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t. e. 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 music of the Bahamas is associated primarily with Junkanoo, a celebration which occurs on Boxing Day and again on New Year's Day. Parades and other celebrations mark the ceremony. Groups like The Baha Men, Ronnie Butler,Kirkland Bodie and Twindem have gained massive popularity in Japan, the United States and other places.
EMI. S-Curve. Sony Music Entertainment/Latin America. Rough Trade Records. Baha Men are a Bahamian junkanoo band formed in New Providence, Bahamas in 1977. They are best known for their Grammy Award -winning hit song "Who Let the Dogs Out".
Exuma (musician) Macfarlane Gregory Anthony Mackey (18 February 1942 – 25 January 1997), known professionally as Tony McKay and Exuma, was a Bahamian musician, artist, playwright, and author best known for his music that blends folk, rock, carnival, junkanoo, calypso, reggae, and African music stylings. His Exuma persona, as well as his ...
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’. The goombay name has also evolved to become synonymous with local Afro ...
Music video. "Who Let the Dogs Out" on YouTube. " Who Let the Dogs Out " is a song performed by Bahamian junkanoo band Baha Men. Originally released by Anslem Douglas (titled "Doggie") in 1998, it was covered by producer Jonathan King who sang it under the name Fat Jakk and his Pack of Pets.
Junkanoo is a large contributor to the music of The Bahamas. It is a type of street carnival which occurs on December 26 and New Year's Day (January 1).This traditional celebration was started with an African slave by the name of John Canoe.
t. e. The music of Turks and Caicos Islands is best known for its ripsaw music. It is accompanied by an array of instruments, including maracas, triangles, box guitar, conga drums, goat and cowskin drums, accordion, concertina and, most prominently and uniquely, the carpenter saw. Ripsaw is a unique fusion of Mento and Burru, [1][2] originating ...