Global Sounds on the Hill featuring Caymanian Kitchen Dance Music w/ Swanky Kitchen Band
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Wednesday, Jul 31, 2024
Location
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
921 Pennsylvania Ave SE
Details
Swanky Kitchen Band 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, nearly disappeared save for the efforts of Swanky Kitchen Band, the last of the Caymanian Kitchen Bands.
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