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  2. Music of Barbados - Wikipedia

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    The music of Barbados includes distinctive national styles of folk and popular music, including elements of Western classical and religious music.The culture of Barbados is a syncretic mix of African and British elements, and the island's music reflects this mix through song types and styles, instrumentation, dances, and aesthetic principles.

  3. Krosfyah - Wikipedia

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    In 2004 they 'banned' Liberty FM Radio's Tony "Admiral" Nelson from playing their music in response to what they perceived to be negative statements he made about Barbadian artists. [6] Krosfyah has gone on to become one of the best known and most successful Soca bands of the Caribbean. [2] Their worldwide sales have topped 300,000. [1]

  4. Tuk band - Wikipedia

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    The result of this mixture of people was "African-based drum music and British folk ballads and religious songs ultimately led to the distinctively Barbadian sound of traditional tuk band music". HISTORY OF THE TUK BAND The music of the drums was brought to the island of Barbados by African slaves who arrived on the island in the mid-1600s.

  5. The Merrymen - Wikipedia

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    Lead singer Emile Straker's whistling is one of the most distinctive components of their sound, and often serves as the primary focus of the musical interludes in their songs. They have produced several memorable covers in this style, including versions of "Island in the Sun" (originally by Harry Belafonte ), " Jamaica Farewell ", " Hot Hot Hot ...

  6. An African Song or Chant from Barbados - Wikipedia

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    The melody is written in a minor key ("suppose E with minor 3 d") and differs significantly from later examples of music from Barbados, most of which are in major keys. [2] A lead singer alternates with the rest of the work gang in a call and response pattern, a feature shared by work songs in the United States into the early 20th century. [9]

  7. Mighty Gabby - Wikipedia

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    He returned to music, and carnival success, in 1976, his "Licks Like Fire" giving him the first of a string of victories at Crop Over. [2] He was awarded the 'Folk Singer of the Year' for three successive years from 1977 to 1979 for "Riots in the Land", "Bridgetown", and "Bajan Fisherman". [2]

  8. Kaiso - Wikipedia

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    Kaiso is a type of music popular in Trinidad and Tobago, and other countries, especially of the Caribbean, such as Grenada, Belize, Barbados, St. Lucia and Dominica, which originated in West Africa particularly among the Efik and Ibibio people of Nigeria, and later evolved into calypso music.

  9. Spouge - Wikipedia

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    In 2024 "Pure Spouge Gospel" EP album was released which features five original songs written and performed by Lana Spooner-Jack in the Barbadian-owned genre Spouge. The music for the album was composed by mixing and mastering engineer Jeffrey Y. Grosvenor at his studio "Edge Cliff", in Gatineau, Quebec who added his own creativity by infusing ...