Barbados

Barbados blends Afro-Caribbean and British heritage in music, craft and festive traditions.

Music & dance Spirituality & rites Food & cooking Crafts Games & sport

Knowledge in this place

Tuk band music

Tuk band music

A marching folk ensemble of kettle drum, bass drum and pennywhistle accompanying festive characters.

Landship

A friendly society organized like a ship's crew, performing maneuvers to tuk band music.

Spirituality & rites

Cou-cou and flying fish

Cou-cou and flying fish

Cornmeal-and-okra cou-cou served with seasoned flying fish, the national dish.

Chalky Mount pottery

Chalky Mount pottery

Wheel-thrown earthenware made from local clay in the potters' village of Chalky Mount.

Road tennis

Road tennis

A homegrown Barbadian sport played on the street with wooden paddles over a low board net.