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Künstlerbiographie Ed Moxey's Rake 'n Scrape

Ed Moxey December 2 1933 Ragged Island The Bahamas Is A Button Accordeon Player. Rake-And-Scrape Is Played In The Bahamas. Its Most Distinctive Characteristic Is The Use Of The Common Handsaw As The Primary Instrument Along With Various Kinds Of Drums Box Guitar Concertina Triangle And Accordion. The Saw Is Played By Scraping An Object Usually An Old Knife Blade Along The Saw's Teeth. The Goombay Drum Is Main Rhythmic Component In Rake-N-Scrape. It Is Also Referred To A Goatskin Drum As The Skin Of A Goat Was Stretched Over A Wooden Barrel. It Is Decorated By Simple Or Complex Geometric Designs In Bright Colors. The Drum Is Always Heated Over Fire To Retain It's Tone. In 1971 When Manufacturers Started Shipping Products In Metal Barrels Bahamians Switched The Drum To Metal Slightly Changing The Tone Of The Drum. The Main Component That Makes Rake-N-Scrape Unique Is The Use Of The Carpenter's Saw. This Instrument Is Scraped With A Nail Or Butter Knife. Bent Against The Body Of The Player And Flexed Various Timbral Effects Are Obtained. In More Modern Music The Saw Is Replaced With Maracas Or A Guiro. The Accordion Is The Component That Adds The Round Form Which Enables Dancers To Dance The Ring Dance. This Is Of European Descent. In More Modern Bands It Is Replaced By An Electric Guitar Or Electronic Keyboard.

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