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Music:
From colonial days, music and dance have been an essential part of the Kriol culture. Drum-led dancing was a major part of Christmas and other celebrations in Kriol communities. A style of music called Brukdown originated from the all night brams or parties thrown by Kriol families that focuses both on social commentary and hijinks. Brukdown is a genre of Belizean music. Its most well-known performer and innovator, Wilfred Peters is regarded as a Belizean national icon. It is a Kriol mixture of European harmonies, African syncopated rhythms and call-and-response format and lyrical elements from the native peoples of the area. In its modern form, brukdown is rural folk music, associated especially with the logging towns of the Belizean interior. Traditional instruments include the banjo, guitar, drums, dingaling bell, accordion and a donkey's jawbone played by running a stick up and down the teeth. Brukdown remains a rural, rarely recorded genre. This music and the party associated with it are on the decline as youths adopt the culture of the outside world.