Rake-and-scrape Rake-and-scrape Rake-and-scrape is a genre of music native to the Bahamas. Its main instruments are associated with the Goombay drum, Accordion also known as a Concertina, and a Hand saw. In 1886 an article in the Nassau Guardian mentions the usage of the Banjo, Drums, Concertina and other instruments during a celebration by Black Bahamians. The Concertina is also referenced to be in use in Nassau by Black Bahamians by William Drysdale in his book "In sunny lands: out-door life in Nassau and Cuba pg 29" written in the early 1880's. William Drysdale writes "They were three of a kind
Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group is a Brooklyn-based dance performance group created by Reggie Wilson in 1989. The group blends contemporary dance with African traditions in what the founder and choreographer terms “Post-African Neo Hoodoo Modern dance.” Reggie Wilson, from Brooklyn, New York, was born in 1967. In middle school, Wilson was a singer. He was chosen to help with the choreography of a school musical, and here became aware of his dance talents. Wilson graduated in 1988 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts,