AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript.
Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully.
New Releases
Discover
Genres
Moods
Themes
Blues
Classical
Country
Electronic
Folk
International
Pop/Rock
Rap
R&B
Jazz
Latin
All Genres
Aggressive
Bittersweet
Druggy
Energetic
Happy
Hypnotic
Romantic
Sad
Sentimental
Sexy
Trippy
All Moods
Background Music
Celebration
Cool & Cocky
Drinking
Hanging Out
In Love
Rainy Day
Relaxation
Road Trip
Romantic Evening
Sex
All Themes
Articles
AllMusic Recommends
My Profile
Advanced Search
Remove Ads
New Releases
Discover
Articles
Recommendations
Trending Artists
Staff Picks
Year In Review
Advanced Search
Remove Ads
International
•
Caribbean Traditions
»
Junkanoo
Overview
Artists
Albums
Songs
A percussive sound indigenous to the Bahamas, junkanoo is a style of dance music rooted in West African rhythms, its dominant elements including goatskin drums, cowbells, horns, and whistles.
Junkanoo Song Highlights
Get Ya Party On
Baha Men
/
Patrick Carey
/
Jeffrey Chea
/
Anthony Flowers
/
Colyn Grant
/
Michael Mangini
/
Cedric Poitier
/
Marvin Prosper
/
Herschel Small
Baha Men
Break Away
Jeffrey Chea
/
Anthony Flowers
/
Colyn Grant
/
Michael Nielsen
/
Marvin Prosper
/
Isaiah Taylor
Baha Men
That's the Way I Get Down
Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey
/
Richard Finch
Baha Men
Crazy over You
Fred Ferguson
/
Andrea Martin
/
Kendal Stubbs
Baha Men
Double Lovin'
Mickey Buckins
/
George Jackson
Baha Men
Keep on Dancin'
Nehemiah Hield
/
Herschel Small
Baha Men
Funky Nassau
Tyrone Fitzgerald
/
Rafael Munnings
Baha Men
Other Styles in Caribbean Traditions
Bahamian
Belair
Cadence
Calypso
Chouval Bwa
French Antilles
Guadeloupe
Gwo Ka
Haitian
Jamaican
Junkanoo
Martinique
Mento
Party Soca
Rapso
Soca
Spouge
Steel Band
Trinidadian
Vaudou
Zouk
Bahamian
Belair
Cadence
Calypso
Chouval Bwa
French Antilles
Guadeloupe
Gwo Ka
Haitian
Jamaican
Junkanoo
Martinique
Mento
Party Soca
Rapso
Soca
Spouge
Steel Band
Trinidadian
Vaudou
Zouk