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The music of the Bahamas is associated primarily with Junkanoo, a celebration which occurs on Boxing Day and again on New Year's Day. Parades and other celebrations mark the ceremony. Groups like The Baha Men , Ronnie Butler ,Kirkland Bodie and Twindem have gained massive popularity in Japan, the United States and other places.
God Bless our Sunny Clime" is the national song of The Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Its music was composed by Timothy Gibson (composer and teacher) and E. Clement Bethel (composer, and Director of Culture of the Bahamas). The lyrics were written by the Rev. Philip Rahming, a Baptist minister and lecturer at the College of the Bahamas.
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In the end, lyrics and music written by Timothy Gibson were selected. [2] Gibson was a school music teacher [3] and also wrote the music to the country's national song, "God Bless Our Sunny Clime", together with E. Clement Bethel. [4] The song was officially adopted in 1973, the year the country gained independence.
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Butler began his career in music at the age of 16. He performed in Bahamian local nights spots such as Ronnie's Rebel Room, the Rum Key, Big Bamboo, the Trade Winds Lounge, and Nassau Beach Hotel and has toured throughout Europe, South America and North America.
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They performed regularly in nightclubs and hotels in the Bahamas and self-released several albums. [ 2 ] In 1991, one of their tapes found its way to Atlantic Records A&R man Steve Greenberg , who signed the band to the Big Beat subsidiary, at the same time getting the band to change their name to the Baha Men.