Maloya : the music and dance of freedom A cultural art with mixed origins The word “Maloya” possibly has its origins in East African or Madagascar. In Creole, Maloya is at the same time a music, a chant and a dance that is part of the culture in Reunion island (French colony in the Indian […]
Musical art of horn players, an instrumental technique linked to singing, breath control, vibrato, resonance of place and conviviality The hunting horn is a wind instrument originally used in hunting and later passed into music. The musical art of horn players, an instrumental technique linked to singing, breath control, vibrato, the resonance of the place […]
Gwoka: music, song, dance and cultural practice representative of Guadeloupean identity A celebration of humanity Guadeloupe is a French colonial island located in the Caribbean sea, where Gwoka holds its roots. This archipelago of the Lesser Antilles consists of 6 inhabited islands. Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and Les Saintes (Terre de Haut and Terre […]