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Island Music
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The Virgins know how to throw a party, and that party has a soundtrack. Full moon cel-
ebrations rock Tortola. When the sun sets on the auspicious day each month, the fungi music
begins at Aragorn's Studio (
Click here
). Band members lay down a beat for stilt-walkers
and fire jugglers. St Croix hosts 'jump ups', when steel pan bands take to the streets. And
every island hosts a big carnival, usually around Easter or Christmas, with bands and ca-
lypso competitions.
St Thomas Carnival Parade Celebrations
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