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Accompong

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The Maroon community in the Cockpit Country of St Elizabeth, founded under the 1739 treaty, and the site of the annual January 6 celebration marking it. Abeng blowing, Kromanti drumming and song are central to the observance, a living link to the music that predates every commercial form on the island.

The Kindah Tree, AccompongAngra · CC BY 3.0 · Source ↗

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