Music of Anguilla
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Anguilla is best known as part of a wave of Caribbean islands that began producing calypso and related Trinidadian genres, in many cases becoming more popular than artists from the genres' homeland. Music institutions in Anguilla include the Soroptimist Club and the Annual Tranquility Jazz Festival.
Perhaps the most famous musician from Anguilla and one of the Caribbean's most acclaimed recording artists is Bankie Banx. Banx has released over ten albums and has played with such music legands such as Bob Dylan, Jimmy Cliff and Jimmy Buffett. He has also opened a popular music bar called the Dune Preserve, built in order to save the Rendezvous Bay dune; the Dune Preserve is home to the Moonsplash Annual Music Festival.
Anguilla's most famous music celebration is Carnival, helf near the beginning of August (the first Friday after the first Monday); it includes calypso competitions, street dances and beachside barbecues.Cameron, pg. 525 For the first time in 2005, Anguilla was home to a Country Music Festival, which was promoted by American country star Billy Ray Cyrus; in addition to Cyrus and other American musicians, popular Anguillan musicians like Banx, Evan Webster, Ash Hodge, and guitarist Sproka also performed.[Anguillian]
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