The Theme of Creolization: The English-Speaking Caribbean Music
5th February 2022 Professor: Dr. Christine Gangelhoff Chapter One Creolization in the English Caribbean Earlier in this blog, I explored the theme of creolization in the book Tour de Force , and how throughout this blog, that theme will be more explored within the context of the Caribbean. Chapter 1 of Tour de Force surveys music in 4 main Caribbean Islands: Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, United States Virgin Islands, and The Bahamas. One example of creolization used in chapter 1, is Calypso, a musical genre mostly related to Trinidad and Tobago. According to Tour de Force, the authors describe Calypso as a “mix of French Caribbean, European, African, and possibly Venezuelan music” (Gangelhoff & LeGrand, p. 72, 2019) . According to Gangelhoff and Legrand, the lyrics of Calypso songs speak about social, controversial, and political issues that are in the form of “satirical or humorous form” (p. 72). Here's an image of Linda McCartha Monica Sandy-Lewis , known as Cal...