| Kawina | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Flamboyant_Park,_2016,_2.png) Kawina Festival at owru yari, 2016 | |
| Etymology | Commewijne |
| Other names | kawna, kauna |
| Stylistic origins | banya, laku and tuka |
| Cultural origins | Afro-Surinamese |
| Typical instruments | Drums, kwakwa-bangi, zigzag, call and response (singing) |
| Derivative forms | Prisir kawina, winti kawina |
| Subgenres | |
| Bigi poku, kaskawi | |
| Regional scenes | |
| Suriname, Netherlands | |
| Other topics | |
| Music of Suriname | |
Kawina, also spelled kawna or kauna, is a musical genre from Suriname. It originated in the last decades of the 19th century under the influence of the music and dance forms banya, laku and tuka. It is related to African music.[1]
- ^ Weltak (1990), page 35-36, 68, 73, 77