Spiritual traditions after slavery
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1838–2026 · Reading moment 2 of 296
African-derived spiritual traditions including Kumina and Pocomania continue to shape rural Jamaican music after emancipation, preserving drumming, call-and-response singing, and ring dances. These living forms provide the rhythmic and spiritual DNA that later surfaces in mento, nyabinghi, and roots reggae.
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