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 Example 1
 Example 2
 Example 3
Caribbean Music
Year 7 Unit
What do you already know
about the Caribbean?
 Pirates
 Caocao
 Sugar Cane
 Near Central America
Where is the Caribbean?
Mixture of
different
cultures.
South American
African
Spanish
French
English
Do you know of another place
like that?
A brief history.
 The Caribbean islands were first inhabited by the
Arawak and Carib peoples. They were at war with
each other over the land of the Caribbean. The Carib
were known for capturing and enslaving the
Arawak, and even ate their victims (gross)! The
Arawaks did not have a writing system and so little
is known about them. One thing we still have today
that was left behind from their culture is the
hammock.
History continued…
 Then, Christopher Columbus came along looking
for India, but actually landed in the Bahamas. The
Spanish pillaged and forcibly took over the native
populations, enslaving and killing many. They
established settlements throughout the Caribbean,
taking the larger islands.
 After that the English and French began settling the
Caribbean, spreading their influence.
History continued…
 During the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, Africans were
captured and brought across the Atlantic ocean as
slaves. The slaves suffered horrible conditions and
treatment. They brought over many African
customs that are still used today.
A Story
 The Maroons were a group of African slaves in
Jamaica that rebelled against their English
Plantation owners. They ran away and hid in the
Blue Mountains, where it was difficult to follow and
catch them. A trick the Maroons used to play on the
English to scare them, was while the English were
sleeping they would sneak up and take one of their
belongings. It was often items of little value,
however their actions said much – I got close to you,
and you never knew it. It was by going to war and
doing tricks like this that earned them their
freedom.
Modern Day Maroons
The Caribbean
Today
Nowadays, the Caribbean is a
diverse community of Islands,
each one with it’s own special
culture. It is an area which is
a popular tourist location.
Hold Em’ Joe
Jamaican Folk Song
Hold Em’ Joe Lyrics –
Call and Response
Hold 'em Joe, hold 'em Joe, hold 'em
Joe
But don't let him go
Hold 'em Joe, hold 'em Joe, hold 'em
Joe
But don't let him go
Me donkey want water, hold'em Joe
Everybody want water, hold'em Joe
Me donkey want water, hold'em Joe
We on a journey he don't walk straight
Me donkey want water, hold'em Joe, And that is because he's so
underweight
Spring 'round the corner, hold'em Joe
Donkey of mine he don't like no
Me donkey want water, hold'em Joe
weight
Everybody want water, hold'em Joe
Fuma la catchimba, hold'em Joe
Put him on a cart he never walk
straight
What is Call and
Response?
 A musical phrase in which
the first and often solo part is
answered by a second and
often ensemble part.
 What are some examples of
Call and Response?
 1. Marco Polo – pool game
 2. Hold em’ Joe
 3. Shave and a haircut – two
bits.
 4.
Water Come A Me Eye
Trinidadian Folk Song
Every time I'm away from Liza
Water Come A
Me Eye
This is a folk song from the
Island of Trinidad.
Click here to listen to Harry
Belafonte sing this song.
The chorus is…
Come back Liza, come back
gal
Wipe the tear from me eye
Come back Liza, come back
gal
Wipe the tear from me eye
Water come to me eye
Every time I'm away from Liza
Water come to me eye
I remember when love was new
Water come to me eye
There was one but now there's
two
Water come to me eye
Water Come A Me Eye
Water Come A Me Eye
Water Come A Me Eye
Composition Project
 On your own, write a new verse for Come Back
Liza.
 _______________,
 Water come a me eye,
 _______________,
 Water come a me eye
 You will write down your lyrics and perform them
for the class.
Patois – Mango Time
Jamaican Folk Song
What is Patois?
 Patois is any language that is considered nonstandard.
 In Jamaican Patois they use their own words in
place of English words. Here are some examples.
 Pikney – children
 Bankra – basket
 Ram – fill
 Nuh – don’t, no (negative)
Mango Time
Mi nuh drink coffee tea mango time
De terpentine large an fine,
mango time
Care how nice it may be mango time
Robin mango so sweet,
mango time
In the heat of the mango crop Number eleven an hairy skin
When di fruit dem a ripe an' Pack di bankra an ram dem in
drop
For di bankra mus' full,
Wash yu pot, tun dem dung - mango time.
mango time.
Guantanamera
Cuban Folk Song
Guantanamera
 Guantanamera – “Woman from Guantanamo”
 Guantanamo is a city in Cuba.
 Listen to these recordings of Guantanamera.
 Celia Cruz
 Compay Segundo
 The Sandpipers
Guantanamera Lyrics
Verse:
D
Em A G
Guantanamera,
Yo soy un hombre sincero
Guajira Guantanamera
De donde crece la palma,
Verse:
D
Em7
F#m7
Y antes de morirme quiero
Cultivo una rosa blanca
Echar mis versos del alma.
En junio como enero,
Chorus:
Para el amigo sincero
Em7
D
D
G
Guantanamera,
Em A
A
G
Guajira Guantanamera,
Que me da su mano franca.