Whether you have a space between the two syllables or not, gwoka (or gwo ka) is one of the most vital indigenous musical forms still present on the surface of the Earth in the 21st century. Not bad considering its roots stretch back to the 1600s, when the Transatlantic slave trade first touched down on the island of Guadeloupe in the Lesser Antilles. As…
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