Countries and islands with rich musical traditions: Haiti, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Santo Domingo and, in South America’s mainland, Venezuela and Colombia, where cumbia guides us through a musical wealth connected with the Caribbean Sea and of African origin.
In Jamaica’s 40s and 50s, African traditions (kumina, nyabingui, burro, mento) meet R&B and jazz from the U.S. New genres are born from this collision – ska, rocksteady, reggae, deejay, dancehall, dub…
Africa is at the heart of Cuban music, and the African continent’s traditions permeate in most of its artistic expressions. Rumba and santeria meet the Spanish lyrical poetry and Christianity. Iberian Peninsula’s ballroom dance music are essential in the danzas, contradanzas, congas, son, guarachas; where the colony becomes creole.
The Fascinating World of Caribbean Music