Jing ping
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Jing Ping is a kind of folk music originated on the slave plantations of Dominica, also known colloquially as an accordion band. Dominican folk music, jing ping bands accompany a circle dance called the flirtation, as well as the Dominican quadrille.
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Jing ping | |
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Cultural origins | Dominica, West Indies |
Typical instruments | Traditional: Boumboum (boom pipe), syak or gwaj (scraper-rattle), tambal or tanbou (tambourine) and accordion. Contemporary: Drum set, modern Synthesizer, and Electric bass. |
Fusion genres | |
Cadence-lypso - Bouyon | |
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Music of Dominica |
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