junkanoo

English

Alternative forms

• jonkonnu, Junkanoo

Etymology

From John Canoe, the older name of the festival, perhaps named after folk hero John Canoe.

Noun

junkanoo (countable and uncountable, plural junkanoos)

1. A parade held in the Bahamas.
2. (music) A style of goombay traditionally played on goatskin drums and cowbells during the parade.
   • 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 274:

     Rafael sang from his stuffings, the beat swirled, the brass blasted, and in a three-month period, America bought a bargeful of the Munings' "junkanoo" sound.

   • 2000, Michael Craton, Gail Saunders, A History of the Bahamian People, University of Georgia Press, →ISBN, page 490:

     Junkanoo also became established among expatriate Bahamian communities, notably in Miami and Toronto, where Junkanoo bands were to be seen at the Orange Bowl and Caribana parades respectively.

Derived terms

• Junkanooer

Further reading

• junkanoo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia