In the Antilles, the music
as the dance occupy a significant place in
the culture and the traditions. It is a mixture
of sounds and French, English, Spanish rates/rhythms
and African who gives him his richesse.La
music develops from XVIIème, on the
same principle as the language créole.Métissage
of musics European and African, it produced
on bottom of percussions various styles at
various times. At the time of slavery existed
the bamboulas, of collective fright around
Gwo-Ka, the creole drum. Between two wars
saw being born the beguine, influenced by
the rate/rhythm of the jazz bands of the
Orleans News. It is danced in a tonic or
lascive way in the balls.Zouk
became today, since 1980, the West-Indian
music by definition. With the origin, the
zouk indicates a popular festival of countryside.
Groups like Zouk Machine,