Music of the Caribbean region differs from island to island. The Caribbean got its name from the term “Carib”‚ which is the name of an old Native American ethnic group. Today the region is divided into four different parts: Spanish‚ French‚ Dutch‚ and British Caribbean. The Spanish Caribbean consists of Cuba‚ Puerto Rico‚ and Dominican Republic; the French Caribbean consists of Haiti‚ Martinique‚ Guadeloupe‚ and French Guiana; the Dutch Caribbean contains Suriname‚ Aruba‚ Bonaire‚ Curacao‚ Saba‚
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CARIBBEAN STUDIES QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS: CAPE 2005 MODULE ONE: CARIBBEAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE 1. Identify the geographical sub-region to which St Lucia‚ Grenada and Antigua belong. (1 mark) - The Lesser Antilles 2. Name the chain of islands in the Caribbean which is located entirely in the Atlantic Ocean. (1 mark) * The Bahamas * 3. Explain what is meant by a ‘historical’ definition of the Caribbean region. (2 marks) * This describes those islands that saw the
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Discuss the view that a ‘Caribbean identity’ is more clearly evident among Caribbean nationals who meet outside the region than it is among nationals in the Caribbean itself. Culture is the way of life of members of a society. The collection of ideas and habits which they learn‚ share and transmit from generation to generation. It is a simple way of deducing an individual’s origin. Culture is dynamic (ever changing) and is passed through the generations. Caribbean identity refers to the cultures
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Roderick Lu Music 104-02 What is meant by Caribbean music in a new mode? What emphasis‚ in this chapter‚ seems to justify a departure from traditional presentations of music and culture of the Caribbean? Caribbean music in a new mode it’s meant that it probes the African antecedents retained in the region’s religious rituals. The chapter further contends that in the African-derived context‚ no distinction is made between sacred and secular‚ and that popular festivals like carnival‚ rara‚ junkannu
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David Answer 6A Caribbean Studies Mrs. Anderson "The history of the Caribbean is the history of exploitation of labour." Discuss with reference to Encomienda‚ Slavery and Indentureship. According to the Oxford Dictionary‚ exploitation is defined as being the action or condition of treating someone or a group of people unfairly in order to benefit from their work‚ also‚ labour refers to work that is done using bodily strength and effort. In a historical sense‚ the Caribbean can be defined as
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The U.S in the Caribbean since 1776 when it gained independence from Britain ‚it became the dominant power in the region.The U.S has had an interest in the Caribbean due to its cole proximity and strategic importance since this time however the Caribbean began to play a more dominant role in U.S foreign policy in the 19th century beginning with Cuba 1898‚puerto rico1898 and Haiti in 1915.These later expeditions due nominally to the monore doctrine of 1823. The U.S interests as stated earlier although
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Music in the Caribbean The genre of Caribbean Music encompasses a diverse variety of musical styles and traditions from islands that are located in the Caribbean Sea and it represents something that is simple‚ exotic yet rich and wonderful. The styles range anywhere from traditional folk genres such as the Puerto Rican aguinaldo and Jamaican mento to more contemporary music such as salsa and reggae. They are each syntheses of African‚ European‚ Indian and Indigenious influences‚ largely created
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SLAVERY A. Slaves were people captured in war‚ used to settle a debt‚ or made slaves as a means of punishment. The Spaniards in the Caribbean had little need for African slaves in the early 1500s for various reasons. The Treaty of Tordesillas‚ which was a line of demarcation drawn north to south‚ west of the Azores and Cape Verde’s‚ stipulated that the areas west of the line belonged to the Spaniards and the east to the Portuguese. As a result of the treaty Africa was on Portugal’s side of
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people‚ and then the Blacks‚ arrived on the Caribbean islands‚ they faced small groups‚ as the Carib and Arawak‚ speaking their own language and living their own cultures. Once the mentioned contact was made‚ the Caribbean creole was created. The original population of the islands had already influenced Spanish‚ lending them some words‚ and now was the time of participating in the English and African languages‚ as well as letting be influenced. The Caribbean creole is a Black English variety‚ but within
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