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When west african slaves would covertly do this, kalinda. >> rondel: this martial art based on our research is maybe 500/600 years old. >> keegan: stick fighting variations occur throughout the caribbean but in trinidad and tobago its like deep in their blood. >> anthony: this martial art was illegal for many, many years yes? >> keegan: yeah. >> anthony: i mean certainly during slavery times it was illegal. >> rondel: to this date i believe there are still laws on our books that ban this stick a...

>> anthony: its not bragging. syrian-lebanese merchant class are generally seen as the elite. >> mario: actually im very big in the food business, i have 120 restaurants, they call me the starbucks of the caribbean. >> anthony: i cant tell you how happy i am about this meal. i love the food. >> woman in blue shirt: this is rokubi. >> women #3: best rokubi youll ever eat in your life. >> woman in blue shirt: this is the fried version which is stuffed with the lime stuffing and then we have the ty...

Africa. well in tobago they say coo coo. >> anthony: and this is callaloo? >> rose: this is the callaloo made from the leaves of dasheen. you know, but the great thing is the crab. everybody that comes to tobago must eat crab, and dumpling. they dry coconut and grate the coconut and the juice of that coconut they put it in the pot with their little ingredients like tomato, onions, and your curry. >> anthony: crunch it up. >> rose: quick eat. if you have false teeth be careful. >> anthony: well a...

>> anthony: how did your interest in this develop? >> kim: i grew up here, later i became a writer. i discovered there were hundreds of stories. because in the early days up until the 60s the steel bands were partly like street gangs they would fight one another. the west side story kind of thing the steel bands doubled as that. i just got fascinated by tracking down all of these pioneers and getting their stories of how they got involved. >> boogsie: ill be 64 years this year. i playing music s...

If someone uses seepage in a sentence, nothing good is going to happen. what do i, suck the paper. i dont think theres meat in here and i still like it. i mean its really, really good. >> anthony: a half century after trinidad became independent of the british empire, there are surprisingly few architectural remnants, but the fate of the country and its population, were forever changed when slavery ended in 1834 and great britain found itself in need of cheap, if not free, labor to work the plan...

Heap of curried chickpeas, pepper sauce and mango. >> anthony: structurally i have questions. i dont want seepage, seepage is never good. if someone uses seepage in a sentence, nothing good is going to happen. what do i, suck the paper. i dont think theres meat in here and i still like it. i mean its really, really good. >> anthony: a half century after trinidad became independent of the british empire, there are surprisingly few architectural remnants, but the fate of the country and its popula...

Something that crosses ages and races, ethnicities, especially during carnival time you see people from high status and people who are you know lower class. they both whine together you know barriers are no longer there. its all just a mix of all the different ethnicities and stuff. >> anthony: the faces you see in the street are african, indian, chinese and middle eastern in features. and every shade of mix, in between. this patchwork of ethnic identities and colors is a direct legacy of trinid...

Mobility away from the situation in india. >> chan: and we are products of decedents of that generation. >> anthony: start with one whole duck, hack into pieces, rub with lime juice, season with hot peppers, garlic and the tropical herb chadon beni. add generous helpings of masala and curry powder. marinate for a bit then sear in oil, and then simmer in coconut milk until tender. >> anthony: man thats good, they better kill some more ducks because that is --. >> keshav: when we have it like this...

Like a lot of islands in the area, everybodys been through here at one point or another. the usual european hunters of fortune. the spanish came looking for gold. then the dutch, french, and british took their turns at the real money of the time: sugar. an economy built on plantation labor and slavery. finally the island hit the big money, oil. >> anthony: a pair of seemingly unrelated events had a big impact on the islands musical culture. during world war ii, the us navy built an oil depot to ...

Dont know what theyre saying. >> anthony: much like a lot of reggae his songs call out the socials ills that have been disproportionally visited on the afro-caribbean population. >> muhammed: i see bodies lying in the streets nations collapse in the midday lord i need to cool my head. theyre calling it a brave new world, freedom for brave new boys and girls. what good is freedom if youre dead. >> muhammed: if you look around my city right now a lot of people are choosing death over life because ...