Junkanoo Band Key West (1964) CD

"This item is part of the Folkways (Cook, or Paredon, or Monitor) archives.  The original liner notes from the LP are included."

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.

101      Junkanoos Number 1 - Instrumental      Junkanoo Band      3:05         
102     Conch Ain't Got No Bones     Junkanoo Band     2:39                    
103     Bonefish     Junkanoo Band     3:55                                    
104     Tangerine     Junkanoo Band     4:42                                  
105     Sponger Money     Junkanoo Band     6:48                              
106     We're Gonna Tear Down the Iron Bed     Junkanoo Band     2:49          
201     Key Lime Beat - Instrumental     Junkanoo Band     3:48                
202     Sapodilly Limbo     Junkanoo Band     6:22                            
203     Matilda Hold the Light     Junkanoo Band     4:17                      
204     Sarah Lend Me Your Pigeon     Junkanoo Band     5:17                  
205     Poor House Alley Specialty - Instrumental     Junkanoo Band     4:16