Posted by Duane Francis on
March 30, 2008

All Female Kumina group in Jamaica
Jamaica , my home is a melting pot of various cultural activities. Okay so we are the home of Reggae that sweet music that has impacted the globe … but there are other little known music forms in our culture. Today I give you a bit of information on Kumina.
Kumina is said to the most African of all Jamaica’s cults. Indigenous to Jamaica, it is a cultural form, a religion, music and dance. Its exact date of appearance in Jamaica is not clear but it is believed that around it existed around the 18th century but was fully developed in the 19th century.
It is practiced largely in the eastern part of Jamaica , St Thomas as well as further inland mainly St Catherine. Read the rest of this entry »