Both music and dance were a means of communicating with several gods of the religions that Africans had brought to the West Indies, gods who eventually would become a part of mestizo religious rituals as well as influence secular celebrations.
Музыка, как и танец, были средством общения с богами, которых африканцы привезли с собой в Вест-Индию, богами, которые в итоге стали частью религиозных ритуалов метисов и оказали влияние даже на светские праздники.