Afro-Caribbean epistemology and oral tradition: epistemic dimension of the Afrolimonian calypso

Abstract

This article deals with the epistemic dimension of the afro-limonense calypso as an afro-caribbean oral tradition. In order to do so, this musical genre will be understood as part of orality and its role in the construction and transmission of knowledge will be highlighted. Likewise, it will deepen in to the concept of traditional knowledge proposed by the philosopher Liliana Valladares and the philosopher León Olivé as a framework for the analysis of the epistemic dimension of this oral tradition. Lastly, a section will be devoted to the mechanism used in the afro-limonense calypso for the construction and oral transmission of knowledge, for which it will be of vital importance to emphasize concepts such as calypsonians, storytellers and griots.