Louisiana – The Beating Heart of the Creole World
In Louisiana, culture is not just remembered, it’s lived. From Zydeco’s rhythms to gumbo’s aroma, the Creole spirit pulses through every street, song, and story.
New Orleans: The City of a thousand lives – Where myth, music, and memory intertwine in America’s most Creole city.
New Orleans is a city that refuses to be contained by time or category. Its music, rituals, food, and language spill beyond definitions, blending the sacred and the everyday, the joyful and the haunted.
Lalang manman (The Mother Tongue): The mothers who keep creole alive
Kreol Magazine celebrates Creole languages from across the world. This story is written in the Seychellois form of Creole, a sister language to Louisiana’s Kouri-Vini. Though the words differ, the soul is the same.
The Bahamas – How Creole culture embedded itself into the community
The Bahamas, an archipelago of almost 700 islands and cays to the north of Cuba, stretches for more than 800 km between Grand Bahama Island and Great Inagua Island. The thriving Creole community has grown as a result of the islands' unique position at the gateway to the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Central American region.
Martinique – How Creole culture has embedded itself into the community
Martinique, an overseas region of France, is a Caribbean island with a population of 367,500 people. Part of the Lesser Antilles, its culture reflects a blend of mainly French and African influences, dating back to the 17th century.
An interview with Percival Noel James Patterson (ON, OCC, PC, QC) Jamaica’s Longest Serving Prime Minister (1992 – 2006)
Interview by: Georgina Dhillon & Dr. Roli Degazon-Johnson
In May 2019, the Royal Geographical Society in Kensington, London, hosted the United Kingdom launch of P.J. Patterson’s book “My Political Journ...
What is a Creole language?
Creole languages are the youngest in the family of languages, and they have a creativity and vigour all of their own.
Creole languages are born when different groups of people with distinct languages come toge...
Creole – In Appreciation of the Kreol Dialect
Creole is spoken in many regions across the globe, with each region putting its own spin on Creole communication. Rich and diverse, Creole is actually several languages and many distinctive dialects, with roots...