Similar to Blog Country 140 Aruba Suriname is a former Dutch colony .Under Dutch rule it was subjected to slavery to harvest the sugar plantation.It is the smallest country in South America in terms of both population (632,638) and territory It gained independence in 1975
Right, now that's out of the way let's have some music.
Lets start with Saramaccan Sound who are duo of brothers namely Dwight Sampie and Robert Jabini – who write and perform flowing acoustic songs sung in Saramaccan, the language from the Americas with the most African elements.
There song is Some Kind of New Beginning which sounds not unlike Danny Boy.
Dropati is considered by many to be the mother of modern day Baithak Gana a form of music originating in Suriname described as a mix of Hindustani folk music with further Caribbean influences. Manikdar Jhabeeya is such a song
I can't find much about Kater Kerma other than he is 37 and his genre(s) are hip hop and rap .Don't let that put you of as Paana is not unpleasant
John Eduard Touwslager (December 21, 1968 – June 9, 2005), better known as Papa Touwtjie, was a Surinamese reggae artist and rapper. He is considered one of the most influential reggae artists in Suriname.As a result of a family dispute, he was shot by his brother and died of his wounds in June 2005. Here he is with Santa Boma
Conchita Leeflang is the daughter of Frank Leeflang who was the Minister of Internal Affairs and Justice and temporary Prime Minister of Suriname. Even stranger she had a relationship with Kid Rock which lasted about a year. Now she is mostly based in the Netherlands .Her offering is I Brake.
This one turned out to be much harder than I first thought. The next one is likely to be even more tricky .
Sarmaccan Sound - Some Kind of New Beginning
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