Music of the Turks and Caicos Islands
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Music of the Turks and Caicos Islands
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The music of Turks and Caicos Islands is best known for its ripsaw music. It is accompanied by an array of instruments, including maracas, triangles, box guitar, conga drums, goat and cowskin drums, accordion, concertina and, most prominently and uniquely, the carpenter saw. Ripsaw is a unique fusion of Mento and Burru, which replaces the grater (Instrument) used in traditional Mento, with a handsaw (Instrument) to achieve a similar yet more variable sound. The saw is played by scraping an objec
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands
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2004-09-15T05:40:13Z
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2024-09-14T21:59:51Z
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