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Guadeloupe is special - for us Europeans - seems to be a little bit egsotic. That's why our experiences are interesting for European teachers. That's why my first assignment is to be organization of teh videoconferences for students and teachers in Warsaw. To share what I have been gaining here and to develop next projects.

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I was so impress, how Claude can play the drums. It's great, that traditional music goes from one generation to the next.

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I was so impress, how Claude can play the drums..

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Traditions are lost and new ones created. In the process sometimes gradual and sometimes sudden changes in these traditions take place.

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Today we were introduced to Gwo ka music at a local musicians's home. It was nice to hear about the meaning of the music to Guadeloupeans. It was nice to play but it was hard. We had lunch at a local restaurant, prawn, rice Guadeloupian style. We visited a rum distillary. Rum is a part of Gouadeloupian food culture. Today I learnt that pineapple grows in a low bush and not in a tree!

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We started our day jamming with Mr Claude, a local musician. He was a real witch with drums, and local traditional songs. He had even visited Pori Jazz, Finland's biggest jazz festival. He said he still remembers the midnight sun and light summer nights. Maybe a similar experience I am having now with bright sun shine and tropical colors.
Rain was pouring when we left Mr. Claude's house for lunch to a local restaurant. Great meal, rice and shrimps!
After lunch we headed down to sugar cane fields, rum distillery and banana plantation. Memorable day and lot to tell at home for the pupils!

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It was a rainy and refreshing day today at Guadeloupe. We met the musician Claude Klavue at his home and he had a hard job trying to teach us some drumming. He also told us about Guadeloupe's history and people's habits and music.
We also had a possibility to see the rum distellier and banana and ananas plantations. On our way back to the hotel there was a great and shiny rainbow over us - like a symbol of all the colours and shades of Guadeloupe

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Today we had once again an interesting day. We had our own jam session at a local musician's home. It was interesting to see both the home and the instruments. He told us a lot about music in this island and its traditions. He taught us to play drums! We really played and it was awesome! After that we had lunch in a local restaurant which once again was super delicious. Then we went to see a rum distillery and had a chance to buy some rum ;)  The distillery was an old plantation and really an interesting place. Then we drove to see some bananas and pineapples and how they grow. I learnt a lot today.

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Toda we had again an interesting day. First playing drums with mister Claude, who show us different rytems than we ussualy use in European countries. He told us a lot about traditional music in Guadeloupe and infuence on everyday life.
Than rum distellerei with sugar cane plantation and a lot for us exotic plants: pineapples, bananas, cocoa, passion fruit, mango, breadtrees. It's fantastic to observe it  "in live" , not just in our supermarkets.

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Today we had an interesting day of excursions. First of all we went to
Mr Kiavue´s home. He is a great musician, playing typical Guadeloupean drums. We had a nice workshop in his beautiful home. He is also a great  teacher  with lot of patient: nine European ladies playing drums, some of us for the first time.
But we succeeded to create playing and singing very nice performance. Thank you Mr Kiavue!
After that we had a wonderful lunch in the local restaurant. Then we went to visit the rhum distellerie. It was interesting to see how family business had run during years and years on the area. Finally we went to see banana and pineapple plantation. It was really worth to see all of these. Fantastic day!
On the way back we had a chance to see the statue of the founder of Guadeloupe Kristoffer Kolumbus.
On the picture Mr Kiavue and our driver Fredo!