Jonkanoo

Jonkanoo

Jonkanoo (also spelled Jonkonnu or John Canoe) is a masquerade festival/parade from Jamaica, believed to be of West African origin. It is traditionally performed through the streets during the Christmas period, and involves participants dressed in a variety of fanciful costumes, such as the Cow Head, the Hobby Horse, the Wild Indian, and the Devil (Satan). The parade is accompanied by a band consisting of fife, drums, and a coconut grater used as a scraper, and jonkanoo songs are also sung.

Films

*1984 - "Caribbean Crucible". From "Repercussions: A Celebration of African-American Music" series, program 6. Directed by Dennis Marks and Geoffrey Haydon.
*1990 - "Before Reggae Hit the Town". Directed by Mark Gorney.

External links

* [http://www.black-collegian.com/african/johnkankus1299.shtml Article about jonkanoo]

ee also

*Jonkonnu parades
*Junkanoo of the Bahamas


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