the most popular Caribbean musician and his group‚ Bob Marley and the Wailers made Jamaican `reggae’ well-known among music lovers across the globe. Another popular music form which arose from such music was `Calypso’ which was more common in Trinidad and Tobago. It was a popular style of song that often contained comical social criticism and satire. A less well-known style was tamboo bamboo‚ which involves using stamping tubes made of bamboo. Some of the Caribbean musical instruments are conga
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ownership are in constant debate/flux/recontextualization‚ one wonders where this leaves artists who are looking to the past to find answers. Mariamma Kambon’s recent work finds itself tousled within these labyrinths. Born and raised on Trinidad and Tobago‚ her perspective is uniquely linked to the region; her familiarity with the land fundamental and innate. In her recent body of work constructed over the course of 2009-2010‚ Castle of My Skin signifies a re-identification and sublimation into
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published in 1992. This story was written to give the readers a colourful illustration of lifestyle in the Caribbean. The story is about the writer’s aunt‚ Tanti Merle and her first visit to the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad to watch a cricket match between the Combined islands and Trinidad. The story describes Tanti Merle as a colourful character who likes to be in control or as most Caribbean people would say “she likes her own way”. She is loud and embarrassing to the speaker and her actions show
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with any members of the group to breach the University’s regulations. Signature: Junior Robinson Date: 2013-06-10 Calypso according to the dictionary is define as a type of music that originated in the West Indies‚ notably in Trinidad‚ and is characterized by improvised lyrics on topical or broadly humorous subjects1. This type of music was the voice of the people and the slaves on a whole. This particular genre of music was the background of communication by the slaves which
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Bibliography: Palo Alto‚ Caif. 94304 Washington‚ DC 20433 • Challenges and Opportunities of Globalization: An Action Plan for Caribbean • Browne ‚ J. Zamgba‚ “Leaders from Jamaica‚ Liberia‚ Trinidad and Barbados address 54th U.N. Assembly”‚ The New York Amsterdam News ‚ October 14- October 20 1999‚ Page 9 • The Effects of Globalization on Caribbean Economies (2002).
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Stewart-Andre Wilkinson 409001306 Impact of American media on Caribbean media culture and music Rap‚ Hip Hop‚ Pop‚ Fashion; all these are areas in which the culture of North America has influenced the culture in the Caribbean. To be able to determine the full extent to which American culture affects the Caribbean‚ we must first define what Caribbean culture is. In its broadest definition it is the actions and way of life practiced
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National Spatial Data Infrastructure for Trinidad and Tobago Milo Robinson 2005‚ Towards A National Geospatial Strategy & Implementation Plan Rajabifard‚ A.‚ and I. Williamson. 2004. Regional SDI development: A fundamental framework Wehn de Montalvo‚ U. 2003a. In search of rigorous models for policy-oriented research: A behavioral approach to spatial data sharing Bheshem R‚ 2001‚ Towards the Implementation of a National Spatial Data Infrastructure for Trinidad and Tobago Rajabifard‚ Williamson‚ Holland and
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serious gender issues. “Cricket is‚ and has been‚ the single most powerful integrating factor in creating and fashioning a unique Caribbean identity.”1 This theme is explored in that this piece had begun with the narrator lamenting the fact that Trinidad had lost the cricket match to the Combined Islands (Tanti Merle was supporting that team.) From these opening lines one sees the importance that cricket has in the Caribbean. The writer CLR James had commented “Cricket is a game of high and difficult
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“The Cricket Match” Samuel Selvon’s short story‚ “The Cricket Match” explores the subtle racial tensions amongst West Indian immigrants living in England whilst working with English counterparts. Selvon sets his narrative in a tyre factory in Chiswick‚ England. Most likely‚ the timeline in which this story occurs is somewhere in the mid 1950’s when England were still colonists of most of the English speaking Caribbean islands. The main idea behind Selvon’s tale lies with Algernon the protagonist
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1640. Tobacco‚ the crop on which Jamaica’s economy was founded‚ started to decline as a result of competition from Virginia tobacco ( North America). In 1613 John Rolfe had introduced tobacco to Virginia. A variety imported from Trinidad proved to show good quality and growth potential. It is ironic that a tobacco plant species from the West Indies should be the source of the decline of 3 the West Indian tobacco crop. By 1627 Virginia was able to ship nearly 500 000 lbs
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