On December 17, 2014, when Presidents Raúl Castro and Barack Obama simultaneously announced the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States broken for more than half a century, a new chapter in […]
On November 26, 2014, Gwoka – “music, song, dance and cultural practices representative of the Guadeloupean identity” – was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. Some people feel proud and other […]
In recent years, gwoka has got over obstacles but it was not always this way. Indeed, during slavery, the article 16 of the Edict of Louis XIV, King of France, in March 1685, known as […]
Gwoka is born from the meeting of slaves from different African tribes. When they arrived in the Caribbean, they did not speak the same language, they did not have the same customs but they all […]
It could not be otherwise. Buena Vista Social Club (BVSC) bid farewell to the world stage at home. Precisely because most of their performances took place in other countries, the legendary band decided to complete […]
Martinican singer Jocelyne Béroard gave a long interview to kariculture.net, a few months ago. The only woman who sings in the Martinico-Guadeloupean (or vice-versa) zouk group, Kassav’, travels all over the world for more than […]
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