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I long felt that we should have the Jamaican national anthem with drumming. This version of our anthem is the coolest ever as far as I am concerned. It starts with the Abeng call of the Maroon and it incorporates drumming.
This jumped out at me in the Tracking Anansi article.
Read the original article here: http://caribbean-beat.com/issue-88/t...#ixzz2wt4Gu7TH
Wow there is an official position for this. So come tell me more about the abeng how was....is it used in Jamaica? In Africa Is it used anywhere else in Jamaica or just among the Maroons?
Inquiring minds want to know.
This jumped out at me in the Tracking Anansi article.
Captain Smith suggested that I visit Mr Bernard, chief abeng player of the Windward Maroons.
Read the original article here: http://caribbean-beat.com/issue-88/t...#ixzz2wt4Gu7TH
Wow there is an official position for this. So come tell me more about the abeng how was....is it used in Jamaica? In Africa Is it used anywhere else in Jamaica or just among the Maroons?
Inquiring minds want to know.
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