The history of folk dances in Martinique stretches back centuries. Sylvain Grandadam/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images by Camee Maddox-Wingfield, University of Maryland, Baltimore County On May 22 each year, when the eastern Caribbean island of Martinique observes Emancipation Day, drums beat from sunrise until the break of dawn the next day. Participants at open-air, starlit gatherings … Continued
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