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
Abbas Gullet After several postings in Kenya and abroad, he was seconded by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) to Kenya in 2001. During his tenure he transformed the Society from one that was facing multiple challenges, to a vibrant growing humanitarian organization, for which he was named "UN in Kenya Person of the Year" in 2007. Abbas Gullet Abbas Gullet is a Kenyan humanitarian worker who, since 2001, has been secretary general of the Kenya Red Cross Society. Gullet was born in Modogashe, Garissa, in 1959. Orphaned at an early age, he was adopted and raised