Barbados Black Culture Heritage & Tours
A vacation to Barbados is an ideal opportunity to gain an appreciation of black culture and heritage.
Trace the roots of a proud and determined people, a nation of predominantly black African heritage, a people who have risen above the past and have taken their place as leaders in a prosperous, well governed and racially integrated island state.
Our island has a complex heritage of colonization, slavery, resistance, and resilience. During the colonial period, thousands of enslaved West Africans were forcibly brought to the island where they toiled under brutal and inhumane conditions.
Despite deliberate attempts to suppress African culture among the enslaved, our brave ancestors were determined to maintain some of their cultural traditions, languages, and spiritual beliefs. In modern Barbados, African heritage is reflected in our music, dance, art, and cuisine.
Barbadians continue to reclaim and celebrate our African heritage as a source of strength, resilience, and pride. This is reflected in a greater understanding of our painful history and closer ties with African nations.
This embrace of African culture does not exclude appreciation of the other cultural influences that have shaped our country. Our unique and dynamic cultural tapestry includes influences from Indigenous peoples, Europeans, Indians and others.
