Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture
Alexandria Miller
126 episodes
1 week ago
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Celebrate the holidays with us with a throwback episode as we open a window onto a season where streets become stages, kitchens turn into archives, and every drumbeat and carol carries a story. From the clatter of cowbells in Nassau to the smoky crackle of a roast pig on Christmas Eve, the region’s holidays reveal how history lives in sound, taste, and togetherness. We start with the pulse of festival culture: Junkanoo’s lavish costumes and go...
All content for Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture is the property of Alexandria Miller and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Celebrate the holidays with us with a throwback episode as we open a window onto a season where streets become stages, kitchens turn into archives, and every drumbeat and carol carries a story. From the clatter of cowbells in Nassau to the smoky crackle of a roast pig on Christmas Eve, the region’s holidays reveal how history lives in sound, taste, and togetherness. We start with the pulse of festival culture: Junkanoo’s lavish costumes and go...
Split Me in Two: Exploring Dougla Identity in the Caribbean
Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture
7 minutes
9 months ago
Split Me in Two: Exploring Dougla Identity in the Caribbean
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Have you ever wondered about the beautiful complexity that arises when different cultures blend? The Caribbean term "Dougla" captures exactly that—specifically describing people of mixed African and Indian heritage in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and Suriname. Today we unpack this fascinating identity that emerged from the region's colonial past of enslavement and indentured servitude. Derived from the Hindi word "Dogala" (meaning "double" or ...
Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture
Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts. Celebrate the holidays with us with a throwback episode as we open a window onto a season where streets become stages, kitchens turn into archives, and every drumbeat and carol carries a story. From the clatter of cowbells in Nassau to the smoky crackle of a roast pig on Christmas Eve, the region’s holidays reveal how history lives in sound, taste, and togetherness. We start with the pulse of festival culture: Junkanoo’s lavish costumes and go...
