Caribbean Music by Ocelis Moxey

In relation to the colonial history of the Caribbean, it should be remembered that after the Spanish discovery of the so-called New World, the Caribbean became the center of attraction for the main European empires (France, England, and Holland) who sought to share the riches of Spain in the new lands. At the beginning of the 17th century, France begins to colonize the Lesser Antilles. The French colonization in the Lesser Antilles is formalized with the rise of the sagacious Cardinal Richelieu as chief minister of Louis XIII. In the middle of the century, France colonized the islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe, and in 1697 Spain ceded part of the island of Espanola to France. The part that becomes Haiti in 1804. The mixtures between settlers (Africans, Chinese, Indians) and colonizers (French) resulted in a new culture in the French-speaking islands. This blog tray covers  creolization  in French-speaking Caribbean Islands.  In the book "Tour de Force: A Musical Journe...

 Our culture is a mixture of Indian, European, African, Asian, and Hindu cultures, its elements are common to most of the islands. The Caribbean Culture comes from the migrations generated during the history of colonization of the Caribbean countries, which have contributed to shaping a Caribbean identity. The culture of the Caribbean is the result of the relationships between the different peoples and civilizations that are interrelated as a result of migration. The Caribbean islands that speak the English language are those that were colonized by Great Britain, many of which had an agricultural economy, for which they needed large numbers of slaves that were brought from Africa. After the colonization ended, much of the workforce was replaced from African slaves to workers from China or India on some of these islands. All this mix of cultures has resulted in a new culture, the culture of the Caribbean, and in this writing, we will address the culture of the English-speaking Carib...

 The culture of the Caribbean countries has common origins. The experience lived by the Caribbean countries in terms of colonialism, slavery, and the movement of people from other regions at the end of slavery has created a unity of historical experience that defines it in the world. These experiences have created a new society and culture. This Caribbean culture can be explained through the theory of creolization, which will be the theme to be developed in this Blog. In the book "Tour de Force: A Musical Journey of the Caribbean" the authors state that creolization is the mixture of musical or cultural traditions, this mixture is also known as syncretism, and as result creates a new and unique culture. Creolization develops from the discovery of the Americas by Europe, where the colonizing Europeans (Spanish, English, French, and Dutch), initially impose their culture on enslaved Africans and try to prohibit the African culture of said slaves. In this situation, the slaves...