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  • Tags: Folk dancing - Jamaica

John Canoe - Belly Woman

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Belly-woman character in a John Canoe (or Jonkonnu) parade.

Band of the Jaw-Bone John-Canoe

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Lithograph showing three members of a John-Canoe band, assisted by a young boy. Two of the men are playing the Gumbay and Dundun drums and the man on the left is playing a rasp. They are being assisted by a young boy.

Traditional dance

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A group of elderly dancers and drummers during a traditional Jamaican folk performance.