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This is a list of folk music traditions, with styles, dances, instruments and other related topics. The term folk music can not be easily defined in a precise manner; it is used with widely varying definitions depending on the author, intended audience and context within a work.
Each of the European powers had imposed its own culture on the islands they had claimed. In the late 20th century, many Caribbean islands gained independence from colonial rule but the European influences can still be heard in the music of each subtly different culture. Island-specific culture also informs the music of the Caribbean.
Afro-Caribbean music is a broad term for music styles originating in the Caribbean from the African diaspora. [1] These types of music usually have West African/Central African influence because of the presence and history of African people and their descendants living in the Caribbean, as a result of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. [2]
On a brisk evening in East Nashville, Tenn., many have gathered for a back-and-forth battle of music progressives. The Red The post Sound Clash to ‘Verzuz’: the history of how Caribbean music ...
Pages in category "Caribbean music genres" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Areíto; B.
The British Antilles also share in certain folk traditions. Eastern Caribbean folk calypso is found throughout the area, as are African-Caribbean religious music styles like the Shango music of Trinidad. [8] Variants of the Big Drum festival occur throughout the Windward Islands, especially in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Carnival is an ...
The Caribbean is more than a tourist destination, and East Tennesseans of Caribbean descent want to share that at "Steelpan in the Park" Free Caribbean music and culture on tap June 15 at Baker ...
Harry Belafonte, a calypso-popularizing music legend and tireless civil rights activist, died at 96 of congestive heart failure today (April 25) at his Manhattan home. Belafonte was the world’s ...