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Moore Town

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One of the four surviving Maroon communities, in the Rio Grande valley of Portland, and a centre of Kromanti ceremonial practice and Maroon drumming. UNESCO recognised the Maroon heritage of Moore Town on its intangible cultural heritage list — the deepest continuous African-derived musical tradition on the island.

Moore Town, PortlandDiego Tirira · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗

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