What is Quelbe?
The traditional music of the Virgin Islands is quelbe, also called scratch or fungi.
The traditional music of the Virgin Islands is quelbe, also called scratch or fungi.
Caiso is a type of music which originated in West Africa and later evolved into calypso music.
The Quelbe Institute exists to preserve traditional Caribbean msic and dance.
The traditional accompaniment to quelbe music is the quadrille, a kind of square dancing introduced to the Virgin Islands from the French Caribbean and influenced by English and Irish planters.
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