History of Music in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia is one of the Islands in the Caribbean; it is a place for numerous vibrant oral and traditional customs. The music of the Saint Lucia is based on the elements originated from the music of Africa, particularly the rhythmically and the Western Europe dances such as the waltz, polka and quadrille. The cuatro and banjo are the symbolic Lucian traditional instruments, particularly the four-corded banjo which is known as the bwa poye. The festivity songs known as djwe reveal the lyricism, and the rhythmic difficulty.

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Kwadril is the most essential of the Afro-Lucia Creole traditional dance. The music is an essential part in Lucian traditional holidays and festivities, as well as the good-natured rivalry between the La Rose and La Marguerites societies. There is little western classical music in Saint Lucia, and the country’s renowned music company is only nascent. There are small recording opportunities, however live music and radio remain an essential part in Lucia culture. The renowned music from oversea particularly is known as the Trinidadian pattern such as the calypso and the soca which is well-known.

The music education has been part of the Lucian public institution in the primary school age groups. In the recent it brought the older students of which many now involve in cord groups, wind bands, steelpan ensembles and other musical development chance. There is also a popular administration that aided non-profit music school, the Saint Lucia of Music. The Ministry of Education supported a type of festivities and other special occasions. The island is a place for the superstar Saint Lucia jazz Festival and the Creole festivity known as Jounen Kweyol.