Females and Festivities

Salsa and Saltfish

There is a myth associated with the male contingent of the Caribbean population, that they are a gift to the women of earth. Music is often used a form of seduction for many cultures some may say that the Latin & Caribbean dance styles epitomise sensuality. There have been some fantastic musical releases related to both cultural celebrations and those in response to females, confirming the myth of men being gods gift to women (go to any place that plays salsa music and see first hand how this works in Cuba).

“Don’t Touch me Tomato” is classic calypso song released by the George Symonette Sextette in 1955 and covered by several different artists. This song is epitome of using food as a metaphor for women, but as it is originally sung by a male it does not immediately appear to offer any deeper meaning than simply do not touch any of my…

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