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| Traditional forms of music
include praise songs, love ballads, war songs, poems, pangas (daggers),
jazz spirituals, funeral dirges, work songs, calypsos, limbo, church
hollers, reggae rhythm, blues freedom, marches, and soul. For all these
forms rhythm is the basis for music and poetry. |
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| Music has been an important
part of community life since the foundations of this community. Marching
Bands provided entertainment for the thousands who viewed the Emancipation
Day Parades. Talent competitions showcased local talent. Church groups
promoted the art form at various church functions as well as in the
churches themselves. The city was home to many church choirs and choral
groups including the Naomi Banks choir, The Sharon Wilson Chorus, Adoramus
Choir and the Naidanac Choral Group. Many talented musicians got their
start performing in local churches.
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George ‘Wild Child’ Butler
Johnie
Chase
Dickie Johnston
Charlotte Watkins Maxey
Leslie McCurdy
Leonard McIntyre
Hazel Solomon
Tamia Washington
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The
opinions and interpretations in this publication are those of the author
and do not necessarily reflect those of the Government of Canada. |
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