The "Chouval Bwa" is a hand-made and hand-powered wooden Carousel that contains a live band at the center. Originating in Martinique, there are very few still in existence. Chouval Bwa is a rural Martiniquan style of music that evolved as accompaniment to the "manege" (or carousel). Originally featuring a large drum (like a bass drum), hand drums, and ti bwa, chouv' was led by melodic instruments like accordion, bamboo flute, and wax-paper/comb-type kazoos.

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