Rake-and-scrape

Music of the Anglophone Caribbean
Genres
	Calypso; Chutney; Dancehall; Dub; Goombay; Junkanoo; Rake-and-scrape; Ragga; Rapso; Reggae; Ripsaw; Rocksteady; Scratch; Ska; Soca; Spouge; Steelpan;
Regional music
Local forms	Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Bermuda; British Caribbean; Caymans; Grenada; Montserrat; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; St. Kitts and Nevis; Turks and Caicos; UK Virgin Islands; US Virgin Islands; Other Anglophone islands;
Related areas	Aruba and the Dutch Antilles; Cuba; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Guadeloupe; Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Martinique; Puerto Rico; St Lucia; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago;

Rake and Scrape
Stylistic origins	Quadrille; christian hymns; Goombay music;
Cultural origins	1800s, Bahamas
Typical instruments	guitar; drums; banjo; accordion; hand saw;
Derivative forms	Goombay

Rake-and-scrape is the traditional music of The Bahamas, alongside Junkanoo. It combines African musical elements with European musical elements to create a sound comparable to other Caribbean music while remaining distinct.

References

The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 1

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