Rake-and-scrape the hand saw became a constant playing style that is known as traditional Rake and Scrape, and the combination of these instruments used to produce this sound has without any doubt originated in the Bahamas. Quote from Smithsonian Folkways recordings on the origin of Rake and scrape music in the Bahamas states "The rake and scrape band hails back to the 1800s, when the Africans who were brought to the Bahamas looked to make music on whatever was available to them: a carpenter's saw, pork barrels with goat or sheep skin to make a drum, and the accordion which might
Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group Africa, where he worked with various religious communities and dance performance groups. 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