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Carnival in The Guadeloupe Islands - Part 1

Season 4 Episode 1 | 26m 46s

Mickela kicks off Carnival celebrations in The Guadeloupe Islands with food, parades, and dancing. She marches in the opening parade of the Women Vendors of the Fruit and Vegetable Market in Basse-Terre; she tastes the local street food of Bokit; she learns the rhythms of Gwo-Ka, the soul of the islands; and she witnesses the powerful marches honoring the islands’ ancestors with Mas Ka Klé!

Aired: 02/14/21
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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