African music and history of African music in the Caribbean; Identify and list some of the common African influences/features found in Caribbean folk and popular music. African music: music of the music of the Africa diaspora was refined and developed during the period of slavery. Slaves did not have easy access to instruments‚ so vocal work to on new significance. Through chants and work songs people of African descent preserved elements of their African heritage while inventing new genres
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History Revision Resistance and Revolt Slaves resisted enslavement in two ways: Insurrectionary/ Active Resistance Non- insurrectionary/ Passive Resistance Non- Insurrectionary Resistance This form of resistance was subtle and non-violent used by the slaves to convey their rejection to slavery. Methods of passive resistance include: Grand Marronage (Running away for extensive periods) Malingering (Working slowly; effective around harvest time as this would put the planters behind schedule)
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Caribbean Studies Assess the statement “There is not one Caribbean culture but many Caribbean cultures” There is no one distinctive Caribbean culture‚ but rather‚ Caribbean cultures. Each island or geo-political territory is characterized by its own unique‚ cultural practices‚ institutions and belief systems. One may note that cultural similarities may be influenced by; political history‚ languages‚ ethnic groupings and economic features. Caribbean culture is a product of its history and geography
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Caribbean Geology The oldest land areas of the modern Caribbean are at the extreme ends of the arc of islands in Cuba and Trinidad. The Greater Antillean islands have all had a somewhat similar geological history but they differ from one another in the distribution‚ form and erosion patterns of the limestones deposited during several phases of submergence and uplift through the Tertiary period and Pleistocene. Apart from sporadic unions between islands now separated by shallow seas‚ as within the
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Name: Belize; formerly known as British Honduras. Location: Belize is bordered on the North by Mexico‚ on the South and West by Guatemala and on the East by the Caribbean Sea. Currency: Population: Since the last census established in July 2008 a total of 301‚270 was recorded. Flag: The coat of arms shows: 1. A mahogany tree: the first European settlers in Belize became mahogany traders and the mahogany trade was once the economical
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process during one period of time in their historic accounts. For Caribbean states‚ this period was also a mark of re-development and re-establishment of economies and societies. Emancipation in the Caribbean was the catalyst for many positive steps in the future but also setback in humanity with respect to human rights. In this paper one will analyze the structural techniques and traits used to facilitate the construction of Caribbean societies‚ post emancipation. Furthermore‚ one will also identify
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CAPE CARIBBEAN STUDIES CARIBBEAN IDENTITY: Myth or Reality We realize that as with defining the Caribbean and the myriad problems it posed‚ thus‚ leading us to a definition consistent with that of the emerging concept of a "Wider Caribbean" - which serves a socio-economic and political agenda - we are also presented with a dilemma when we try to assert the existence of a Caribbean identity: whose identity is being overted and‚ consequentially‚ whose identity is being subverted in popular consciousness
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Gender in Caribbean History Dr. Kathleen Phillips Lewis Research Prospectus March 1‚ 2012 Based on different readings and lived experiences‚ the one question that always aroused is what effect do Caribbean women have on knowledge construction and ideas dispersed? The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the intellectual culture among Caribbean women. In addition to displaying their cultures‚ this research looks to clarify and bring to the surface the lifestyle that Caribbean women have
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CARIBBEAN POLITICS and SOCIETY Caribbean Integration Rationale for Integration. The Caribbean remains fragmented both economically and politically as a result of competition and conflict among the European powers. Fragmentation is in part the product of a long history as separate colonies of a metropolitan power or powers. It is also in part the psychological effects on people of separation by sea. The case for regional integration is both simple and irrefutable. First we are small and we need
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in the Caribbean Most of us today think of pirates as something that exists only in movies and literature‚ but 300 years ago this was a very different story. Much unlike what you may see in today’s pop culture piracy was a very fair and democratic system where crew members could elect their own captains and where Africans were considered equal to whites‚ a truly revolutionary concept for its time‚ considering that the use of slaves was a common practice at the time. Piracy in the Caribbean carried
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