Circum-Caribbean

               The Circum-Caribbean Space Includes The Zone On The Caribbean Coast Of South American Nation, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, And French Guiana; Some Native Peoples Of This Space Embody The Arawak, Palikur, Kalina, Waiwai, Patamona, And Wapishana. The Miscroscopic Data Out There On Their Musics Suggests That They Take Issue In Vital ways In Which From Alternative South Yankee Indians. Specifically, Girls From The Circum-Caribbean Space perform In Collective Rituals Aboard Men, Sing Their Own Repertories Of Ceremonial Songs, And Play Musical Instruments. Kalina Mourning Rituals Involve A Sort Of Polyphonic Music During Which The Lads Sing A Unison Song In A Very Low Vocal Vary Amid Massive An Out sized An Over sized} Double-Headed Drum At Constant Time That The Ladies Sing Totally Different Songs In A Very High Vary Whereas Shaking Large Woven Rattles. A Particular Device From This Space Is That The Turé, A Sort Of Single-Reed Musical Instrument Contend By Palikur Men. Performance Contexts Embody manioc-Beer-Drinking Rituals, Shamanic Rituals, Ceremonial Occasion Rites, Lullabies, Love Songs, And Laments.