News The Bahamas Music: Music of the Bahamas at Orlando Shakes
Published on: Friday 01 August 2025
News source: https://www.broadwayworld.com/orlando/regional/Music-of-the-Bahamas-4325128
Listen to the entrancing songs of Bahamian folk music from the time of slavery to the modern day. Performed by 20 members of the company of “Shakespeare in Paradise” traveling from Nassau, Bahamas.
News The Bahamas Music: Various Artists: The Real Bahamas in Music and Song
Published on: Tuesday 18 June 2024
News source: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-real-bahamas-in-music-and-song-various-artists-nonesuch-records-review-by-aaj-staff/
Here's the (hi)story in a nutshell. The Bahamas, a British colony, outlawed slavery in 1838, which meant that any lucky American slaves who could get there would be free, and the predictable outcome ...
