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Junkanoo is a festival that was originated during the period of African chattel slavery in British American colonies. It is practiced most notably in The Bahamas, Jamaica and Belize, and historically in North Carolina and Miami, where there are significant settlements of West Indian people during the post-emancipation era.
The junkanoo is still practiced in North Carolina and remnants still exist in Belize. It is most well known, though, from Nassau and Freeport . Since the 1950s the influence of American culture has increased, mainly through TV and radio broadcasts from Florida stations, and other Caribbean styles have made inroads: calypso , reggae and soca ...
The following year, Baha Men released their first album, Junkanoo, which included the local hit "Back to the Island". [2] Kalik followed in 1994, including the international hit "Dancing in the Moonlight". [2] The band moved with Greenberg to Polygram for the 1997 album I Like What I Like and Doong Spank, released the following year. [2]
Rake-and-scrape is the traditional music of The Bahamas, alongside Junkanoo. It combines African musical elements with European musical elements to create a sound comparable to other Caribbean music while remaining distinct.
Goombay is a form of Bahamian music and a drum used to create it. The drum is a membranophone made with goat skin and played with the hands. The term Goombay has also symbolized an event in the Bahamas, for a summer festival with short parades known as ‘Junkanoo’.
Feb. 15—The Wyoming Valley Conference boys basketball tournament will feature a couple familiar teams — defending champion Holy Redeemer and 2022 champ Dallas. And a pair of newcomers to the ...
Shelby Gene "Buddy" Jones (February 2, 1937 – August 13, 2014) was an American bluegrass musician, songwriter, and music recorder and distributor. He is best known for his performance work with the bluegrass band, Rainbow Valley Boys.
He also performed with Flatt & Scruggs, and in 1948, with Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys. [1] In 1949, he made his solo recording debut on the Capitol label together with Homer Sherrill on fiddle and Snuffy Jenkins on banjo. [1] Two years later, in 1951, Eanes formed "The Shenandoah Valley Boys" recording for both the Blue Ridge and Rich-R-Tone ...