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Central Artist: Wim Statius Muller Description: In this playlist, we will focus on Wim Statius Muller, a famous classical pianist and composer from Curaçao. He is known as "Curaçao’s Chopin" because he combined classical European music with Caribbean rhythms and melodies. Will Statius Muller's work is emotional, elegant, and deeply connected to Caribbean culture. Many of his pieces are called danzas antillanas or Antillean dances because they show how classical music can carry Caribbean history and feelings. This playlist will explore some of his best-known pieces and one that reflect his musical style and influence. Playlist: Chopin of The Caribbean   Antillean Dances, Op. 2: No. 1. Tumba di Johan by Wim Statius Muller This piece comes from Muller's Antillean Dances album, which mixes classical piano with Tumba, traditional Afro-Caribbean music, and dance style from Curaçao. Wim Statius Muller used Tumba to create a European composition. You can hear how playful and ...

Central Artist: Chevalier de Saint-Georges Description:  In this playlist, we explore the life and music of Joseph Bologne who is better known as The Chevalier de Saint-Georges. He was born in 1745 in Guadeloupe to a French plantation owner and an enslaved Senegalese woman, showing that Joseph Bologne’s life was shaped by both privilege and prejudice. Taken to France at the age of seven, Bologne would become a fencer, military leader, and one of the most talented composers and conductors of 18th-century Europe.  Joseph Bologne is often referred to as “the Black Mozart,” because he made his mark in Parisian musical society through elegant symphonies, string quartets, operas, and violin concertos. However, despite his immense talent and public acclaim, racial prejudice limited his opportunities, even barring him from leading the Paris Opéra. Still, he left a lasting legacy as one of the first classical composers of Black ancestry, whose works are now being rediscovered and appre...

Central Artist: Robyn " Rihanna" Fenty Description: In this playlist, we will look at the music of the Barbadian superstar Robyn Rihanna Fenty, better known as just Rihanna, one of the most influential figures to rise from the English-speaking Caribbean. Born on February 20, 1988 in Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados, a country known for its deep musical roots in tuk, calypso, and spouge, Rihanna blends her culture with pop, R&B, and dancehall to create something entirely her own. Through her music and image, she had paved the way for a new generation of artists to channel emotion, style, and cultural rhythm in bold ways . Each track here is either by her or shows her influence, proving that a Caribbean voice can shape the sound of the world . Playlist: Bold like Rihanna Pon de Replay by Rihanna First, we will look at where it all started. Pon de Replay was Rihanna’s big debut, and she came in with a track that had Caribbean energy from the jump. The title itself...