S8E14 - Chutney & Coolie: Queer Masculinities and Indo‑Caribbean Sound
Published: May 20, 2026
Duration: 1:01:30
On this episode of the Dis A fi mi History Podcast, Dr. Ryan Persadie explores Indo‑Caribbean identity through music, family memory, and the legacy of indentureship. The conversation centers on Chutney and Soca as sites where masculinity, queerness, language, and migration histories are performed, contested, and reimagined.
Through personal stories, intergenerational memories, and cultural analysis, the episode shows how music and dance preserve marginalized histories, unsettle archival silences, and offer practices of joy, resistance, and belonging across generations and geographies.
Bio:
Dr. Ryan Persadie is a scholar, writer, and Course Instructor at the...