Miss Lou (Part 4) ~ Buggy Bruck, Street Cries, Balanci, Colonizing In Reverse, Jamaicans Coming

Dr. Louise Bennett Coverley, through many years of research, has provided Jamaica with a vast reference collection of "valid documents reflecting the way Jamaicans think and feel and live". The proud recipient of two Honorary Degrees of Doctor of Letters, one from the University of the West Indies in 1983 and the other from York University of Toronto Canada in 1998 -- is testimony in itself and an achievement which speaks volumes of the high recognition of one of our true Caribbean Gems.

[@Bro.JoshuaG]

This stage of education about the Jamaican language is such an excellent presentation. Ms. Lou has done such a wonderful job. I found the extended version and listened to it straight through and it was just amazing. I laughed and picked up on some proverbs and lost words to my Jamaican vocabulary. it's good to be educated by these sources. Well done. It would have been so good for others to make recollections of the Jamaican language like these as Ms. lou has done ever so often.

[@colettealethia]

What an important piece of history! Thank you Miss Lou!!

[@Marsena]

Love this!!! Miss Lou is one of my favorites.

[@devondixon2798]

There will never be another like her. RIP miss Lou.

[@ryheemormsby5663]

I Love you

[@SuperSkyQueen]

nice photographs and i enjoyed the songs: big up Miss Lou.

[@prettyhealia4844]

I love you ms Louis bennett RIP GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

[@henrymiller1294]

The great Louise Bennett lives on will never forgotten love u darling

[@shekinahworshipdanceinstit4432]

Absolutely fresh... miss this.

[@karlaiken]

On this 50th Anniversary we really really miss you Miss Lou! R.I.P.

[@janetcousins4645]

Jamaican school children are very familiar with Miss Lou and many perform her poems in Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's (JCDC) Annual Festival of the Arts Ccompetition and at other special functions.

[@courtneybrady1]

well done ,well done miss lou.

[@valeriehucey1435]

Playing for my daughter in the car this morning

[@geraldgerald9828]

Saw miss Lou first st the West Indies Federation concert inTrinidad 1958..Loved her since. miss her..Excellent Jamaican person in all her performances.Gerald Amoroso

[@mikelsolomon7337]

my mind feel nice

[@flavabean5697]

Meet yu mumma roun di kawna!!👍🏽🤣🤣luv it

[@jejujohn]

Who can make out the lyrics to "de buggy bruk" ? I heard that this is a song that spread the news of the abolition of slavery, but I don't get the metaphor

[@patlui7542]

The buggy bruk tells of the stress to the master and misses since they have no driver, fight bruk and mistress catch a brick.

[@gyasikrasineb4808]

Tell me more

[@carolebrom2910]

very good

[@mdeborah827]

Street cries sound similar to the Gullah / Geechees in Charleston, SC selling their wares in the streets. Everyone swears they're so different!

[@kwacou4279]

mdeborah827 I've been to Charleston and John's Island sounds nothing like a Jamaican accent, maybe to others but as a Jamaican I'd never confuse the 2. Not even close. Love the Gullah people good people.

[@CeruleanDreamer]

Sorry that I grew up in d era of tech. Lol

[@bennykamble]

wwwwwoooww....only miss lou!!

[@Whoislesa]

Right if yuh seh mango too strong to me mi ago cry!!!! lol ball like a baby

[@ronaldglenn7210]

that is a bad song bad word kids

[@carolebrom2910]

very good

[@carolebrom2910]

very good

[@carolebrom2910]

very good