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  Hello, Bounjour, Bon dia, Hallo 👋 Another post here in our Versatility in Caribbean Music series! A new addition to our recap of previous blog posts would be that of the French-speaking Caribbean where we talked about when France first initiated its presence in the 1600s by establishing several colonies to help secure trade routes in the area to the history, music, and beauty that is portrayed in Guadeloupe. Now let's dive  🏊‍♀️ into the Dutch-speaking Caribbean with a highlight on  Curaçao   as our featured Dutch Caribbean nation. Curaçao Photo courtesy of curacao.com The Spanish took a capture of  Curaçao, Bonaire, and Aruba, known as the Leeward groups in 1527. In 1634, the three islands were passed to the Netherlands with which they have remained excluding a few occasions where the British took possession of Willemstad. Being the center of the Caribbean slave trade during the colonial period, lost most of its economic importance after the emancipation of...

Welcome back to another installment of our Versatility in Caribbean Music series! So far we have looked at the following: * an introduction to what is versatility *versatility in the English speaking Caribbean *how being versatile relates to a Caribbean native Today we will be discussing the French-speaking Caribbean countries with emphasis on the music and culture of Guadeloupe. Soyons francais!   French-Speaking Caribbean  Ahh, the Caribbean. Sun, sand, sea, and endless alcohols. But there's a twist! The French West Indies exist here along with those goodies I have listed. The French West Indies combines the elegance and poise of France and everything that we love about the Caribbean into one. Being here allows you to drink a glass of French wine on a beach overlooking a giant volcano. I mean does it get any better than that? The French Caribbean islands that we covered in Tour De Force: A Musical Journey of The Caribbean are Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Haiti. Diving in...