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Junkanoo (also Jonkonnu) is a
festival that
originated during the
period of
African chattel slavery in
British American colonies. It is
practiced most...
- 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...
- 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...
- The
music of the
Bahamas is ****ociated
primarily with
Junkanoo, a
celebration which occurs on
Boxing Day and
again on New Year's Day.
Parades and other...
-
Trinidadian musician Anslem Douglas and then
recorded by the
Bahamian Junkanoo band Baha Men.
Originally released by
Douglas as "Doggie" in 1998, it was...
- and
author best
known for his
music that
blends folk, rock, carnival,
junkanoo, calypso, reggae, and
African music stylings. His
Exuma persona, as well...
- Rake-and-s****e is the
traditional music of The Bahamas,
alongside Junkanoo. It
combines African musical elements with
European musical elements to create...
-
called KC & The
Sunshine Junkanoo Band
because KC used
studio musicians from TK and a
local Junkanoo band
called the
Miami Junkanoo Band.
During this time...
- not
every Caribbean Carnival adopts the name "carnival". For instance,
Junkanoo (also Jonkunnu)
which originated in Jamaica, is a
traditional Christmastime...
- "straw", is
plaited into hats and bags that are po****r
tourist items.
Junkanoo is a
traditional Afro-Bahamian
street parade of 'rushing', music, dance...
