Steelpan

Have you ever listened to music that makes you reminisce? Perhaps is is from the first boy band you listened to in middle school, or the old school R&B or Soul that your father and mother listened to when you were a kid. For me, I draw the most happiness from the Caribbean music, namely reggae, soca music, and my favorite, calypso. All of these genres for me, seem as though they take the most quintessential parts of living a happy simple life in the Caribbean and present it to make time at the moment

When Africans were sold as slaves to Central and South America in the 16th and 17th centuries, they continued to make marimbas there. The instruments underwent further development on the American continent, especially in Mexico, Guatemala and Brazil (“Marimbaphone”, 2003). In these countries the calabashes were replaced by precisely tuned wood resonator chambers. In Latin America, the name “marimba” refers to every kind of large xylophone with calabashes as resonators of the type that originated

Beginning in the late 1700s, the festival known as Carnival was introduced to various parts of the world as a public celebration or parade that involved the use of masks, musical elements, costumes and more. Dating back to the 18th century, the Trinidad Carnival was introduced around the time of the arrival of the French Catholic planters from the French West Indies. The festival originated in the early 1780s when both white and colored people staged masquerade balls at Christmas time for entertainment

Have you ever listened to music that makes you reminisce? Perhaps is is from the first boy band you listened to in middle school, or the old school R&B or Soul that your father and mother listened to when you were a kid. For me, I draw the most happiness from the Caribbean music, namely reggae, soca music, and my favorite, calypso. All of these genres for me, seem as though they take the most quintessential parts of living a happy simple life in the Caribbean and present it to make time at the moment

Lately, the past - hungry and starving for good memories, roams through my mind, uncovering nooks and crannies and all sorts of happy experiences. Taking me back to achievements and, sometimes, memories I'd rather forget. Taking me back to friends and the friendships made, lost and kept - those influential friendships. Making me appreciate those who, without force, pushed me into things I otherwise may not have pushed myself into. Those types of friendships are what I think of most today. As luck

Victor Provost is widely considered one of the premier steel pan jazz artists of the 21st century. Through appearances at concert halls, clubs, and stages throughout the world, he has been meticulously developing a reputation as a “dazzling” soloist, crafting an impressive improvisational voice and style. Provost possesses a thorough knowledge of Bebop language, with a strong foundation in Caribbean sensibilities, and is armed with a virtuosic technical ability that allows him to weave all the

You’ve probably heard the song, “Under the sea” from the Disney movie, “The Little Mermaid”. Or, maybe you’ve heard the song “Day-O”, also known as the “banana boat song”. Well, did you know that these songs are examples of Calypso music? In this report, I will be explaining, where it came from, what it is, and facts and information. Calypso music originated in Venezuela, Trinidad, and Tobago during the start of the 20th century. It was traced back to West African Kaiso and the arrival of the

“…he was the Internet” (Garvey). DeAndre Cortez Way, known to the public as Soulja Boy, is an American rapper and record producer self-published the hit debut single – “Crank That” – in 2007 through his MySpace and later on the album, souljaboytellem.com. Soulja Boy’s, who was only sixteen years old at that time, song became a success, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks in the United States (Soulja). The song had every component that made it popular during this time, as the popularity

I don’t really have a religion. It’s crazy, I know. I’m surrounded by people who insist I should believe. But why? Why should I be forced into one singular religion where there are flaws? I’m not an atheist, though. I think there might possibly be a divine being (or beings)? I guess you can say i’m agnostic? My father was raised in a christian home but that didn’t stick. He’s been fascinated with different religions, so he’s not really “tied down” to just one. That’s why I’ve never been to a service

Is Multiculturalism changing Britain? Britain has always been known for their multicultural society. A multicultural nation consist people with different ethnics and cultures that are living in one country. Britain has been affected by foreign cultures and what signifies "typically British" may not be from Britain at all but from other minorities and cultures. Some groups fail to recognize this and instead showing racist tendencies. The UK consists of different ethnic minorities and people