Creolization in Caribbean Music- Intro
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 ...