Open AccessArt Music by Caribbean Composers: Dominica
Author(s) -
Christine Gangelhoff,
Cathleen LeGrand
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of bahamian studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-5772
DOI - 10.15362/ijbs.v19i2.200
Subject(s) - creole language , musical , history , violin musical styles , literature , art , linguistics , philosophy
The cultures and traditions of both the French and British colonizers have strong influence in Dominica. Both English and a French Creole are widely spoken (Bilby, 2005). Musical styles in Dominica include folk styles such as bele; quadrille, influenced by French contradanse; and popular styles such as calypso and the local “cadence-lypso” (Guilbault, 1998).
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