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An Ettu group from Hanover
"An Ettu [or Etu] group from Hanover demonstrate a ceremonial dance to guests of the Club Caribbean Hotel in Runaway Bay recently. Ettu, like Kumina is based on African religions. The group shown here are able to trace their ancestry back to the…
Gombay dancers
"Gombay, a medicine dance, is performed by dancers from St. Elizabeth. This dance is done as therapy, working to the solutions of problems."
Children doing folk dance
"Folk dance time: Children seen doing some folk dance int he Class 2 group of the Port maria Parish Festival finals which was held at the Port Maria Secondary School last Tuesday."
Roadside Community Cultural group
Members of the Roadside Community Cultural group doing the 'Dinki-Mini' in the Claude Stuart Park, Port Maria.
Tambu dancers
"Tambu dancers Shirley Reid and Thomas Malcolm at the Friendship Community Centre in Trelawny last Saturday [January 29]. Occasion was a special Tambu ceremony in honour of the memory of the late Benjamin Reid, one of the leaders in the community who…
Ettu dancers at Hanover's 260th anniversary
"Etu dancers: These dancers took a part in Hanover's 260th anniversary celebrations last Saturday. To mark the occasion of Hanover's 260th birthday the Hanover Parish Council led by the Mayor Zena Stanhope launched a one year celebration programme…
Jamaican heritage mural
"This mural, executed by artist Gaston Tabois, depicts the gamut of development in Jamaica up to the year of Independence."
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Marcus Garvey's Birthplace
Birthplace of the Right Excellent Marcus Garvey located at 32 Market Street, St. Ann's Bay.