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Article looks nice, but I always thought hambone was more than just dance. See
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview/id/430900.html and
http://www.pbs.org/riverofsong/teachers/ext2.html#hambone
"Hambone" is a name for a particular way of using body percussion to accompany songs with very rhythmic combinationds [sic]. It involves many body percussion sounds, in addition to the usual stamp, pat, clap and snap.
It might even be considered to have had an influence on Beatboxing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatboxing
Although that article's history section is woefully inadequate. See:
http://www.humanbeatbox.com/history/p2_articleid/27
You might also find this article on the "unique sound" of the U.S. Virgin Islands interesting:
http://www.usvitourism.vi/culture_history
Good luck!
Ileanadu (
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