Haitian Cultural Trends

Art has undoubtedly become a decisive aspect of our culture; embedded in the way we learn and grow on a daily basis. Art forms such as music, television and dance dominate our society as an outlet of freedom of speech for humanity. The evolution of music has rapidly exceeded its original classifications, developing new genres with greater appeal to an audience, hence its influence on society has expedited. In recent times, lyrics (specifically rap lyrics) have been introduced into the court room as a form of documented confessional evidence, evidently challenging law’s authoritative nature. This essay will closely follow the genre of rap and its relationship with law, through cases based in the United States of America (USA). In addition, the trial of Simon Bikindi in Rwanda and Smith v The Queen will be used to form an acute analysis on the influencing factors of relevance, identity, freedom of speech and current constitutional law.

According to www.talks.cam.ac.uk, “Globalization emphasises difference, promotes pluralism, and increases diversity through the accelerating circulation of a multiplicity of cultural practices. In turn, music affected these elements of globalization in significant and often unexpected ways.”

“Musical is a universal experience. With few exceptions, all humans perceive musical pitch, tone, timbre, and harmony. We listen to music to relax, to help us think, to celebrate, and grieve. Our emotional responses to music have been noted in literature, poetry, and drama. The power of music to evoke an emotional response is used by advertising companies, film directors, and mothers singing their babies to sleep. Early education teachers are familiar with using music and rhythm as tools for learning language and building memory. (Foran, 2009) Several musical melodies are used in grade school to learn information. Music is used in my math classes across the world to enhance the learning process of formulas. English classes use music help children learn prepositional phrases, adjectives, adverbs, noun, and etc. However, after most scholars reached a certain grade level, using music to achieve new heights academically became a technique of the past. Most instructors didn’t bother using music in order to help retain information. It was almost as if it was forgotten about. But, if music is so important why isn’t it allowed in most classrooms today? Many teachers are not fond of music in the classroom. To many, it is seen as a distraction. Is it the type of music a person chooses to listen to? Would it be different if the music chosen by

Music has been known throughout time. It can help us through everything. There are so many solutions with music to help a person go through so many situations. Music can affect many people in many different ways. Without music some people would be lost and would have no motivation. Music can provide inspiration and insight through education. Music has influence on suicides, killings and shootings, and provocative actions. It can also influence good morals, respect, allowing differences, health, and much more. Music can come in many forms and categories and music is very good for the world.

South Florida can be viewed and appreciated for it’s cultural diversity. At it’s core, it can be assumed that it is the pinnacle of popularity among tourist. It is a melting pot of island nations and shares multicultural foundations of places like Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica among many, many others. People get to experience the ethnic foods, and arts from these cultures, guilt free. Very few care to know the history, migration patterns, family structure, or cultural behaviors of these cultures, in which this paper will highlight. The Haitian-American population of South Florida is one of these ethnic groups with a rich history and culture worth exploration.

American Music is a melting pot of different cultures, emotions, experiences, and therefore genres. It is incredible to see how as music evolves and changes with the time, so does The United States. We are a mixed bag as a country, accepting all different cultures and backgrounds. This has led to many breakthroughs and innovations in music throughout history. We are all influenced by our experiences in life and this is no different in the evolution of music in American History. The Blues was created from African American Slave songs, with lyrics that narrate the hardships of the human experience at the time. These rhythms and forms carried over and eventually created what is now Rock and Roll. Over the next five weeks, we will explore and discover five key genres and artists who are known to specialize in that genre as a way to reconnect with our history and explore the possibilities for innovation in music in the future.

Every religion is different, whether its origin is different or they have different beliefs. Voodoo is the most common religion of Haiti. Most people misconceive the Voodoo religion as they do not know much about their beliefs, traditions and holidays. It is a religion most known for their traditional symbol, Voodoo dolls. Voodoo, a widely practiced religion in Haiti, is one of the most misunderstood religions that have several traditional symbols, beliefs and rituals.

The Haitian culture it is somewhat like being Hispanic. Being eighteen doesn't mean a thing as long as you are living under your parents home you are expected to obey their rules. For example, my best friend received a full scholarship to an out of state college in North Dakota. Every semester break he has for school he always comes back to home to his parents house. Since he is back home his parent rules go back in action because he is technically back under their roof. I personally thought it was strange because normally when it come down to being Haitian. The parents are normally stricter on the daughters not giving them much freedom. So for them to be hard on him and give him a curfew and tell him what he can or can't do was surreal. Growing

In many parts of the world, rituals are considered a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed to a prescribed order. Rituals such as voodoo is so spiritual that it is considered to be a religion, and it is the dominant religion of Haiti. To us, the practices and descriptions of Voodoo belief may sound superstitious, but if you take a moment to imagine what the miraculous healings of Jesus may sound like to a person practicing voodoo, they too would think it is superstitious. Voodoo is taken very seriously by many of the natives; not just unlettered peasants, but also man intelligent and learned members of the Haitian society.

The zombie originally came from a Haitian Voodoo culture. The word zombie in Haitian is “Zombi” and means “spirit of the dead”. The original concept was based around the use of black magic by Voodoo priests. They possessed an ability in which they could resurrect the dead through use of an orally issued powder called, coup padre (“Zombie” 1). According to legend the first zombi(e) was, “...someone who has annoyed his or her family and community to the degree that they can no longer stand to live with that person.

Being the first graduate in my Haitian family has educated me on the different obstacles individuals face that can hinder them from reaching their goals. My dad used to always say in Creole, “Men anpil, chay pa lou,” which means in English, “Many hands [make] the load lighter.” I want to become one of those hands that develops a trusting relationship with individuals, so they can express their concerns and endeavors in life without judgement. In Haitian culture and other non-westernized cultures, talking to someone outside of the family about your issues is sometimes deemed as taboo. However, I strongly believe having someone who can effectively understand and help guide individuals in various areas of their lives, such as educational,

Berline J is of Haitian and French Descent. She is from a culture called Folkloric. She is a brown skin little woman with such a wonderful personality. When she speaks, you can hear her strong haitian accent and her silly laugh. Her paralingustics show she is happy to share her culture with me. Her nonverbal communication, her not looking me in my eye says that she is and respecting me by her culture’s standards. This woman gave me the pleasure of interviewing her. During this experience I have found many things about her culture that I have never knew. For example, the name of her culture is folkloric I assumed that she was only Haitian and that was also the name. Another example would be the traditions they practice

In a time where the world was recovering after its second world war, a great quantity of interesting events were taking place. The nineteen fifties was a flourishing time for our economy, since the U.S. was a world power. Accordingly, there was room for innovation in science, especially in the medical field. Also, mass leisure was common amongst the world, especially in the United States. This made music become a major influence in teenagers. Prior to the end of World War 2 in the previous decade, there was a lot going on in politics, and it was a very active time for the government, especially in a war such as the Cold War. This led to many movements, such as the Feminist and Civil Rights movements. Harry Truman was also the president that

Formation and propagation of the “western” genre by pioneers allowed new immigrants to find a cohesive “American” identity within an expansive, disorganized, and often hostile country. However, this “American” identity is not readily defined, and to this day, historians, political scientists, social scientists and the like struggle to label what exactly is the “American” identity. Is it something born out of a shared cultural experience? Is it something received at birth? For new immigrants, often white Europeans, the west acted as a musical crossroads, a testing ground, for racial and ethnic mixing in the western lands so far from the “civilized” Eastern towns and cities. Music was community-oriented; lyrics reflected internal feelings

Music plays a significant rule in our lives. It’s a melody and rhythm we live in. It plays a very essential rule in our day to day to life when it comes to expressing feelings, passing time and for other uses as well. Though we in general may not think about how music has changed so much in the past few decades we must acknowledge the fact todays music is the outcome of the various change in the past. Today’s majority of music we hear is what we define as more as a “westernized” music. Considering other cultures in the world, a huge impact of western music is seen within them. Westernization and modernization are two different words with different meanings and they have two different impacts on a society. Modernization is used to define the improvements and show a progressive transition from one stage to another. Westernization is the concept of being influenced by the customs and techniques of the western society and reflecting them in a non-western culture. This essay will discuss furtherly about the impact of the western society on music cultures of North India and Korea by looking from both the positive and negative point of this impact.