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Kwe Kwe: A dying tradition.

 
black 2017-03-15 10:31:47 

Is this something that is unique to Guyana?

 
nickoutr 2017-03-15 11:39:53 

In reply to black
both kwe kwe and masquerade

 
black 2017-03-15 11:42:08 

In reply to nickoutr

I am not so sure about masquerade, I've seen similar versions elsewhere.

 
ponderiver 2017-03-15 12:37:02 

In reply to black

i recognise that beat ...... thats pocomania rhythms .......music of the ancestors Link Text

 
doosra 2017-03-15 12:56:25 

In reply to black

i am sure kwe kwe has african roots

i will ask some local experts when the opportunity arises

 
SnoopDog 2017-03-15 13:13:45 

In reply to doosra

i am sure kwe kwe has african roots


Well it sure as shyte didn't come from Madras Bro. lol

 
black 2017-03-15 13:16:33 

In reply to SnoopDog

lol lol lol

 
nickoutr 2017-03-15 13:22:39 

In reply to SnoopDog
lol lol

 
black 2017-03-15 13:26:48 

In reply to ponderiver

i recognise that beat ...... thats pocomania rhythms .......music of the ancestors


It's not just the music, it's a celebration of the bride and groom before the wedding, in grand style. Most of the singing and chanting is sexually explicit.

I guess it's done to encourage them to start making babies.
lol

 
Norm 2017-03-15 13:44:05 

West African origin. Has at least 2 forms in Guyana: wedding ceremony or communal gathering around camp fire - for news, announcements, storytelling, singing, history lessons, skits, etc.

 
Emir 2017-03-15 13:44:54 

In reply to black

Is this something that is unique to Guyana?


Seriously?

I am going to refrain from calling you an ass today.

 
Norm 2017-03-15 13:49:42 

In reply to black
"Sexually explicit" is not necessarily a moral issue, or an issue of any kind, outside of a Victorian moral framework.

 
black 2017-03-15 14:09:53 

In reply to Emir

Dude, you know nothing about Kwe Kwe.

I suggest we read up on it before calling me an ass.

 
black 2017-03-15 14:13:06 

In reply to Norm


West African origin. Has at least 2 forms in Guyana: wedding ceremony or communal gathering around camp fire - for news, announcements, storytelling, singing, history lessons, skits, etc

Probably so but is it done elsewhere in the Caribbean?

 
Norm 2017-03-15 14:57:35 

In reply to black
Most likely. Specific practices are likely to be tied to specific ethnic groups. Hence, specific practices in Guyana are likely to be similar to practices among people with similar African origins.

Chances are, African descendants in the Caribbean came from the same places in Africa and therfore had similar cultural traits, divided into multiple ethnic groups. The difference today is in what survived. Much survived in Guyana, Suriname, Colombia and Jamaica, because of their size, which allowed specific cultural groups to survive in relative isolation in remote communities.

Guyana's relatively rich collection of African words, folk tales and social customs is testimony to this.

 
black 2017-03-15 16:07:32 

In reply to Norm

Most likely. Specific practices are likely to be tied to specific ethnic groups. Hence, specific practices in Guyana are likely to be similar to practices among people with similar African origins.


True, but I've never heard anyone from other Caribbean Islands talk about it.

 
Runs 2017-03-15 16:10:54 

In reply to black

My friend married a girl from Panama, they had queh queh sp? during ceremony. wink

 
black 2017-03-15 17:27:10 

In reply to Runs

Lots of Panamanians have West Indian heritage. I don't doubt that it's performed elsewhere, just never heard anyone outside of Guyana talk about it.

 
ray 2017-03-15 17:28:41 

Only heard about it from Guyana...not other caribbean countries
Open de door leh the man come in

 
black 2017-03-15 17:39:33 

In reply to ray

lol lol lol

That is what they lead off with.

 
black 2017-03-15 19:09:51 

In reply to ponderiver

thats pocomania rhythms .......music of the ancestors


That looks more religiously based.

 
black 2017-03-16 10:46:58 

Keep the tradition alive.


The kwe-kwe pre-wedding celebration does not seem to have a corresponding ceremony in any present-day African nation which suggests it was probably derived from a combination of African ceremonies.

 
granite 2017-03-16 12:44:12 

In reply to ray
A very toe tapping affair.

lol

 
granite 2017-03-16 13:33:24 

Jah Jah mussy well henjoyin dis Kwe Kwe,caz him is culturally sensitive.

 
doosra 2017-03-16 17:03:54 

In reply to SnoopDog

The man suggested Guyana so that's the context