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Film, Video Swanky Kitchen Band

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About this Item

Title

  • Swanky Kitchen Band

Summary

  • Performance by the Swanky Kitchen Band, which is on an essential quest to revive the traditional music of the Cayman Islands. Set amidst the crystal blue waters of the Caribbean Sea, the three tiny islands are home to kitchen dance music, an infectiously danceable fiddle-driven style. The kitchen dance sound, created through a crossroads of European and African influences, might have disappeared save for the efforts of Swanky Kitchen Band, the last of the Caymanian Kitchen Bands.

Event Date

  • Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Running Time

  • 56 minutes

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • video

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Swanky Kitchen Band. 2024. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/video-10116/.

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(2024) Swanky Kitchen Band. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/video-10116/.

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Swanky Kitchen Band. 2024. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/video-10116/>.