Label: Folkways Records – FL 4492
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1964
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: African
Even in the 21st century, the evolution of the word Junkanoo remains uncertain. One popularized theory suggests that the word is derived from an African prince, John Canoe, who gained control of an English fort in the seventeenth century. In the Bahamas, the Junkanoo parade was celebrated by slaves who were allowed three days holiday each year during the Christmas season and would thus, while costumed, dance all night in the streets in a manner similar to Carnival or Mardi Gras of other countries. The tradition of Junkanoo continued post-emancipation and has its music has developed in the Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos Islands and in Key West, Florida where this particular album was recorded. (VG+)
Tracklist
A1 Band 1*– Junkanoos Number 1 - Instrumental
A2 Band 2*– Conch Ain't Got No Bones
A3 Band 3*– Bonefish
A4 Band 4*– Tangerine
A5 Band 5*– Sponger Money
A6 Band 6*– We're Gonna Tear Down The Iron Bed
B1 Band 1*– Key Lime Beat - Instrumental
B2 Band 2*– Sapodilly Limbo
B3 Band 3*– Watilda Hold The Light
B4 Band 4*– Sarah Lend Me Your Pigeon
B5 Band 5*– Poor House Alley Specialty - Instrumental
