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The music of Saint Lucia is home to many vibrant oral and folk traditions and is based on elements derived from the music of Africa, especially rhythmically, and Western Europe, dances like the quadrille, polka and waltz. The banjo and cuatro are iconic Lucian folk instruments, especially a four-stringed banjo called the ''bwa poye''. Celebratory songs called ''jwé'' show lyricism, and rhythmic complexity. The most important of the Afro-Lucian Creole folk dances is the ''kwadril''. Music is an integral part of Lucian folk holidays and celebrations, as well as the good-natured rivalry between the La Rose and La Marguerite societies. There is little Western classical music on Saint Lucia, and the country's popular music industry is only nascent. There are few recording opportunities, though live music and radio remain a vital part of Lucian culture. Popular music from abroad, especially Trinidadian styles like calypso and soca, is widespread. Music education has long been a part of Lucian public education in the primary school age groups. More recently, it has been introduced to older students, many of whom now participate in String Orchestras, wind ensembles, steelpan bands and other musical enrichment opportunities. There is also a well-known government assisted non-profit music school, the Saint Lucia School of Music. The Ministry of Education sponsors a variety of festivals and other special events. The island is also home to the prestigious Saint Lucia Jazz Festival and the Creole celebration ''Jounen Kwéyòl''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=March 11, 2007 )〕 Saint Lucia, is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean. == Folk music == A typical Saint Lucian folk band is based around the fiddle, cuatro, banjo, guitar and ''chak-chak'' (a rattle). The banjo and cuatro are regarded as particularly important in Saint Lucian culture, especially the small, four-stringed ''bwa poye'', or ''skroud banjo''.〔 Saint Lucian dances include ''moulala'', ''faci'' and ''comette'' (a derivative of the minuet);〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sweet Sounds of St. Lucia )〕 however, the ''kwadril'' is increasingly viewed as a national symbol. It is a highly stylized and formalized dance that derives from the European quadrille. ''Jwé'' is a more informal form of Lucian folk music, and is performed at dances, wakes and other social events; performers improvise comedic and often biting or lyrics. Music also plays a role in the La Rose and La Marguerite tradition of two rival societies that compete in celebration and form a fundamental part of Lucian culture.〔 ''Jwé'' (''play'') is a form of rural Lucian folk music associated with beach parties, wakes, ''débòt'' dances and full moon gatherings. ''Jwé'' is performed as an informal, social event that provide the chance for Lucians to show off their verbal skills, and communicate their comedic, social and political commentaries without offending people. ''Jwé'' includes both songs for men and women, both of which can be singers, though most Lucian folk instrumentalists are male. A ''jwé'' performance is considered good if the audience participates enthusiastically by clapping, responding to the leader and singing and dancing. Some Lucians avoid ''jwé'' altogether because of its sexually raunchy lyricism and atmosphere; nevertheless, elements of ''jwé'' have entered mainstream Lucian culture, such as the use of ''lang dévivé'', or ''saying the opposite of what is meant''.〔 Musical elements of ''jwé'' include ''gém'' (''game song''), ''listwa'' (storytelling), ''jwé chanté'' (sung songs) and ''jwé dansé'' (''song-play-dance''). These forms are united by their use of the Creole language, their use of call-and-response singing between a leader and a chorus, with the exception of ''listwa'', and the use of improvisation. ''Jwé chanté'' and ''listwa'' are purely vocal styles with no accompaniment, nor any traditional dance; the other two are typically accompanied by a ''ka'' drum or sometimes the ''tibwa'' percussion sticks, which provides a rhythm for dancers.〔 cited in Guilbault〕 Sung ''jwé'', ''jwé chanté'' or ''chanté kont'', is mostly part of the funeral wake tradition. A ''jwé chanté'' leader uses pantomime to enact scenes from a story, or sometimes just the ribald double entendres from it. The ''gém'' (''game song'') are based around a leader who uses his own flourishes on a choreographed dance and improvises witty lyrics, while the audience participates in the performance.〔 ''Jwé dansé'' includes four traditional dances. The ''solo'' is a couple dance, and the ''débòt'', ''yonbòt'' and ''jwé pòté'' are all circle dances. The ''blòtjé'' is a musical movement found in all ''jwé dansé'' styles, occurring, for example, every four beats in the ''débòt'' dance.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Music of Saint Lucia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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