A jing ping is a kind of folk music ensemble from Dominica, also known colloquially as an accordion band. In Dominican folk music, jing ping bands accompany a circle dance called the flirtation, as well as the Dominican quadrille. Jing bands are composed of a boumboum (boom pipe), syak or gwaj (scraper-rattle), tambal or tanbou and accordion. Less commonly, double bass and banjo are also used. The accordion replaced bamboo flutes in the 1940s.

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  • A jing ping is a kind of folk music ensemble from Dominica, also known colloquially as an accordion band. In Dominican folk music, jing ping bands accompany a circle dance called the flirtation, as well as the Dominican quadrille. Jing bands are composed of a boumboum (boom pipe), syak or gwaj (scraper-rattle), tambal or tanbou and accordion. Less commonly, double bass and banjo are also used. The accordion replaced bamboo flutes in the 1940s. On modern Dominica, jing ping has become a part of popular music through bouyon music.
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  • A jing ping is a kind of folk music ensemble from Dominica, also known colloquially as an accordion band. In Dominican folk music, jing ping bands accompany a circle dance called the flirtation, as well as the Dominican quadrille. Jing bands are composed of a boumboum (boom pipe), syak or gwaj (scraper-rattle), tambal or tanbou and accordion. Less commonly, double bass and banjo are also used. The accordion replaced bamboo flutes in the 1940s.
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  • Jing ping
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