7/24.- Nassau, Bay Street

Bay Street in downtown Nassau is the main artery and nerve center of town. It is often jammed with vehicles, but the traffic is diverted whenever there is one of the many colorful and boisterous parades, the most famous of these being the Junkanoo African dance festival, accompanied by goombay drums and cowbells. Surprisingly, the music played by the brass bands often consists of rhythmic renderings of Christian hymns.

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