Ritmos que unen islas: calipso y drones entre Puerto Rico e Islas Vírgenes Americanas

Abstract

This article explores the historical relationships between Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. This nontraditional and understudy migration offers a different cartography to understand Puerto Rican Studies in relationship with the Eastern Caribbean. Through the music tradition of calypso, the author presents historic traces among these islands that result from cultural exchanges. Carnival, as a common scenario, and the municipalities of Vieques and Culebra offer a possibility to imagine Puerto Rico as part of the Caribbean.