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Creolization in Caribbean Music- Spanish

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                         In this blog today, we will be looking at the different Caribbean Spanish speaking countries that are: Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. First we will dive into Cuba and take a look at the musical aspect of Cuba.    With the history of Cuban music, there are a few musical styles but the one that stands out to me most is the Afrocubanismo music. Afrocubanismo is said to be an "artistic and literary movement that all developed in Cuba in 1928 and 1940" according to Jenkins, E. (2011) . We know that with African music it depicts drama, dance and gestures. So therefore, with Afrocubanismo it shares a similarity because it uses rhythms, call and response, of African style of music to create a vibrant movement. Santeria and Rumba are both musical styles of Afrocubanismo music, but we will look at the diversity with the Santeria Style.       ...
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Creolization in Caribbean Music- Dutch

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  In this blog we are going to take a look at the Dutch speaking country. According to Tour de force, the development of Dutch was influenced by the support of the religious liberty and tolerance by the Northern Netherlands. In Dutch, creolization can be seen in their music, culture, food and dance. In this blog we'll look at the music and language that represents such a country as Dutch.  According to Jos Wouters music became an important factor to the Dutch during the 1880's, this musical aspect began to give Dutch a new life in terms of their cultural aspect. The achievements of musical interpretation was influenced by Alphons Diepenbrock.                                                                   Alphons Diepenbrock, 'Die Nacht' In the video above, you can hear the corr...
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Creolization in Caribbean Music- English

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 In this blog we will discussed how creolization expands itself in several ways. In the last blog we discussed how creolization is seen in music, now we are looking at the fact of how it is also displayed amongst English speaking Caribbean countries. So, in this blog we will look at creolization in Caribbean music in The Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago.  First, we will look at The Bahamas                                                                                   https://cdn.britannica.com/06/5106-004-B8EE9FD3/Flag-of-The-Bahamas.jpg According to Chapter 1 of Tour de force, The Bahamas is known for its musical style goombay and it also serves as the name for the drum that is used to incorporate the music tones and beats, "the goombay goatskin drum". The goombay drum is ...
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Creolization in Caribbean Music- Intro

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This blog will look at the formality of Creolization and how it relates to the survey of Caribbean music. Creolization resulted in the transmission of three musical traditions via migrant routes: traditions from Africa, Europe, and East Asia. According to the textbook Tour de Force, musical traditions are the mixing and combinations of other cultural dynamics known as creolization or syncretism that results in the development of a new, distinct, and national cultural product. Creolization is associated with languages, music, and food, as well as religion. It was a term used to describe people of European or African ancestry who were either born in the historical Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola, or Puerto Rico—all of which were connected by Spanish fleets—or who were of European or African ancestry and were worried about the development of the English term "creole," which is short for "creolization," and the Spanish Caribbean dialect "crillo."  We'll examine ...
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