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MUSIC
WHEN
LANGUAGE BARRIERS FORM A PROBLEM, MUSIC CAN BE THE COMMON GROUND
ON WHICH PEOLPLE DISCOVER THEY SHARE MORE THAN THEY THOUGHT AT
FIRST. THE MOST COLORFUL MUSIC ENSEMBLE IN SURINAME IS THE ‘ALA
KONDRE DRON’, WHERE PERCUSSIONISTS OF ALL ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS OF
THE COUNTRY, PLAY TOGETHER.
ALA KONDRE DRON LITERALLY TRANSLATED IS ‘ALL NATIONS DRUMS’. SO
AGAIN IN SURINAME, THE RANGE IN MUSIC YOU’LL ENCOUNTER IS
AMAZING.
TRADITIONAL SONGS HAVE BEEN INHERITED FROM PAST GENERATIONS, AND
FURTHER MORE, THROUGH THE TIMES, MUSIC STYLES HAVE BLENDED AND
INFLUENCED EACH OTHER.
‘KASEKO’ AND ‘KAWINA’ ARE VERY TYPICAL SURINAME MUSIC STYLES
THAT HAVE A CARIBBEAN FLAVOR. BUT ALSO SURINAME MUSIC STYLES ARE
INFLUENCED IN MANY WAYS. BANDS LIKE FRA - FRA SOUND AND TIME OUT
FOR INSTANCE, GIVE A JAZZY TOUCH TO THE MELODIES THAT ARE PART
OF THE MUSICAL HERITAGE OF SURINAME.
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