Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
Avvy – Inagua, Bahamas recording artist; Baha Men; Sebastian Bach – Canadian heavy metal singer, born in Freeport, Bahamas; Ronnie Butler; Exuma "King" Eric Gibson – (c. 1934 – 2013) calypso music
In the Nassau Times, published on the 6th of April, 1878, an account titled, "Interesting Description of Life and Scenes in the Bahamas", mentions a band playing music for a couple recently married. He states: "we met the musical instruments going to this feast of love. They consisted in of a tom tom, a hollow log and a pipe".
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.
Bahamas' second album – Barchords, was released on February 7, 2012. [6] The album received nomination at the 2013 Juno Awards for the Adult Alternative Album of the Year . Jurvanen received a nomination for Songwriter of the Year for the tracks "Be My Witness", "Caught Me Thinking", and "Lost in the Light".
Music organisations based in the Bahamas (1 C) Bahamian musicians (3 C, 4 P) S. Bahamian songs (1 C, 7 P) Bahamian styles of music (1 C) Pages in category "Music of ...
2 The Bahamas. 3 Barbados. 4 Cuba. 5 Dominica. 6 ... This is a list of notable recording artists known for performing various types of Caribbean music. Antigua and ...
Butler began his career in music at the age of 16. He performed in Bahamian local nights spots such as Ronnie's Rebel Room, the Rum Key, Big Bamboo, the Trade Winds Lounge, and Nassau Beach Hotel and has toured throughout Europe, South America and North America.