On a beach near Saint-François Sophie meets her guide Fred-André Deshaies, membre of the trio "Soft", later in Pointe-à-Pitre Sophie will meet Joelle La Rochelle and Philip Sadikalay the other two membrs of "Soft": Sophie knows then what is the "Gwo Ka" this music with percussion: Félix Flaurin , a drum maker explains that the name Ka may come from a French barrel called "quart", so the drums are constructed like barrels. Besides the "Gwo Ka" is also a dancing music as Nadia Pater explained it.
I enjoyed the encounters with Gills Guibrunet, a French man who came from France to live in Guadeloupe, he is bus driver and local journalist and also volley-ball coach for the children. We know also about the Indo-Guadeloupean community, these people arrive after the abolition of the slavery to work in the sugar cane plantations: they had a very discreet religious life (some Hindu temple are hiden in the forests) but now they discover again their cultural roots (language and traditional dances).
The we have this Sunday with a family meeting on the beach at Anse-Bernard: Sophie spoke with Paul Jasmin about the importance of the family ties in Guadeloupe. Later a very interesting visit of the mangrove with Guy and a pleasant moment with Bernard Vicens, the marine archaeologist.
Finally I appreciate also the walk to the Volcano "La Soufrière" with Céline Dessert: a very interesting talk about volcanoes in this Caribbean area.
I enjoyed the encounters with Gills Guibrunet, a French man who came from France to live in Guadeloupe, he is bus driver and local journalist and also volley-ball coach for the children. We know also about the Indo-Guadeloupean community, these people arrive after the abolition of the slavery to work in the sugar cane plantations: they had a very discreet religious life (some Hindu temple are hiden in the forests) but now they discover again their cultural roots (language and traditional dances).
The we have this Sunday with a family meeting on the beach at Anse-Bernard: Sophie spoke with Paul Jasmin about the importance of the family ties in Guadeloupe. Later a very interesting visit of the mangrove with Guy and a pleasant moment with Bernard Vicens, the marine archaeologist.
Finally I appreciate also the walk to the Volcano "La Soufrière" with Céline Dessert: a very interesting talk about volcanoes in this Caribbean area.