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Creolization is seen to be extremely prevalent in the Caribbean as seen in the previous blogs. This blog will discuss creolization the Spanish - Speaking Caribbean region. In lecture videos provided by Dr. Gangelhoff on Cuba as a part of the  Spanish - Speaking Caribbean region, the term Afro-Cuban was discussed. Moreover,  Santería  was explored.  Santería  is an Afro-Cuban religion that fuses Yoruba and Catholicism. Elements of  Santería   permeate many aspects of Cuban culture including dance, music, art, and food ( UCIRF, 2021). However,  Dr. Gangelhoff expresses that  Santería music includes the following: Batá drumming and singing (specifically 3 double-headed hourglass drums of different sides), Strictly ordered sequences of percussion rhythms, Voice and percussion instruments, Polyrhythm texture,  Call and response texture, and  Texture created from interlocking repeated rhythms Figure #1 - shows the 3  double-head...

  In previous blogs, the theme creolization was explored and discussed in different settings of the Caribbean (including the English - Speaking Caribbean and French - Speaking Caribbean). This blog will discuss an example of creolization in the Dutch - Speaking Caribbean from the text Tour de Force . An example given in the text is the Antillean Waltz of Curacao. Gangelhoff and LeGrand (2019) expressed that the Antillean Waltz was featured in the houses and dance parties of the elite in Curacao. Moreover, the authors discussed how Jan Gerard Palm composed the first native waltz. He experimented with syncopated rhythms and created a creole waltz "which evolved into the Antillean waltz" ( Gangelhoff & LeGrand, 2019, p. 233). Figure #1 - shows a book that has an article titled  An Anatomy of Creolization: Curaçao and the Antillean Waltz that discusses the Antillean Waltz and its creolization. Source: (Aecid, n.d.) Figure #2 - shows a demonstration of the Antillean Waltz...