The Impact of Creolization in the Caribbean: The Spanish-Speaking Caribbean
This blog will explore the ideas and relevant media surrounding creolization in Spanish-speaking Caribbean countries. Pssttttt...this is my chance to finally dive into Puerto Rican music! Sorry, DR and Cuba. I promise I love you both too and as much. (I think so anyway...) I'm feeling... BOMBA! Within the reading, authors mention that some of the most important African-derived genres are plena, baquiné, and bomba . I chose to focus on bomba since I am drawn to the rhythm of the drums. By now, you should know any of the African styles would've caught my ear like earring photography. Whew! Practiced in the Puerto Rican lowlands, Bomba is a traditional music style (as well as a dance) that stemmed from African slavery and contact with the Spanish. Want to hear something cool? We know that people sing and dance to express themselves, but what if they used it to communicate? Remember I said that the style stemmed from African slavery? Bomba was created in the sugar plantations by s...