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gayelle

An arena where stickfighting takes place in Trinidad in the Caribbean. Stickfighting is a martial art/dance perfomance practiced to the accompaniment of drumming and a call and response refrain known as a 'Calinda' in an arena/gayelle usually formed by a circle of onlookers.

The challenger confronted his opponent in the gayelle.

by Banyan May 19, 2007