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Portfolio Chapter Two Hey guys, welcome back !!  Continuing with my theme of the Creolization of Caribbean music, I will write about it in today's blog. Instead of focusing on English-speaking countries, we are focusing on French-speaking ones this time.   Found in chapter two of the tour de Force, three islands are known as the French Caribbean they are Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Haiti. Located in the eastern Caribbean Sea, Martinique is an island and overseas territory of France.  I t belongs to the group of islands known as the Lesser Antilles. Although there are many types of music that are present in Martinique I will be focusing on Zouk.  The word "zouk" was a term for popular urban dance parties during the 1980s, in reference to the Tour de Force.  At a Zouk, the music played was upbeat and catchy, which were great characteristics for dancing.  In addition to its ancestor, the Beguine, and the Haitian compas music, Zouk is a blend of both local an...

  Portfolio Chapter One  A number of examples of creolization can be found in Chapter 1 of Tour de Force. In this section, I will provide two examples. Among the musical genres of the Bahamas is Goombay. In reference to the tour de Force, Goombay can be defined as a genre of Bahamian music that is characterized by a style called goombay as well as a specific drum called goombay. It Features strong rhythms, melodies, and an acoustic instrumental sound.  It is common for Goombay songs to have lyrics that speak to current events and social issues, similar to calypso. hence, making it a local version of calypso The following website describes this creolized music a bit more  " https://www.bahamasentertainers.com/copy-2-of-background "  From that webpage, we can learn the following about Goombay music : Goombay music is similar to Trinidadian calypso music and has simple chord progressions. Goombay drumming patterns are highly rhythmic and similar to jazz impr...