Medium School)
1995 - Lost in the Jungle; the first time a Moko Jumbie Queen won first place Junior Queen
2003 - The Spirit of Carnival; 1st place Band of the Year (Junior Open)
2005 - Osebo Drums; 1st Place Junior Parade of the Bands (medium School)
2019 - Ahearn: the Rainmaker- First Place Junior King- School
2023 - A Taste of Africa; 1st place Junior Parade of the Bands (Mini School).
For more information follow the Keylemanjahro School of Arts and Culture on Facebook.