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Elderly drummers playing goatskin drums in a circle under a breadfruit tree on Carriacou, women in long skirts dancing, dusty village yard, golden evening light, eye-level

Maroon, Parang and Big Drum: Carriacou's Music Festivals Explained

Carriacou's music festivals explained: the April Maroon and String Band Music Festival, the December Parang Festival, Big Drum, quadrille and how to attend.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Teenage steel pan players rehearsing under a tin-roofed panyard in St George's at dusk, warm bulbs overhead, motion in their sticks, low-angle medium shot

History & Culture

From Calypso to Jab Soca: A Listener's Guide to Grenadian Music

A listener's guide to Grenadian music: calypso, soca and jab jab riddims, steel pan, Big Drum, string band and parang, plus where and when to hear them live.

14/10/2026 7 min read