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  Welcome to  What’s the Beat with Branee T. -PART III Versatility in the French Caribbean Music . Firstly, let us explore the musical versatility of Guadalope. Similar to other French Caribbean speaking countries, musicians in Guadelope have adapted a degree of versatility. Because of the history and political climate of the country in the early years of independence, much of the music originating in Guadeloupe was simple and played on easily accessibility instruments. The natives and settlers at the time were more accepting of music as a form of recreation rather than a professional career outside military bands. According to Tour de Music, Gwoka is a uniform term for all music accompanying dances with the Guadalopean drum, the gwoka. The below video depicts a band's performance using the Gwoka drum in Guadalope. Video credit from Youtube https://youtu.be/OTDzHod7ytw In order for Guadeloupean musicians to become more versatile in other genres and instruments o...

   Welcome to  What’s the Beat with Branee T. -PART II Versatility in the English Caribbean Music . Firstly let us explore the musical versatility of Trinidad.  A group of Trinidian performers playing the steel pan, an instrument popular in the country Similar to other English Caribbean speaking countries, musicians  in Trinidad  have adapted a degree of versatility. Because Trinidad is indeed a melting pot of many cultures, it is paramount  for musicians  to be well versed in the instruments  associated with these cultures. These include the sitar, steel pan and tasser drum.                               This video captures a beautiful rendition of the song Curry Tabanca by steel pan performers. Along with being well versed in these instruments , musicians , in order to stand out. must add lyrics to this music, making them composers. They also  can func...