Creolization in Martinique, Haiti, and Guadeloupe
Creolization can be found in the music genre of Martinique known as "Bele". Bele
music is mostly linked to villages in Martinique but its dance moves originated
from Africa. Bele music basically consist of percussion intruments along with
some call-and-response singing. Tanbou, a large drum, is the main instrument
used in Bele music. The drum is made from goat or sheepskin that is stretched
over the barrel. The goat or sheepskin is attached with metal tabs. As a person
beats the drum with their hand, the tension and tune of the drum will change
with each beat. The heel of the drummer's right foot also plays a part by
changing the pitch of the sound as the drummer beats the drum with their hands.
The tibwa is another important instrument that used in Bele music. The tibwa are
two wooden sticks that are played on a bamboo mounted on a stand to the tambour
bele.
Photo Retrieved from
https://plume-evasion.com/en/the-tambou-bele-instrument-rhythms-and-dances/
I chose this video because it shows how bele music is played and the instruments
that are used in this music genre.I also love the song and there's some amazing
drumming taking place here.
Rara in Haiti
Rara is a type of festival music that
originated in Haiti. It is used for street processions during the Easter Week.
Rara music is usually produced using homemade instruments. According to the
textbook, rara bands used the vakskin, a single note bamboo or metal trumpet,
drums and maracas, along with other makeshift intruments like bottle and
whistles.
OXANE SYLVESTRE, GPJ HAITI Members of Voudoula, a local all-female rara band,
play drums and bamboo trumpets during the February Carnaval celebration in
Pétion-Ville, a suburb south of the Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital.
Photo
Retrieved from
https://globalpressjournal.com/americas/haiti/female-rara-bands-haitian-women-break-musical-barriers/
I chose this video because it shows the raras in haiti and how persons are using
makeshift instruments to make music. I also love this video because it shows how
the lady dancers are not in fancy costumes.. they are just pieces of scrap metal
and tin.
Guadeloupe Cultural Dish
Porc-colombo is Guadeloupe's famous cultural
national dish. It is a pork stew made with colombo curry powder.
Photo retrieved from Good Food on Bad Plates(2017)
How to make delicious
Porc-colombo
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