Junkanoo is a festival that was originated during the period of African chattel slavery in British American colonies. It is practiced most notably in Jamaica...
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Nassau, Bahamas (section Junkanoo)
for several blocks in each direction. It starts at West Bay, around the Junkanoo Beach area. A few hotels and restaurants are located on West Bay. The next...
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and author best known for his music that blends folk, rock, carnival, junkanoo, calypso, reggae, and African music stylings. His Exuma persona, as well...
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Music of the Bahamas (section Junkanoo)
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...
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called KC & The Sunshine Junkanoo Band because KC used studio musicians from TK and a local Junkanoo band called the Miami Junkanoo Band. Meantime, bassist...
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Rake-and-scrape is the traditional music of The Bahamas, alongside Junkanoo. It combines African musical elements with European musical elements to create...
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Holidays". The Bahamas. Retrieved 5 May 2020. Wheatley, Nick. "Guide to Junkanoo: How the Bahamas Celebrates Christmas & New Years". Wandering Wheatleys...
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Caribbean Carnival adopts the name "Carnival". For instance, in the Bahamas, Junkanoo commemorates the emancipations of slavery since 1884 through lively parades...
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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-Caribbean...
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