The Surprising Origins of Parang, Trinidad and Tobago’s Christmas Folk Music

Exceptional Caribbean on Instagram: "For generations, 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐬 was the everyday language of our people. 𝐀 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬, 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭. But as English rose, Patois was often dismissed as the "language of the dead" - a voice fading into history. Today, in the majestic hills of Paramin, a new c

Know Your Caribbean on Instagram: "Many people don’t know that Kwéyòl was widely spoken in Trinidad and Tobago, parts of the twin island still speak it, like in areas like Paramin. Many of the younger generation argue that the language died out because parents and grandparents did not pass it down, as they used Kweyòl as a way to discuss private matters that they didn’t want their children to know. A special thank you to the Trinidad Patois speakers (they have a Facebook page!) and interviewer N