Come dance with us during Food Truck Friday!
Swanky Kitchen Band is on an essential quest to revive the traditional music of the Cayman Islands. Set amidst the crystal blue waters of the Caribbean Sea, the three tiny islands are home to Kitchen Dance Music, an infectiously danceable fiddle-driven style. The Kitchen Dance sound, created through a crossroads of European and African influences, nearly disappeared save for the efforts of Swanky Kitchen Band, the last of the Caymanian Kitchen Bands. Led by fiddler/songwriter Samuel Rose, the 10-piece group is named after a popular local beverage- “swanky.” With instruments including a grater (commonly used in traditional kitchens for hand-processing coconut or cassava), guitars, harmonica, a rock-solid rhythm section and vocalists telling stories of the old and new Cayman, Swanky Kitchen Band, beloved in their home islands, moves audiences anywhere they go.
Bring a lawn chair or picnic blanket – bring a friend!
Accessibility info:
- Wheelchair accessible sidewalk leading to a grass lawn
- Accessible bathrooms nearby (at the Roger Williams Park Carousel)
- Earplugs available
- For questions about accessibility, contact Rainy Stanford
