AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoIndentureship History: A new account traces how Indian workers were recruited to Guadeloupe and Martinique after slavery ended, recounting a deadly voyage and harsh plantation conditions. A related letter revisits Gandhi’s role in the campaign to end indentureship. Martinique Sounds: Shaggy praised SHAZ’s shatta remix of “Boom Body,” bringing fresh attention to a genre born in Martinique. Island-based singer Lu Wilson also gave Kenny Rogers’ “Lady” a reggae makeover. Creole Festival: Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival returns Oct. 23–25, with Martinique zouk singer Maurane Voyer among the announced acts. Creole Languages: A new explainer describes French-based Creoles as complete languages with their own histories and grammar, not “broken French,” and names Fort-de-France among the cities where they’re spoken.
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