Kumina

Musique folklorique jamaïcaine (St Thomas)

[@cassandra9986]

My beloved grandfather! It’s amazing to be able to go back and see you. RIP papa🙏🏾💝

[@zazzy99]

jah know watching this mek me miss Ja so bad right now.

[@SuperSkyQueen]

Kumina is also a dance performed at wakes mostly and other celebrations like births and wedding. Derived from Africa , the performers sing, dance play the drums to remember a dead person to prevent the spirit from haunting them. I have heard of sessions where the drummer stopped playing and you still hear the drum playing.

[@dbbification]

@rafjam This is native kumina. Kumina is music for trance and they speak african languages when they are in trance :)

[@rafjam]

I'm not specialist but that music has it roots in Africa, Congo more specifically. So I assume the words are probably close from the languages they were speaking there.

[@PriestessAusetRaAmen]

Chu!!! gwaan tru my people. Big it up!! ❤💛💜💚

[@foxylilmimi]

hte jamaican culture is sooo unique its great!

[@rafjam]

this is definitely Kumina. Mento is different with another rythm.

[@manuelquezada7224]

This is called history

[@zazzy99]

"Wire Waist" I barely remembered the last song as a kid during primary/elementary Especially around local schools independence festival shows. "It was also a favorite at the nigh night's/ wakes.

[@TagliaTellyTimTysonShort]

I see no devil just people giving praises

[@kabernat]

I love this!! Yes!!! ❤️❤️❤️🌷🌷🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌹✨✨✨✨👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🌟🙌🏿

[@dbbification]

Great music. I'm from Croatia and I play kumina and nyabinghi drums. I adore grater :D This would have great sound with a brick and claves

[@dagriandeans2701]

I love this song ♥️🧡💖😊😉

[@rafjam]

Thank you Dagrian

[@LoveMusicBad]

A fi wi culcha dis. Love mi culcha

[@pusifut]

@sushimitten lol same ting mi a say brejin! lol in any event, ive read that people that live in Maroon communities and and areas where country Kumina is followed still use some Congo words. I think we even use some and dont realize. His accent is just thick. The second song I hear him singing "oh wire waist" and "whol mi roun mi waist"

[@MsCherol]

@rafjam yes this is kumina

[@Barrerahaddadariel]

Kumina very similar to the Colombian bullerengue chalupa

[@rosemariewatkiss8365]

🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@Barrerahaddadariel]

I heard the word mapalé in another video of Kumina, what does it mean ?

[@papagedenibobey]

That"s de same,same rythm played in Trinidad/Tobago fe " Stickfight'n ; trance tyme ;

[@jamfolkperformance5342]

nice one

[@martytrain]

Interesting this music sounds nothing like roots rub a dub but does seem to have a connection with the current dance Hall rythems of today.

[@DiegoM82Barrett]

@blaaaze - Dont know about the Obeah thing do boss man. Tjhats some serious sick business right there.

[@romeocbar]

that's because we leanrt it from the forefathers who were stolen from parts of Africa.

[@mika4278]

really

[@Mrs.T305]

So where are the women dancers?????

[@Yamoja16]

Amazing to think that kid would be lost to an xbox in america.Ase

[@sushimitten]

I'm Jamaican through and through but...wah dem ah seh? Wah dem ah sing seh? I can't understand the words. What are they saying?

[@soulthingsbotanica4429]

They're singing in Kikongo!!

[@jadamcpherson4767]

this can be dangerous

[@chaseevis4739]

jada mcpherson No joke

[@truvico]

true talk. Its all fun and games until someone invite an unwanted spirit that they don't know how to get rid of. I've seen it too often here in Jamaica.

[@heilaburke9985]

no help at all borin