The island of Saint Lucia, located in the Caribbean, has seen a recent upsurge in interest in its native music. The government has seen value in promoting a music industry, and has formed the Cultural Development Foundation (CDF) to accomplish this goal. In 2004, the first-ever M&C Fine Arts Awards were given to Saint Lucian artists, an event sponsored by the CDF. There is also a Saint Lucia Jazz Festival. Music from the United Kingdom has achieved great international popularity since the 1960s, when the British Invasion peaked. ... The music of the Caribbean is a diverse grouping of musical genres. ... The Turks and Caicos Islands are an overseas dependency of the United Kingdom. ... The Cayman Islands are a Caribbean island chain, currently a territory of the United Kingdom. ... The Virgin Islands are partially controlled by the United Kingdom and the United States, and have had long-standing cultural ties to the island nations to the south as well as to various European colonialists. ... 1966 in music Download sample of Alton Ellis rocksteady track Girl Youve Got a Date. Download sample of Cincinatti Kid by Prince Buster, a legendary ska artist. ... Bouyon is a village in the Alpes-Maritimes Department of France. ... Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music which originated in the British and French colonial islands of the Caribbean at about the start of the 20th century it is an especially integral part of Trinidadian music. ... Chutney musíc derives elements from soca and Hindi film songs. ... Dancehall is a type of Jamaican reggae which developed around 1979, with artists such as Barrington Levy and others who went on to become the Roots Radics. ... Dub is a form of Jamaican music, which developed in the early 1970s. ... Junkanoo is a street parade with music, which occurs in many towns across the Bahamas every Boxing Day (December 26) and New Years Day. ... Raggamuffin (or ragga) is a kind of reggae that includes digitized backing instrumentation. ... Rapso is a formas of Trinidadian music that grew out of the social unrest of the 1970s. ... Reggae is a style of music developed in Jamaica and is closely linked to the Rastafari movement, though not universally popular among Rastafarians. ... Ripsaw is a musical genre which originated in the Turks & Caicos Islands, specifically in the Middle and North Caicos. ... This article is about the Jamaican music. ... This page is about ska, the musical style. ... Soca is a dance music which is a mix of Trinidads calypso and Indian music and rhythms, especially chutney music -- it is not, as is often said, a fusion of soul and calypso. ... Spouge is a musical genre from the Caribbean nation of Barbados. ... Steelpan (also known as pan or steel drum, and sometimes collectively with the musicians as a steelband) is a musical instrument and a form of music originating in Trinidad in the West Indies. ... Aruba and the five main islands of the Netherlands Antilles are part of the Lesser Antilles island chain. ... The former French colonies of Martinique and Guadeloupe are small islands in the Caribbean. ... ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The St. ...

Traditional music includes African rhythms combined with European dances like the quadrille, polka and waltz. Saint Lucian dances include moolala, grande ronde, faci and la comette (a derivative of minuet). Saint Lucian folk music has undergone some popularization, through rootsy bands like Kalbas. // The beginning – horsemen The term quadrille came to excist in the 17th Century, within military parades, where 4 horsemen and their horses performed special square shaped formations or figures. ... Polka is a type of dance and genre of dance music; it originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia, and is still a common genre of Czech folk music; it is also common both in Europe and in the Americas. ... The waltz is a dance in 3/4 time, done primarily in closed position, the commonest basic figure of which is a full turn in two measures using three steps per measure. ... A minuet, sometimes spelled menuet, is a dance for two persons, usually in 3/4 time. ...

Popular Lucian musicians include Tru Tones, Floretta Marquis, Rameau Poleon, Elra Armay, Prolifik, Disturbing Joan and Aimran Simmons. Marie Selipha Sesenne Descartes (known as Sesenne) was named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her work as a chantwelle and in the promotion of Saint Lucian traditional culture and music [1]. Saint Lucian folk dance and theater includes flower dances, masquerades and the Papa Djab festival; various kinds of music are associated with these celebrations [2]. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... Look up Masquerade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The word masquerade has a number of meanings: A masquerade ball is a ball, dance, or party; in which, participants wear elaborate costumes and hide their true identity. ...

In 1969, three Saint Lucians (Eric Brandford, Primrose Bledman, Charles Cadet) collected numerous folk songs for a presentation at the 1969 Expo in Grenada and then again at Guyana's 1973 Carifesta. Two major folk groups emerged; they were The Helenites (led by Clement Springer) and Joyce Auguste's The Hewanorra Voices. Auguste later introduced folk music into Saint Lucian music education. 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Music education comprises the application of education methods in teaching music. ...