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	Music of the Virgin Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Though the United States Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands are politically separate, they maintain close cultural relations and are part of the same music area.
		A Virgin Island variety of calypso called cariso is also popular, as well as St. Thomas' bamboula sound.
		Scratch bands, also known as fungi bands, are a distinctive form of folk ensemble; the music they play is called quelbe, and is the official music of the Virgin Islands
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_the_Virgin_Islands (466 words)

	Virgin Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The islands are divided into two parts, one of which, the British Virgin Islands to the east and north, is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
		The Virgin Islands are an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea.
		On both the British and the U.S. Virgin Islands, vehicles are driven on the left-hand side of the road and the currency is the United States dollar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Virgin_Islands (266 words)

	British Virgin Islands -
		In 1672, the English arrived in the region, and annexed the Islands, removing the Dutch populations from Tortola in 1672, and from Anegada and Virgin Gorda in 1680.
		Executive authority in British Virgin Islands is invested in The Queen and is exercised on her behalf by the Governor of the British Virgin Islands.
		Separate colony status was gained for the Islands in 1960 and the Islands became autonomous in 1967.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/British_Virgin_Islands (1088 words)

	Virgin - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Virgin
		The Virgin Music Group was sold to Thorn EMI in 1992.
		Virgin Rail Group Ltd was formed in 1996, and operates the west coast rail franchise and cross-country services radiating from Birmingham.
		Virgin FM, the UK's second independent national radio station, opened in 1993, but Virgin Radio was sold to Capital Radio in 1997.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Virgin (364 words)

	Virgin Island Crewed Yacht Charters
		Virgin Gorda lies east of Tortola and is home to the famous Baths -- an arrangement of shallow pools and grottoes which flood with crystal clear sea water creating an unforgettable setting.
		Virgin Island Yacht Charters - The Virgin Islands are divided between U.S. and British territories.
		The U.S. Virgin Islands are St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas.
	www.a-yachtcharter.com /location_virgin_islands.html (549 words)

	African American Arts Institute to hold reception for Lotus Fest artists Jamesie and the All-Stars
		Jamesie -- known as the "King of Scratch Music " -- and the All-Stars perform scratch band music, a grassroots form that is the official music of the Virgin Islands.
		Scratch music lyrics describe the tribulations of life on a small island, and like its musical cousin reggae, the music is catchy, magnetic and highly danceable.
		During the reception, students in the ensembles will give brief performances, and Jamesie and the All-Stars will answer questions about scratch music and similarities between different musical traditions in the African diaspora.
	newsinfo.iu.edu /news/page/normal/1638.html (450 words)

	The British Virgin Islands - The Official Website of BVI - BVI Accommodations, Hotels and Villas
		Virgin Gorda - The third largest island of the BVI, Virgin Gorda measures eight and a half square miles.
		Other Islands - Scattered in an aquamarine sea, the British Virgin Islands flank the broad Sir Francis Drake Channel, which has beguiled sailors for centuries with scalloped coves and good anchorages.
		Anegada -The only coral island in the volcanic BVI chain, Anegada measures 11 miles by three, its highest point is just 28 feet above sea level.
	www.bvitourism.com (287 words)

	Virgin Islands Music
		While a variety of music types are played in the Virgin Islands, it is calypso, soca, reggae and steel pan beats that are the sounds of the Caribbean must often heard.
		Enjoying the islands, as a visitor or as a resident, will be easy with Explore the Virgin Islands to guide you.
		Reggae music is an offshoot of ska music.
	www.vinow.com /general_usvi/culture/music.php (537 words)

	Virgin Islands Culture & Entertainment
		Virgin Islands Music Awards (2 March) - called by some the "VI Grammy Awards." If you want to hear lots of calypso, from traditional to modern, this is the place to be.
		He was an original member of the Board of Overseers at the then College of the Virgin Islands (now University) and as such was deeply involved in the institution's growth.
		This is the type of music that is made for enjoying under the starry sky.
	www.usvi.net /caribcat/reich.html (1218 words)

	VanderCook College of Music - Faculty and Staff
		B.M. in piano, Indiana University; M.M. in piano and bassoon, Indiana University, DMA in piano, College-Conservatory of Music at University of Cincinnati.
		Recent chamber music appearances include participation in the Washington Island Music Festival, the Token Creek Music Festival under the direction of John Harbison, and tours of Florida and New Brunswick as a member of the Atlantic Arts Trio.
		Kosower teaches chamber music at the Merit School ofMusic where she is also a member of the faculty piano trio.
	www.vandercook.edu /faculty (2085 words)

	VIReggae - Artists Page
		Roots music from the Virgin Islands is not a new phenomenon.
		The fruits of this musical eruption are revealed in the dozens of roots albums that have been released in the past few years, with dozens more expected to be released in 2005.
		The female singers of the Virgin Islands are unrivaled.
	www.vireggae.com /artists.htm (270 words)

	Virgin Island Sailing Ltd. - About Us
		If you like dancing barefoot in the sand to great music (often live), the Virgin Island's beach bars are for you.
		The arts are alive in the Virgin Islands including original music, colorful painting and unique Caribbean crafts.
		The Virgin Islands are a mecca for hikers, especially the 23 miles of hiking trails in the 9500 acre Virgin Islands National Park on St. John.
	www.viyachts.com /about_us/visailing.html (1063 words)

	Virgin Islands Humanities Council (VIHC)
		Many Virgin Islanders attended one or more of the inaugural activities held during the founding of a music research institute to honor the achievements of native composer and bandleader Alton A. Adams by the Center for Black Music Research at Columbia College, Chicago.
		Joyce LaMotta, one of the authories on the music preservation in the V.I. These students will culminate the workshop with a recording of 8 folk songs of the Virgin Islands.
		In the continuing quest to have Virgin Islanders appreciate their diverse and renowned ancestry, VIHC awarded the Ivan Jadan Museum on St. John a $900 grant to present a lecture and public discussion about the African ancestry and the poetry of the acclaimed Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.
	www.vihumanities.org /projects.htm (1161 words)

	St.John Tourist Information, St.John Vacation, St.John Business, St.John Tourist Guide, Beaches, Water sports, travel
		Music in the Virgin Islands is definitely Caribbean.
		In the Virgin Islands saying Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Night are not the same thing as saying Hello or Hi; the former is a warmer greeting and is the norm for friends and strangers.
		Emigrants from other islands have brought other languages to the Virgin Islands therefore it is not uncommon to hear Spanish, French-Patois and Creole.
	tourism.virginislandsdailynews.com /culturestjohn.html (428 words)

	New Site for Virgin Island Artists - Marley Family Fanpage Forum
		As conscious music continued to erupt from the Virgin Islands, the amount of information about STX music available at IREGGAE grew to well over 100 pages.
		The music of St. Croix gradually seeped its way into The Uprising to the point where now, seldom a week goes by without at least one 'cruzial' selection finding its way into the playlist.
		Real roots reggae music was alive and well and flourishing on the island of St. Croix.
	www.melodymakers.de /forum/showthread.php?t=3328 (694 words)

	VIRGIN ISLANDS SCHOOL OF MUSIC
		The Virgin Islands School of Music recognizes that sound can be used to heal or hurt; to build or destroy.
		Music lessons have been proven to increase brain power, alleviate stress, build self confidence and help individuals become more balanced and successful in all areas of life.
		Music is a powerful tool that must be used to enhance our quality of life.
	www.vimusicschool.com (523 words)

	Ripsaw music
		Ripsaw is a musical genre which originated in the Turks & Caicos Islands, specifically in the Middle and North Caicos.
		Its most distinctive characteristic is the use of the common handsaw as the primary instrument, along with various kinds of drums, box guitar, concertina, triangle (musical instrument) and accordion.
		Bahamanian music, Musical genres, Caribbean music, British music
	read-and-go.hopto.org /Caribbean-music/Ripsaw-music.html (174 words)

	BSAC TRAVEL CLUB - The US Virgin Islands
		The U.S. Virgin Islands are located in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean (between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea) and are comprised of approximately 50 islands and cays, the largest of which are St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas and Water Island.
		Water Island, the "Fourth Virgin Island," is the newest addition to the U.S. Virgin Islands family.
		The islands were formed about 100 million years ago, from the undersea crust that rose to the surface because of volcanic eruptions.
	www.bsactravelclub.co.uk /where/usvirgins.htm (1103 words)

	Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands Newspaper, A Pulitzer Prize Winning Newspaper, Virgin Islands Guide, Virgin Islands Info
		That is, the song's voice does not come from the Virgin Islands as a group of islands, but specifically comes from St. Thomas.
		Adams' "Virgin Islands March," whose lyrics are far more representative of the entire territory and its people.
		We agree with Gov. Charles W. Turnbull that Alton Adams Sr.'s "The Virgin Islands March" should remain as the territory's anthem and official song.
	www.virginislandsdailynews.com /index.pl/article_editorial?id=11860505 (451 words)

	Creole Language and Culture are Focus of Humanities Festival - University of the Virgin Islands Press Release
		A documentary film in progress on Quelbe music in the Virgin Islands, focusing on the group Jamesie and the All-Stars, will be shown at 7 p.m.
		The completed documentary will celebrate Quelbe music, the official music of the Virgin Islands, and one of its most legendary performers.
		The 2006 University of the Virgin Islands Humanities Festival is scheduled for the week of April 1-8.
	www.uvi.edu /pub-relations/pressRelease/rel05108.html (562 words)

	Adams Music Research Institute (AMRI)
		The Alton Augustus Adams Music Research Institute (AMRI), located in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands is a branch of the CBMR that serves as the gateway for the Center’s interest in the music of the circum-Caribbean and provides a physical base for the Center’s international scholarship initiatives.
		The AMRI has also launched a project aimed specifically at providing Virgin Islands community members with field research and documentation training as a means of facilitating the documentation of local musical traditions, many of which are rapidly disappearing from contemporary practice and use.
		An essential goal for the scholarship produced by AMRI is the identification and documentation of musical and extra-musical performance elements that unify the array of styles and genres dotting the musical landscape of the circum-Caribbean.
	www.cbmr.org /amri/amri.htm (295 words)

	USVI Vacation Message Board :: Virgin Islands Now :: Tortola vs St.Thomas
		Music in the Virgin Islands, both US and the BVI is both influenced by West Indian/Caribbean types; reggae, soca, calypso, cadance, zouk, steel pan...
		And it can be appreciated in both the British Virgin Islands are the US VIrgin Islands, as it can be appreciated as well in other Caribbean Islands as well.
		There is traditional scrach band music on both islands, probally a little more on Tortola among the older population.
	www.vinow.com /wwwtalk/read.php?4,1663,1670 (884 words)

	Music – DoitCaribbean – Steel bands, calypso, rumba, carioca, ska, reggae, salsa, merengue, jazz
		Music is the pulsing heartbeat of life in the Caribbean, as much a part of our days and nights as the sun and the sea.
		The Afro-Caribbean and Latin American musical heritage is a rich mixture, changing from country to country according to our varying backgrounds, and growing from year to year as young musicians build on their legacy.
		Jazz, rhythm& blues and country music are popular imports from the United States; concert venues around the region attract top artists from all three genres, as well as international stars of the classical music circuit, for sell-out performances.
	www.doitcaribbean.com /music/index.html.en-US (280 words)

	Hosa Dealers in Virgin Islands
		Music Shoppe (Distributor for Hosa throughout the Virgin Islands)
	www.hosatech.com /hosa/dealers/virgin_islands.html (9 words)

	Ahhh...To be on a tropical island! America's Paradise is waiting for you!
		The Virgin Islands have many things to offer.
		The West Indies are a meeting place of islands and sky, the magical present and mythical past.
		Suspended in a graceful arc all the way from Puerto Rico (also a U.S. territory) down to South America, the islands and cays of the Caribbean are set as in a magnificent diadem.
	www.ecani.com /vi (78 words)

	Virgin Islands Information
		David Hamilton Jackson - Famous U.S. Virgin Islander responsible for the first free press and influencing the Danish to sell the USVI to the United States.
		Helpful tourist tips for seeing the islands, whether you are a on a day trip, a charter boat, or staying in an island hotel.
		Full-service organization that provides groups visiting the islands with creative itineraries and comprehensive management.
	www.here.vi (327 words)

	The Jamesie Project
		Quelbe, also known as Scratch Band Music or Quadrille, is an indigenous, grass-roots form of folk music which originated in the U.S. Virgin Islands and has spread to other parts of the Caribbean.
		Scratch band music has a crudeness to it that is both intoxicating and rhythmic.
		For example, one man might be blowing with all of his might through a car-muffler pipe, another scratching a hollowed-out gourd with his hair pick, and yet another picking at a banjo made from a sardine can, a piece of wood and strings.
	www.jamesieproject.com /history.htm (429 words)

	"Guavaberry Books: Domino ©1990 Children's Songs, Games, Proverbs, and Culture From the United States Virgin Islands by Karen Ellis.
		Guavaberry Books Offers DOMINO Traditional Childrens Music from the American Virgin Islands,and Music Books by the Funk Brothers, Standing in the Shadows of Motown.
		DOMINO is sure to stimulate interest in the colorful, heritage, and music of the West Indies, as well as a life long appreciation for world music and the diversity of out own American Culture.
		The charming and fascinating West Indian culture of the U.S. Virgin Islands is introduced by this collection of 60 native children's circle games, clap patterns, jump rope chants and songs, elimination games and jokes.
	www.edu-cyberpg.com /GuavaberryBooks/Domino/_DOMINO_.html (264 words)

	Artists in Virgin Islands (US) - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music
		Artists in Virgin Islands (US) - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music
		From the artist: Born in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Kid Kapel is an artist that writes his own lyrics and produce his own beats.
		From the artist: Kid Kap is a producer out of the Virgin Islands that create beats out of either samples or his own creative ideas.
	music.download.com /3605-5_32-0.html?country=Virgin+Islands+(US) (140 words)

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