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Antigua and Barbuda Culture and traditions Antigua and Barbuda

 
 
Area : 171  sq.mi - Population 77500 hab.
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Culture and traditions Antigua and Barbuda

 Traditions and customs

Western and American influence. Presence of several off-shore banks. The contrast between rich and poor here, more than elsewhere, is shocking.

Steel (with huge steel drums) or reggae bands play at the week-end and during the carnival.

Paintings by Antiguan and foreign artists settled in Antigua can be found on the island.

 To read, see, listen

guide - Antilles. Michelin Green Guide.
- Eastern Caribbean. Lonely Planet.
Guide-books on the Antilles sometimes devote several pages to Antigua.
books - At the bottom of the river, Jamaica Kincaid.


movies
music - Praises from Antigua (various artists).