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Suriname has claimed a net-negative carbon economy since at least 2014. [4] This is in large part because dense forests cover over 93% of the country. [6] Most of the rainforest is still in pristine condition, [7] however it is being threatened by gold mining [8] and logging companies. [9] Agriculture contributes 40% of the country's emissions. [5]
Like many South American music genres, the rhythm of the kawina originates in Africa. African slaves took their religions, such as Winti, and music with them to Suriname. To dissipate the time, the slaves sung during the work on the plantations, often in a typical pattern of one voice that asks for, and is answered in unison ("call-and-response").
Kawina and kaseko formed the basis of kaskawi music. Some performances of kaskawi can be considered pure kawina, where drums have been exchanged for a drum kit. [13] Jeangu Macrooy combined kawina with soul music in his song "Birth of a New Age", which was the Netherlands' submission for the Eurovision Song Contest of 2021. [14]
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