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Sunday, 07 February 2010 | Sean Douglas, Govt. Press Secretary Roseau, Dominica – February 5, 2010……….. In the grip of the worst financial and economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Dominican economy... |
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 | Johnson JohnRose The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is deeply saddened and shocked by the passing of Prof. Rex Nettleford. The Caribbean has lost a true icon, a dedicated son, a committed servant and an... |
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Monday, 14 December 2009 | Caribbean Net News By Gabriel Christian Esq. Christians revere the cross as an instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The cross is also a symbol of sacred fire and of the sun, a representation of... |
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Thursday, 25 June 2009 | Administrator -- Michael Jackson, the show-stopping singer whose best-selling albums -- including "Off the Wall," "Thriller" and "Bad" -- and electrifying stage presence made him one of the most popular... |
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Dominican folk music is a hybrid of African and European elements. The quadrille is an important symbol of French Antillean culture, and is, on Dominica, typically accompanied by a kind of ensemble called a jing ping band. In addition, Dominica's folk tradition includes folk songs called bélé, traditional storytelling called kont, masquerade, children's and work songs, and Carnival music.
Calypso
The songs and music were the backbone of masquerade. The mimicry and redicule of the costumes were matched by the satire of the songs. The words were full of double meaning and innuendo. The calypsonians have carried on the tradition by disguising the true meaning of the lyrics .........more on dominica calypso.
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The Dominica story was first presented by Lennox Honychurch as a dramatised radio series tracing the origin and development of this often mysterious island from its volcanic formation up to the presented. History has been interwoven with geography, ecology, folklore and social custom to produce a concise and colourful work which is not only vital to our knowledge of Dominica but to Caribbean history as a whole.
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