Music of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Music of the Anglophone Caribbean
Genres
Calypso Chutney Dancehall Dub Junkanoo Ragga Rapso Reggae Ripsaw Rocksteady Scratch Ska Soca Spouge Steelpan
Regional music
Local forms	British Caribbean Anguilla Bermuda and Montserrat Turks and Caicos Caymans UK Virgin Islands Other Anglophone islands Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica
Related areas	Aruba and the Dutch Antilles Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Haiti Martinique and Guadeloupe Puerto Rico Saint Lucia
v · Turks and Caicos Islands is ripsaw music. It is accompanied by an array of instruments, including maracas, triangles, box guitar, conga drums, goat and cowskin drums, accordion, concertina and, most prominently and uniquely, the carpenter saw. The saw is scraped with a metal object, such as a screwdriver, to produce a unique sound; this is called ripping the saw [1]. The use of the saw (which is the origin of the term ripsaw) is of uncertain origin, but may be in imitation of the Dominican and Haitian guiro or traditional African instruments like the shekere and djembe. A closely related style called rake and scrape is known in the Bahamas, closely associated with Cat Island, the home of many Turks and Caicos islanders who moved there looking for work in the 1920s, 30s and 40s. Many Bahamian musicians are from the islands, including The Cooling Waters, Sly Roker, Bradley Dean, Marvin Handfield, Perry Delancy, Leo Jones and Count Bernardino. Many of these expatriates have since returned to Turks and Caicos, bringing with them Bahamian junkanoo music [2]. Modern ripsaw pioneers include Tell and the Rakooneers and Lovey Forbes, who created a new style called combina in the early 1980s, using genres from across the Caribbean and the US as inspiration; these included jazz, calypso, soca and reggae [3]. Musician institutions The organization TUCA helps to promote Turks and Caicos folk music and dance. The Turks and Caicos Music and Poetry Festival is a major annual event, attracting such artists as (in 2004) Chaka Khan, Maxi Priest, Boyz II Men, Joe, Shocking Vibes Band, TCI All Star Band and Blakout Crew[4] [5]. The first First Annual Turks & Caicos Ripsaw Festival was held in 2003 [6]. References [7] [8] "Ripsaw Music and Our Cultural Heritage". Times of the Islands. http://www.timespub.tc/Culture/Archive/Fall%202002/ripsaw.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2006. [dead link] Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Music of Tucson, Arizona Music of Versailles Look at other dictionaries: Outline of the Turks and Caicos Islands — …   Wikipedia Turks and Caicos Islands — Turks and Caicos Islands …   Wikipedia Music of Turks and Caicos Islands — The Turks and Caicos Islands are an overseas dependency of the United Kingdom. They are most well known for ripsaw music.Ripsaw is accompanied by an array of instruments, including maracas, triangles, box guitar, conga drums, goat and cowskin… …   Wikipedia Turks and Caicos Islands — /terrks; kuy kohs, kay / two groups of islands in the SE Bahamas: British crown colonies. 5675; ab. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km). Cap.: Grand Turk. * * * Turks and Caicos Islands Introduction Turks and Caicos Islands Background: The islands were part …   Universalium Turks and Caicos Islands — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Turks and Caicos Islands <p></p> Background: <p></p> The islands were part of the UK s Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown… …   The World Factbook Music of the Bahamas — Music of the Anglophone Caribbean Genres Calypso Chutney Dancehall Dub Junkanoo Ragga Rapso Reggae Ripsaw Rocksteady Scratch Ska Soca Spouge …   Wikipedia Music of the Cayman Islands — Music of the Anglophone Caribbean Genres Calypso Chutney Dancehall Dub Junkanoo Ragga Rapso Reggae Ripsaw Rocksteady Scratch Ska Soca Spouge …   Wikipedia Music of the Virgin Islands — The music of the Virgin Islands reflects long standing West Indian cultural ties to the island nations to the south, the islands African heritage and European colonial history, as well as recent North American influences. Though the United States …   Wikipedia Music of the Dominican Republic — The music of the Dominican Republic is known primarily for merengue, though bachata, salsa and other forms are also popular. Dominican music has always been closely intertwined with that of its neighbor, Haiti (see Music of Haiti). Contents 1… …   Wikipedia Music of the Lesser Antilles — The music of the Lesser Antilles encompasses the music of this chain of small islands making up the eastern and southern portion of the West Indies. Lesser Antillean music is part of the broader category of Caribbean music; much of the folk and… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”