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  2. List of Caribbean chordophones - Wikipedia

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    Instrument Tradition Hornbostel–Sachs classification Description calorine: See tambou maringouin - banjo [1] Belize: 321.312 Guitar, used in Brukdown: bass guitar [1] Jamaica: 321.322 Guitar, used in popular styles like ska, reggae and rocksteady: bass guitar, electric [2] Trinidad and Tobago: 321.322 Electric bass guitar, used in soca: bass ...

  3. Punta - Wikipedia

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    The drummer playing this instrument repeats a single duple-meter ostinato throughout the song. While the second drum plays steady, the first drum and the other instruments like the maracas and conch shell improvise solos similar to those in a jazz song. [10] The punta ritual for a wake is sung in Garifuna, with a soloist and a chorus.

  4. Category : Musical instrument manufacturing companies based ...

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    Pages in category "Musical instrument manufacturing companies based in New York City" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  5. How FSC Instruments Became One of New York City’s Top ... - AOL

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    In the world of premium handcrafted guitars, Farhad Soheili of FSC Instruments is one of the top names in all of New York City. With over 24 years of experience as a luthier, the California native ...

  6. Garifuna music - Wikipedia

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    Garifuna music is an ethnic music and dance with African, Arawak, and Kalinago elements, originating with the Afro-Indigenous Garifuna people from Central America and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. In 2001, Garifuna music, dance, and language were collectively proclaimed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by ...

  7. Music of Belize - Wikipedia

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    The Garifuna (also called Garinagu) are descended from escaped Island Caribs who were deported from St. Vincent to Central America (especially Honduras and also Belize) in 1802 by the British when they conquered St. Vincent. The Garifunas kept themselves apart from the social system then dominant, leading to a distinctive culture that developed ...

  8. List of Caribbean membranophones - Wikipedia

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    Instrument Tradition Hornbostel–Sachs classification Description agbe: See chekere: agida [4] [5]: Suriname: 211.212 Afro-Surinamese bass drum that sets a steady beat for folk music, played with a stick, of the set with apinti and tumao, pitch can be varied based on the location of the head struck, made from hollow logs with heads of skin, used in spiritual ceremonies, where it is associated ...

  9. Garifuna - Wikipedia

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    The Garifuna people (/ ˌ ɡ ɑːr iː ˈ f uː n ə / GAR-ee-FOO-nə [3] [4] or Spanish pronunciation: [ɡa'ɾifuna]; pl. Garínagu [5] in Garifuna) [a] are a people of mixed free African and Amerindian ancestry that originated in the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and traditionally speak Garifuna, an Arawakan language.