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RBDF Band Tours Junkanoo Summer Festivals
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admin on 27 July, 2010 
 
(Nassau, The Bahamas, BIS) - RBDF Band Tours Junkanoo Summer Festivals Junkanoo
Summer Festival audiences in several islands have been treated to Royal Bahamas
Defense Force Band performances as the band carries out an island hopping
expedition.
The annual festival takes place on eight islands this summer, and the Defense
Force Band is scheduled to perform on almost all of them.
On Saturday, July 26, Nassau’s festival participants saw the band deliver its
special brand of marching and dancing entertainment. It was the latest in a
string of JSF performances the band made throughout the country.
RBDF band gets viistorsinto the act
“Already we have performed in Bimini, Abaco, Eleuthera, Exuma, and New
Providence,” said Matthew C. Rolle, drum major.
“We are looking forward to Grand Bahama really soon.”
In addition, the several regattas and homecomings throughout the islands will
also take the band to Andros, Cat Island and San Salvador over the summer, which
is always the band’s busiest travel period.
Wherever they go, they give a rousing performance that incorporates Bahamian
dances into their marching performance.
“We enjoy ourselves,” Rolle said. “We love what we do. We marines, always
put our best foot forward, especially when it comes to tourism. It is our joy to
perform for our tourists.They are the lifeblood of our country.”
Wherever visitors are present, he said, the band’s plan is to get them
involved.
They aim to leave a lasting impression on guests that would make them want to
promote the Bahamas to their friends and family.
The scheduled acts for July 31, Nassau’s final Junkanoo Summer week, include
Bishop Lawrence Rolle, Geno D and Basil “BJ” Smith.
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The band has been at the Summer Junkanoo Festivals in Eleuthera and also
entertaining visitors and locals at the Homecomings. Here they are at the
opening ceremony in Bluff over the Independence weekend.