Valmiki Maharaj ,
TTCBA Public Relations Officer
Valmiki Maharaj is a Caribbean Creative Innovator. A fixture in Trinidad and Tobago's creative landscape, Valmiki’s work is high-impact and highly visible. He has been at the forefront of innovation and development within the sector, taking his ideas from concept to reality, launching new cultural products and creating opportunities for creative entrepreneurs to collaborate and practise their crafts.
Since his debut as a designer with the TRIBE Group in 2009, Valmiki has grown with the entity, adopting different roles and responsibilities as required to develop its offering.
The multihyphenate’s greatest impact has been felt in his role as co-founder, bandleader, and Creative Director of THE LOST TRIBE. THE LOST TRIBE, a brainchild of Valmiki’s that was brought to life in 2015, is a mas band that blurs the line between the contemporary and the traditional, offering Masqueraders theatrical, evocative costume design along with exemplary customer service and amenities on the road. Under his leadership, THE LOST TRIBE has won four Large Band of the Year titles from the National Carnival Commission, as well as numerous accolades in Downtown and Uptown Carnival. Valmiki also holds the position of Creative Director at Ultimate Events Limited, an events and experience company. There, he lends his unique, innovative style to the aesthetic elements of every execution - from Carnival fetes hosting thousands of people, to intimate weddings and birthday parties.
With THE LOST TRIBE and Ultimate Events, and with the support of TRIBE and key partners, Valmiki served as Creative Director on the feature-length film, Lavway: Our Story, an experimental film based on the lore of Trinidad and Tobago’s unique festival that Valmiki dubbed “a love letter to Carnival.”. The film won the team the Best Feature Film Award at the 2022 Caribbean Tales International Film Festival. Outside of TRIBE, he has worked with numerous bodies and initiatives including Miss World Trinidad and Tobago, Creative Tech Lab Trinidad and Tobago, 40 under 40, IDB Group and many others.
