Take a Saw, then “Rake ‘n’ Scrape”

Run to the cupboard for instruments to get ready for some Bahamian rake-n-scrape.


In the Bahamas you don’t need traditional instruments to make music. Look in the toolshed and go forth! You may well find yourself making  Bahamian “rake ‘n’ scrape” music, in which musicians accompany European-style dances like the Bahamian quadrille and the polka by hitting a goombay drum, bending a saw and scraping it with a small tool such as a screwdriver. Enjoy some raking and scraping in this video.

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