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 Martinique: The Musician's Paradise Martinique Flag Map by commonwikimedia.com Have you visited Martinique before? No? I haven't either, so don't feel bad. Putting aside the comedic interruptions, please give me a moment of your time and let these rhymes take you to a location so sublime as to blow your mind. It is a country with a rich, sophisticated musical culture. Although you might not be familiar with some of the names, such as Bèlè, Zouk, and Beguine, after listening to these styles, you'll want to visit that location. Martinique Flower of the Caribbean French & English I found The video you see above on youtube which highlights some of the best of Martinique. it's a bit hard to follow b ut I'll do my best to explain what's happening as your fictitious pilot on this voyage throughout the French Caribbean y ou'll first learn about Martinique's landscape, which is similar to that of most other Antilles islands—hills and plains encircled by

Creolization in St Lucia O ne of the undiscovered treasures of the Caribbean is St. Lucia. It's a location to visit even though it's not as well known on a global scale as some of its neighbors in the Caribbean, such Jamaica, The Bahamas, and Haiti. It's a fun tidbit about the place that I, for one, had no idea about before reading Tour De Force: A Musical Journey of the Caribbean that it has its own Creole language. Using terms from French, English, and Spanish, Créole à Sainte-Lucie is the nation's own take on "Broken-French." Surprisingly, it has a lot in common with Haitian Creole, one of the Caribbean's more widely used creoles. In addition, the colonial dance known as Quadrille has a striking resemblance to the American courtship dance known as Square Dancing.  Additionally, it shares certain similarities with ring-play, a casual dance of African heritage that has a long history in the Caribbean. St Lucian Creole The video above goes over a brief his