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The Bahamas: Islands of Song

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The Bahamas: Islands of Song

This compilation of music from the Bahamas includes goombay rake-and-scrape dance bands (goombay refers to both the skin drum and the ensemble as a whole), spirituals, and fingerpicking guitar music. All the performers on this recording participated in the 1994 Festival of American Folklife, an annual event presented on the Mall in Washington, D.C., by the Smithsonian Institute’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. They were recorded in Nassau on 2 and 3 February 1995.

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Track Listing

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Dicey Doh Singers
02:32
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102
Nat Saunders
02:35
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103
Thomas Cartwright and the Boys
02:44
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104
Sons of Andros
02:10
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105
Cat Island Mites and Friends
01:31
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106
Israel Forbes
02:46
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107
Ed Moxey's Rake 'n Scrape
02:22
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108
Avis Armbrister and Almeda Campbell
03:19
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109
Dicey Doh Singers
02:08
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110
Nat Saunders
02:46
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111
Cat Island Mites
01:36
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112
Thomas Cartwright and the Boys
02:37
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113
Sons of Andros
02:15
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114
Israel Forbes
02:25
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115
Dicey Doh Singers
02:10
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116
Thomas Cartwright and the Boys
02:45
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117
Nat Saunders, Huelon Newbold, and Orlando Turnquest
03:30
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118
Alvis Armbrister and Almeda Campbell
04:29
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119
Sons of Andros
03:01
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120
Cat Island Mites
02:59
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121
Ed Moxey's Rake 'n Scrape
02:14
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122
Israel Forbes
02:50
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123
Dicey Doh Singers
02:13