| Junkanoo is a famous event and celebration that has | | | | drums and saws to make their music. The goatskin |
| made Bahamas music popular. This celebration takes | | | | was used to make a rolling sound. Today the rake and |
| place on December 26th and January 1st. The event | | | | scrape bands use other instruments such as |
| begins in the morning with a parade. The parade has | | | | saxophones, and electric guitars. Although the type of |
| people wearing colorful costumes, and dancing to | | | | instruments has changed, the idea is still the same. It |
| Bahamas music. This music is also gaining popularity in | | | | doesn't matter what instruments you use to make the |
| the United States and Japan due to groups such as | | | | music, as long as you are still making the music. The |
| the Baha Men, Ronnie Butler, and Kirdland Bodie. | | | | music may not sound exactly the same as it used to, |
| The Junkanoo celebration has influence and promoted | | | | but you will still enjoy the sounds. Even when they |
| Bahamas music. Although this music is very popular for | | | | made their own drums not all the drums were made |
| the celebration, it is loosing its recognition due to | | | | out of the same thing. Instruments were home made |
| American influence. The Bahamas are so close to | | | | and did not always sound the same. A violin was |
| Florida that they can pick up American radio and | | | | made out of a washtub and a string with a stick as a |
| television stations. This and the introduction of music | | | | bow. You might have seen people using metal files to |
| such as reggae, soca, and calypso are to blame for | | | | scrape across a saw as well. You see, even then |
| the decreasing interest in Bahama music. | | | | there were different variations of instruments used to |
| This decrease in interest does not discourage the | | | | make this music. |
| Bahamas music bands. They used to use goatskin | | | | |