MUSIC IN THE CARIBBEAN
The peoples of
the Caribbean
Islands share a
colonial history
Creole is a
person of mixed
African and
European
ancestry
Syncretism is
the result of a
fusion, or
reconciliation,
of differing
cultures
Rake-n-scrape is a traditional
Bahamian music played on
accordion, saw, and goat-skin
drum
“Times Table,”
Textbook CD
3, track 9
Calypso is a traditional
French-Creole
humorous song that
comments on life in the
Caribbean
“No, Doctor
No,” Textbook
CD3, track 10
Rumba is an
Afro-Cuban
music and dance,
derived from
African sacred
traditions
Punta symbolically reenacts the
cock-and-hen mating dance
"Punta," Textbook CD 3, track 11
Indo-Trinidadian Chutney-Soca is
perfect example of blending styles and
traditions
Merengue is
Dominican
dance music
in 4/4 meter
Globalization is
a double-edged
process that
brings outside
influence to
local regions
Religion and
syncretism are
common in
Caribbean music
With which
globalized forms
of Caribbean
music are you
most familiar,
and how have
you had access
to them?
Can we think of any other music and cultural
syncretisms than those found in the Caribbean?
Where are they? What were
their influencing cultures?
Do we regard any form of music as a symbol of
our national identity as Caribbean nationals do?
What forms of
political protest
music exist in
cultures outside of
the Caribbean,
especially in The
United States,
China, Africa, or
Latin America?