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 Hey everyone! Welcome to  my blog, where I plan to cover all of my favorite examples of songs which fall under the genre of Bahamian music known as Rake n Scrape. These songs tend to have quite the joyous and upbeat feel to it, which perfectly encapsulates the vast musical landscape we have here in our Bahamaland. I'd like to start off with my favorite piece currently, titled "Numba Man" by Bahamian artist Bazie. The instruments of this song radiate a jubilant tune, with the lyrics giving credence to the prevalence of gambling in the Bahamas. Its very common for Bahamians to try their luck and buy some numbers if they can. The song further accentuates how people also tend to rely on gambling at times for a quick break due to economic troubles such as receiving a late paycheck. It's quite easy to undermine the severity of the songs contents simply because of how the boisterous drums, catchy bells, laid back tone and the trademark "scrape" sound all combine t