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Miami Marlins
fromESPN.com
4 weeks ago

WBC 2026: Bitterness turns into celebration for Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico's World Baseball Classic team overcame roster disappointment from missing star players to defeat Colombia 5-0 in their opening game, demonstrating resilience and faith in their younger roster.
London music
fromTravel + Leisure
1 month ago

I've Been to Nearly Every Caribbean Carnival-and These Are My Favorite Celebrations

Caribbean Carnival originates in Black resistance and remains a cultural celebration of freedom, music, vibrant costumes, and diasporic connection despite commercialization.
History
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

A small Africa in Colombia': the palenqueras of Cartagena

Cartagena's palenqueras symbolize the enduring, commodified legacy of enslavement, mixing cultural resilience with tourist-driven exploitation.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Reggae drumming legend Sly Dunbar dead at 73

Born Lowell Fillmore Dunbar in 1952 in Kingston, Jamaica, Dunbar was a teen drum prodigy who played on Lee "Scratch" Perry and the Upsetters' 1969 single "Night Doctor" and Dave and Ansel Collins' LP "Double Barrel," whose title track topped the U.K. singles chart. After meeting bassist Robbie Shakespeare in 1972, the pair built distinct rhythms such as the insistent "Rockers" groove that bolstered canonical reggae tracks.
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