Goombay

Goombay

Goombay is a form of Bahamian music and a drum used to create it. Its most famous practitioner in modern times was Alphonso 'Blind Blake' Higgs, who performed at the Nassau International Airport for many years. [Kaliss, Jeff. "Junkanoo and Sloop John B.". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), "World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific", pp 317-324. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0]

Goombay, also spelled gombey, is a form of Bermudan music, drum and dance, and is related to the Bahamian style. [cite web|work=Frommers|url=http://www.frommers.com/destinations/bermuda/0091020358.html|accessdate=June 24|accessyear=2006|title=Bermuda: In Depth: Music]

Goombay is also an alternate spelling for the "gumbe", a Jamaican drum. See Music of Jamaica and List of Caribbean drums

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