. . . . . . . "7256379"^^ . . . . . . "Lapo kabrit"@en . . . . . "19"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1089593396"^^ . . "West African percussion instruments and other carnival elements"@en . . . "chak chak"@en . . "Chant\u00E9 mas"@en . . "Chant\u00E9 mas"@en . . . . . . . . . . "tambourine"@en . . . "Lapo kabwit drums"@en . . . . . "Chant\u00E9 mas (masquerade song) and Lapo kabrit is a form of Carnival music of Dominica. It is performed by masquerading partygoers in a two-day parade, with a lead vocalist (chantw\u00E8l), who is followed by the responsorial chorus (lavwa), with drummers and dancers dancing backwards in front of the drummer on a tambou l\u00E9l\u00E9. The Carnival has African and French roots and is otherwise known as Mas Dominik, the most original Carnival in the Caribbean. Carnival in Dominica is held in the capital city of Roseau, and takes elements of carnival that can be seen in the neighbouring French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe, as well as Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. Notable events that take place during the season leading up to carnival include \"j'ouvert\" the opening of Carnival celebrations, the calypso Monarch music competition, the queen of Carnival Beauty Pageant and bouyon music bands. Celebrations last for the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Dominica's carnival is known to be the most original and least commercialized in the Caribbean giving the carnival its name the original mas"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Chant\u00E9 mas (masquerade song) and Lapo kabrit is a form of Carnival music of Dominica. It is performed by masquerading partygoers in a two-day parade, with a lead vocalist (chantw\u00E8l), who is followed by the responsorial chorus (lavwa), with drummers and dancers dancing backwards in front of the drummer on a tambou l\u00E9l\u00E9. The Carnival has African and French roots and is otherwise known as Mas Dominik, the most original Carnival in the Caribbean."@en . "several horn players"@en . "8557"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Chant\u00E9 mas"@en . . . . ""@en . . . "iron"@en . . . . . . . .