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Welcome Back        In the textbook," Tour de Force " there are a few examples of Creolization in the French speaking community of the Caribbean. In this blog post we will look into two of these examples for the textbook.       One of the first examples is Zouk . Zouk is a music style that results from combining Haitian compas music and Beguine from Martinique . The textbook states that Zouk is an," amalgamation of a wide variety of local and imported musical styles." The picture below is an image of the French band Kassav' . Who specializes in Zouk music.    No.1 The French Caribbean, Zouk music, and Kassav . (n.d.). CaribbeanSydney . Retrieved from https://caribbeansydney.com.au/the-french-caribbean-zouk-music-and-kassav/ . YouTube. (2020). YouTube . Retrieved February 27, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOdULGv4i_w.      I just love this video. This is because as someone who didn't know what Zouk music is ...

Hey, Carneisha again and I'm here with some more info on Creolization.      As we know from the previous post, creolization can be seen in many different aspects of culture, music, food, dance etc.      The first example of creolization we are going to explore from the textbook, " Tour de Force: A Musical Journey of the Caribbean,"   is Calypso. Trinidad and Tobago Calypso is explained in this text as an evolution of a mix of French Caribbean, European, African and probably Venezuelan music. Calypso is described as a " Vehicle for Social Protest."  71 Calypso Music Facts: Origins, Artists, Instruments And Much More . (n.d.). Kidadl . Retrieved from https://kidadl.com/facts/calypso-music-facts-origins-artists-instruments-and-much-more. Below is a video of the sweets sounds of Calypso. I chose this video because it is a combination of music from different artist, which allows you a chance to choose which artist and songs you like...