Music of the Caribbean - Others a - South Axholme

Antigua and
Barbuda
·Benna music
·Extempo ·Soca
·Calypso
·Pan music
Calypso, especially a toned-down, commercial variant,
became a worldwide craze with the release of the
"Banana Boat Song, or "Day-O", a traditional
Jamaican folk song, whose best-known rendition was
done by Harry Belafonte on his album Calypso (1956);
Calypso was the first full-length record to sell more
than a million copies.
The success of that album inspired hundreds of
"Folkies", or the American folk music revival to imitate
the "Belafonte style" , but with a more folk-oriented
flavour. The Kingston Trio would be a good example.
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Early forms of calypso were also influenced by
jazz .

Antigua and Barbuda
Extempo (also extempo calypso) is a lyrically
improvised form of calypso and is most notably
·Benna music
practised in Trinidad and Tobago. It consists of a
·Extempo
performer improvising in song or in rhythmic
·Soca
speech on a given theme before an audience who
·Calypso
themselves take turns to perform. It is inherently
·Pan music
competitive and success is judged by the wit and
ingenuity of the performance.
Benna is an uptempo Antiguan folk song that was introduced following the
prohibition of slavery. Songs usually focused on scandalous and bawdy rumors and
gossip, and were in a call-and-response form with a leader and an audience.
Benna's popularity and similarity to calypso helped make the island receptive to that
genre's introduction.

Bahamas
·Junkanoo
·Rake and Scrape
·Goombay
Ripsaw is a musical genre which originated in the Turks and Caicos
Islands, specifically in the Middle and North Caicos. A very closely
related variant, rake-and-scrape, is played in the Bahamas. Its
most distinctive characteristic is the use of the common handsaw as
the primary instrument, along with various kinds of drums , box
guitar, concertina, triangle and accordion.
The saw is played by scraping an object, usually an old knife blade,
along the saw's teeth. The sound is similar to a paper being ripped,
and is believed to be the origin of the term ripsaw. Rake-and-scrape
derives from the method used by a player to create sound from the
saw.
Junkanoo is a street parade with music, which occurs in many towns across The Bahamas
and The Turks and Caicos Islands every Boxing Day (December 26), New Year's Day and,
more recently, in the summer on the island of Grand Bahama.
Goombay is a form of Bahamian music and a drum used to create it. The goombay drum is a
membranophone with one goat skin head held between the legs and played with the hands or
sticks.

ecame a worldwide craze with the release of the "Banana Boat
Song, or "Day-O", a traditional Jamaican folk song
a street parade with music, which occurs in many towns across The
Bahamas and The Turks and Caicos Islands every Boxing Day
(December 26), New Year's Early Day forms and, of calypso more recently, were also in influenced the summer by jazz .
on the island of Grand Bahama.
consists of a performer improvising in song or in rhythmic speech on
a given theme before an audience who themselves take turns to
perform.
Its most distinctive characteristic is the use of the common handsaw
as the primary instrument, along with various kinds of drums , box
guitar, concertina, triangle and accordion.
an uptempo Antiguan folk song that was introduced following the
prohibition of slavery. Songs usually focused on scandalous and
bawdy rumors and gossip, and were in a call-and-response form with
a leader and an audience.
a form of Bahamian music and a drum used to create it.
Goombay Extempo Calypso
Ripsaw
Junkanoo
Benna

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became a worldwide craze with the release of the "Banana Boat
Song, or "Day-O", a traditional Jamaican folk song
Calypso
a street parade with music, which occurs in many towns across The Junkanoo
Bahamas and The Turks and Caicos Islands every Boxing Day
(December 26), New Year's Early Day forms and, of calypso more recently, were also in influenced the summer by jazz .
on the island of Grand Bahama.
consists of a performer improvising in song or in rhythmic speech on
a given theme before an audience who themselves take turns to
perform.
Its most distinctive characteristic is the use of the common handsaw
as the primary instrument, along with various kinds of drums , box
guitar, concertina, triangle and accordion.
an uptempo Antiguan folk song that was introduced following the
prohibition of slavery. Songs usually focused on scandalous and
bawdy rumors and gossip, and were in a call-and-response form with
a leader and an audience.
a form of Bahamian music and a drum used to create it.
Extempo
Ripsaw
Benna
Goombay

Dominica
·Bélé
·Bouyon music
·Cadence-lypso
·Compas
·Jing-Ping
·Soca
Soca, is Trinidad and Tobago's domestically developed
genuine popular music, with an unusually large amount
of musical roots. The most known song is maybe
"(Feelin') Hot Hot Hot", the title of a soca song from
1982 by Arrow, (Alphonsus Cassell).
A bélé is a folk song and dance from Dominica, performed
most commonly during full moon evenings, or sometimes
during funeral wakes. All bélé are accompanied by an
eponymous drum, the tanbou bélé (also called tambour bélé or
bélé drum), along with the tingting (triangle) and chakchak
(maracas).

Dominica
·Bélé
·Bouyon music
·Cadence-lypso
·Compas
·Jing-Ping
·Soca
Bouyon music is a mix of traditional
and modern music, and is popular
across much of the Caribbean.
Cadence-lypso, popularized as simply
Cadence is a genre of music from Dominica.
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Jing Ping is a kind of folk music originated on the slave plantations of
Dominica, also known colloquially as an accordion band. In Dominican folk
music, jing ping bands accompany a circle dance called the flirtation, as well
as the Dominican i quadrille. Jing ping bands are made up of a boumboum, b
syak or gwaj (scraper ) -rattle, tambal or tanbou (tambourine) and accordion.
The double bass and banjo are also sometimes used. Bamboo flutes led the
jing ping ensembles before the 1940s, when accordions were introduced.

Dominican Republic
·Bachata
ata
Merengue típico (also known as merengue cibaeño or
·Gaga
colloquially as Perico ripiao) is a musical genre of the
·Merengue Dominican Republic. Merengue tipico is the term preferred by
·Perico Ripiao most musicians as it is more respectful and emphasizes the
·Latin Rap music's traditional nature.
·Salsa
·Reggaeton - Reggae sub-genre
Guyana
Shanto is a form of Guyanese music, related to both calypso
and mento. It became a major part of early popular music
·Calypso
through its use in Guyanese vaudeville shows; songs are
·Chutney topical and light-hearted, often accompanied by a guitar.
·Chutney-soca
·Dancehall - reggae sub-genre
·Reggae
·Soca
·Shanto
·Steel Pan

The most known song is maybe "(Feelin') Hot Hot Hot",
A genre of music from Dominica.
Also known as merengue cibaeño or colloquially as Perico
ripiao) is a musical genre of the Dominican Republic.
A folk song and dance from Dominica, performed most
commonly during full moon evenings, or sometimes during
funeral wakes.
In Dominican folk music, jing ping bands accompany a circle
dance called the flirtation, as well as the Dominican quadrille.
A mix of traditional and modern music, and is popular across
much of the Caribbean.
A form of Guyanese music, related to both calypso and mento. It
became a major part of early popular music through its use in
Guyanese vaudeville shows; songs are topical and light-hearted,
often accompanied by a guitar.
Shanto
Jing Ping
Merengue típico
Soca
Bouyon music
bélé
Cadence-lypso

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The most known song is maybe "(Feelin') Hot Hot Hot",
A genre of music from Dominica.
Also known as merengue cibaeño or colloquially as Perico ripiao)
is a musical genre of the Dominican Republic.
A folk song and dance from Dominica, performed most commonly
during full moon evenings, or sometimes during funeral wakes.
In Dominican folk music, jing ping bands accompany a circle dance
called the flirtation, ti as well as the Dominican i quadrille.
A mix of traditional and modern music, and is popular across much
of the Caribbean.
A form of Guyanese music, related to both calypso and mento. It
became a major part of early popular music through its use in
Guyanese vaudeville shows; songs are topical and light-hearted,
often accompanied by a guitar.
Soca
Cadence-lypso
Merengue típico
bélé
Jing Ping
Bouyon music
Shanto
Shanto
Jing Ping
Merengue típico
Soca
Bouyon music
bélé
Cadence-lypso

Haiti
·Compas
·Cadence rampa
·Haitian hip hop
·Kadans
·Mini-jazz
i ·Mizik rasin
·Méringue
·Rara
·Zouk
Cadence rampa is a variety of music from the
Caribbean country of Haïti. Cadence rampa is
originally a modern Haitian Méringue popularized by
the talented sax player Webert Sicot in the early 60s.
When Sicot left Nemours Jean Baptiste Compas band
he called his music cadence to differentiate it from
Compas, however, either compas or cadence is a
modern Méringue.
Haitian i Hip Hop or Hip Hop Kreyol is music
originating from Haiti and sung by artists of Haitian
descent. The most popular form of this is the rising of
'Hip Hop nan Kreyòl' or Kreyòl Hip Hop. Often,
hardcore beats are used while the artist raps in kreyòl.
Kreyòl hip hop, though relatively new, has become
very popular with Haitian youth.

Haiti
·Compas
·Cadence C d rampa
·Haitian hip hop
·Kadans
·Mini-jazz
·Mizik rasin
·Méringue
·Rara
·Zouk
Kadans is the Creole term for Cadence. Kadans is a
French Creole music genre, which started off in Haïti,
and made popular in the French islands of Martinique.
and Guadeloupe.
The Mini jazz movement started in the mid-1960s, small
bands called mini-djaz played konpa featuring paired
electric guitars, electric bass, drumset and other percussion,
often with a saxophone.
Rasin is a musical movement that began in Haïti in 1987 when musicians began
combining elements of traditional Haïtian vodou ceremonical and folkloric music with rock
and roll. This style of modern music reaching back to the roots of vodou tradition came to
be called mizik rasin.
Originating in Haïti, rara is a form of festival music used for street processions,
typically during Easter Week. The music centers on a set of cylindrical i l bamboo b
trumpets called vaksen (which may also be made of metal pipes), but also
features drums, maracas, guiros, and metal bells, as well as sometimes also
cylindrical metal trumpets which are made from recycled metal, often coffee cans.

musicians began combining elements of traditional Haïtian vodou
ceremonical and folkloric music with rock and roll.
a variety of music from the Caribbean country of Haïti. Cadence rampa is
originally a modern Haitian Méringue popularized by the talented sax
player Webert Sicot in the early 60s.
small bands called mini-djaz played konpa featuring paired electric
guitars, electric bass, drumset and other percussion, often with a
saxophone.
music originating from Haiti and sung by artists of Haitian descent.
a form of festival music used for street processions, typically y during
Easter Week. The music centers on a set of cylindrical bamboo trumpets
called vaksen (which may also be made of metal pipes), but also features
drums, maracas, guiros, and metal bells, as well as sometimes also
cylindrical metal trumpets which are made from recycled metal, often
coffee cans.
a French Creole music genre, which started off in Haïti, and made
popular in the French islands of Martinique. and Guadeloupe.
Cadence rampa
rara
Rasin
Kadans
Mini jazz
Haitian Hip Hop

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musicians began combining elements of traditional Haïtian vodou
ceremonical and folkloric music with rock and roll.
a variety of music from the Caribbean country of Haïti. Cadence rampa is
originally a modern Haitian Méringue popularized by the talented sax
player Webert Sicot in the early 60s.
small bands called mini-djaz played konpa featuring paired electric
guitars, electric bass, drumset and other percussion, often with a
saxophone.
music originating from Haiti and sung by artists of Haitian descent.
a form of festival music used for street processions, typically during
Easter Week. The music centers on a set of cylindrical bamboo trumpets
called vaksen (which may also be made of metal pipes), but also
features drums, maracas, guiros, and metal bells, as well as sometimes
also cylindrical metal trumpets which are made from recycled metal,
often coffee cans.
a French Creole e music genre, e, which started ted off in Haïti, at, and made
popular in the French islands of Martinique. and Guadeloupe.
Rasin
Cadence
rampa
Mini jazz
Haitian Hip
Hop
rara
Kadans

Jamaica
·Dancehall - reggae sub-genre
·Dub - reggae sub-genre
·Kumina
·Lovers rock - reggae sub-genre
·Mento
·Ragga - reggae sub-genre
·Reggae
·Rocksteady - reggae sub-genre
·Roots reggae - reggae sub-genre
·Ska
·Soca
Kumina or Cumina is a cultural form indigenous to
Jamaica. It is a religion, music and dance practiced
by in large part Jamaicans who reside in the
eastern parish on St. Thomas on the island. These
people have retained the drumming and dancing of
the Akan people.
Mento is a style of Jamaican folk music that t
predates and has greatly influenced ska and
reggae music. Mento typically features acoustic
instruments, such as acoustic guitar, banjo,
hand drums, and the rhumba box — a large
mbira in the shape of a box that can be sat on
while played. The rhumba box carries the bass
part of the music.

Ska and Rock Steady are both styles of music from Jamaica.
Ska:
·· Emerged in the 1950s / 1960s
·· Words are about local issues
·· Fast music with off-beat rhythms
·· Developed from Mento
·· The Music uses amplified and electric instruments like the
1960s African-American Rhythm ‘n’ Blues
Rock Steady:
·· Came after Ska
·· Slower than Ska
·· Made more use of bass riffs in the bass guitar
·· Kept off-beat chords of Ska
·· Still concerned with serious social issues
.

Ska and Rock Steady are both styles of music from Jamaica.
Ska is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the 1950s
/ 1960s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae.
Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso
with American and rhythm and blues. It is characterized by a
walking bass line accented with rhythms on the upbeat. In
the early 1960s, ska was the dominant music genre of
Jamaica and was popular with British mods. Later it became
popular with many skinheads. Typical instruments are guitar,
bass guitar, trumpet, trombone, saxophone, piano, drums,
organ.
.

a style of Jamaican folk music that predates and has greatly
influenced ska and reggae music. Mento typically features acoustic
instruments, such as acoustic guitar, banjo, hand drums, and the
rhumba box - a large mbira in the shape of a box that can be sat on
while played. The rhumba box carries the bass part of the music.
a religion, music and dance practiced by in large part Jamaicans who
reside in the eastern parish on St. Thomas on the island. These
people have retained the drumming and dancing of the Akan people.
combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American
and rhythm and blues. It is characterized by a walking bass line
accented with rhythms on the upbeat. Typical instruments are guitar,
bass guitar, trumpet, trombone, saxophone, piano, drums, organ.
Ska
Mento Kumina or Cumina

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a style of Jamaican folk music that predates and has greatly
influenced ska and reggae music. Mento typically features acoustic
instruments, such as acoustic guitar, banjo, hand drums, and the
rhumba box - a large mbira in the shape of a box that can be sat
on while played. The rhumba box carries the bass part of the
music.
a religion, music and dance practiced by in large part Jamaicans
who reside in the eastern parish on St. Thomas on the island.
These people have retained the drumming and dancing of the Akan
people.
combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American
and rhythm and blues. It is characterized by a walking bass line
accented with rhythms on the upbeat. Typical instruments are
guitar, bass guitar, trumpet, trombone, saxophone, piano, drums,
organ.
Mento
Kumina or
Cumina
Ska