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Consequently, Canboulay has played an important role in the development of the music of Trinidad and Tobago, for it was the banning of percussion instruments in the 1880s that led to the surreptitious innovations that gave birth to steelpan music. It is re-enacted in Port of Spain each Carnival Friday in Trinidad.
Calypso, with its satirical and socio-political lyrics, was developed in the 18th century as a fusion of African and French music styles. It eventually accompanied the rise of steelpan music. Steelpan were imported to Saint Vincent quickly. Calypso's political lyrics have continued to be an important part of the genre.
The upper class looked on steel-pan players with disdain until Dr. Eric Williams, leader of People's National Movement and the man known as father of the nation, increased the acceptance of steel-pan in the mainstream music scene by encouraging corporations to sponsor steel bands, giving the bands more respectability in society. [12]
The Antigua and Barbuda international music festival, Romantic Rhythms, is a new addition to the summer line-up that peaks in August at the notorious Carnival celebrations. Geared to becoming a competing counterpart to the Carnival, the festival could eventually become the leading musical event in the entire Caribbean region.
The World Festival of Black Arts (French: Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres), also known as FESMAN or FMAN, has been a series of month-long culture and arts festivals taking place in various parts of Africa. The festival features participants of cultural expression – arts, literature, music, cinema - from around the African Diaspora. [1]
Classical music festivals in Africa (1 C) E. Electronic music festivals in Africa (3 C) F. Folk festivals in Africa (2 C, 2 P) J. Jazz festivals in Africa (6 C)
The festival hosts music, dancer, comedies and other talented artists in Goma. [11] The festival is held annually and lasts for 3 days in February of each year. [12] The festival's name comes from the Swahili word for "peace" [13] and it celebrates that Congolese rumba was included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists. [14]
The festival began with an opening day parade, in which four thousand participants from all the represented nations and groups marched through Algiers, interacting with locals and performing regional dance and music. [1] The festival period saw a variety of different events encompassing dance, music, drama, sculpture, and painting, and events ...