Grenada is a small island and part of the Antilles, located north of Trinidad and Tobago, northeast of Venezuela, and south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Its attractions can be observed in a countless variety of travel brochures and magazines: waterfall bathing, diving, surfing and sailing, as well as mountain biking and walking tours in the heart of Granada.
The official language is English in Granada, although the inhabitants also speak a mixture of Creole-English and French-African languages, which is formally known as 'Patois' or 'Patwa'.
The State of Grenada contains the three main islands of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, and a number of small islands. Because the islands are on the border between the two.
Many of the festivals that are celebrated here also have a religious origin, but were also influenced by other cultures. Carnival, for example, has its roots in Germany as a bustling celebration before the start of Lent Easter. The public in Granada embraced this celebration, which also offered slaves a distraction from their own gray days.
The uses and customs have evolved from the diversity of colors of different population groups. The African influence can also be seen in dance and music, where the rhythm of the drums plays a leading role. Black slaves were allowed to play drums, so stories were made up that were recounted from generation to generation and they still live in tradition.
A similar tradition is that of improvising: the singer has to invent new lyrics from a standard melody. Due to its African roots the calypso song belongs to the typical grouping of the music of Granada. But beware: don't be confused with the trendy Calypso dance of the same name.
Music in Granada is simply omnipresent: it sounds from radios, from shops, from cars - be it calypso, reggae or soca. Most hotels have steel bands and limbo dancers for evening entertainment. And of course, on Sundays, locals like to sing in church.