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The Canboulay Riots in Trinidad occurred in 1881 when the police force tried to ban from the festivities stick fighters, chantwell singers, and other working poor descendants of slaves who often battled with each other musically, lyrically, dance-wise, and sometimes violently.
Jammin' North of the Border: Caribana 2007 Anxious Black Woman 2007
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The Canboulay Riots in Trinidad occurred in 1881 when the police force tried to ban from the festivities stick fighters, chantwell singers, and other working poor descendants of slaves who often battled with each other musically, lyrically, dance-wise, and sometimes violently.
Archive 2007-08-01 Anxious Black Woman 2007
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