A conversation with stilt walkers at carnival

Carnival isn’t just home to revellers, the Jamaica Observer spotted some towering figures at road march 2025 and snagged a quick Q and A with Simone Harris, founder of Walking Tall Jamaica. Observer: Who are ‘Walking Tall’? Simone Harris: We’re Moko Jumbie stilt walkers, I would say we're a performance collective, right? We are a group of people with a shared interest in culture. We have touched over 100 lives. O: What is Moko Jumbie stilt walking? SH: Well, you know, the Eastern Caribbean i...