Explore the rich heritage, contemporary culture, and society of the Virgin Islands by delving into its wonderful music.

Dale Francis, a resident of the Virgin Islands whose ancestry there dates back to the early 1700s, examines what Africans, Europeans, and Tainos contributed to Virgin Islands quelbe. He also chronicles key genres that were played between 1672 and 2012.

As you immerse yourself into a fascinating blend of African and European music traditions, you?ll learn about the anthropology of the music, what it tells us about power dynamics, the relationship between the music...

Explore the rich heritage, contemporary culture, and society of the Virgin Islands by delving into its wonderful music.

Dale Francis, a resident of the Virgin Islands whose ancestry there dates back to the early 1700s, examines what Africans, Europeans, and Tainos contributed to Virgin Islands quelbe. He also chronicles key genres that were played between 1672 and 2012.

As you immerse yourself into a fascinating blend of African and European music traditions, you?ll learn about the anthropology of the music, what it tells us about power dynamics, the relationship between the music...