CARIBBEAN MUSIC Introduction: Caribbean music originated from the Caribbean Islands‚ also known as the West Indies‚ and is a mixture of West African and European predominantly Spanish influences. The music has its origin when West African slaves were brought to Caribbean Island. They composed music with the help of percussion instruments like drums‚ bells and shakers. The music had unique musical style elements with special tempo-setting rhythms created by claves or bells‚ multi-layered and
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in the Caribbean Most of us today think of pirates as something that exists only in movies and literature‚ but 300 years ago this was a very different story. Much unlike what you may see in today’s pop culture piracy was a very fair and democratic system where crew members could elect their own captains and where Africans were considered equal to whites‚ a truly revolutionary concept for its time‚ considering that the use of slaves was a common practice at the time. Piracy in the Caribbean carried
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This essay shall explore the identity of Charlotte and her Father as presented in Sugar and Slate‚ Williams‚ C (2002)‚ Wales: Planet‚ and how their experiences of Africa‚ Guyana and Wales have shaped their personal identities as black people. Charlotte’s Mother is Welsh and her Father Guyanese‚ this heritage that has been bequeathed upon her has presented itself as a conflict of identities. Her Father leaves his family in a quest to pursue his own identity in Africa‚ creating a further struggle for
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Sirens are monsters derived from greek mythology and it is believed that they are daughters of the river god Achelous and are companions of Persephone.These monsters are as beautiful as they are deadly because they have an enchanting voice which they use to their advantage to destroy their male victims. Sirens appearance varies on account of their archetype being a woman who represents the allure and curiosity that leads to the doom of men.Most appear in the form of a mermaid because they originate
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Caribbean playwrights Final Essay exam Essay During this semester we have been studying Caribbean playwrights. In one way or another‚ these playwrights relate. Issues like poverty‚ economic problems‚ racism‚ gender discrimination‚ rituals and others are common problems seen in the playwrights. In each one of them we can see how the characters during the drama try to solve their situation and sometimes without thinking about the consequences. Even if the drama is different there is always found
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Rise of King Sugar During the seventeenth century the Caribbean economy experienced a great change that would be revolutionary. This change was termed the "Sugar Revolution". The "Sugar Revolution" describes the change from tobacco to sugar as the chief crop of the region and the changes that were associated with it. But was were the factors that led to this great change? The factors include: 1. Competition: West Indian tobacco faced great competition from tobacco grown in the North American
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The Effects of Growth in Caribbean Industries on Slavery Submitted by: Angelo Mohan (500365899) CHST 222: History of the Caribbean Submitted to: Dr. Laurie Jacklyn Date: April 3‚ 2015 Ryerson University The process of the elimination of slavery was heavily hindered by increased demand within growing Caribbean industries. The three major industries that required a large amount of manpower and held back the social reform on slavery were the sugar industry‚ the agricultural industry
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theorizing the Caribbean? How has Douglarisation contributed to the identity debate? Even though there is a separation created by geographic distances and different independent states‚ it is still possible to talk in general terms of the Caribbean‚ and of Caribbean literature. The common experience of colonialism‚ displacement‚ slavery‚ indenture‚ emancipation and nationalism has shaped most West Indian environments‚ creating a unity of experience that can be identified as particularly Caribbean. These
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In the Caribbean there has been a drastic shift in the relationship between men and women. Men‚ who were traditionally seen to be the head of the household‚ now have their roles taken over by the women in Caribbean society. Due to men failing to live up to their responsibilities‚ especially in the economic sense‚ the women are forced to take advantage of education‚ not only to better themselves but to also prove their indispensability in the social and economic framework of the society. These newly
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Music of the Caribbean region differs from island to island. The Caribbean got its name from the term “Carib”‚ which is the name of an old Native American ethnic group. Today the region is divided into four different parts: Spanish‚ French‚ Dutch‚ and British Caribbean. The Spanish Caribbean consists of Cuba‚ Puerto Rico‚ and Dominican Republic; the French Caribbean consists of Haiti‚ Martinique‚ Guadeloupe‚ and French Guiana; the Dutch Caribbean contains Suriname‚ Aruba‚ Bonaire‚ Curacao‚ Saba‚
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