Bankie Banx Dune Preserve Rocks to British Dependency Live Music on Sundays!

7 Feb, 2010 Sunset Homes Anguilla Community Bulletin,Anguilla Creative Arts,Anguilla Culture,Anguilla Music

Anguilla is a great place to be on a glorious Sunday afternoon as many of the beaches and beach cafes buzz with mellow activity. On a Sunday afternoon, Bankie Banx’ Dune Preserve on Rendezvous Bay is a great hang out spot where visitors and residents lime, dine in gourmet-beach casual style and listen to the great sounds of British Dependency – the hottest new musical group on the island.

The principal behind British Dependency is the composition and arrangement of music from an afro-centric approach in which the music is arranged from an emotional approach as opposed to mere notes and chords. The group leans on heritage of the African diaspora and well as its roots in the West Indies culture and blends the sounds of Africa and the sounds of the Western hemisphere ’s African diaspora as it has been cultivated for many years.

The name British Dependency comes from the fact that all members of the group come out of current or former British dependent territories, Dominica , St Kitts-Nevis and Anguilla . Lead singer guitarist Ruel Richardson of Kittician-Anguillian heritage, Darius James is Dominican, and Jonathan Warrington comes out of Dominica . The current format came together one year ago and immediately gelled, with James and Warrington providing a solid and creative backbone for Richardson to lay his lyrics and his melodies over. It is also relevant to note that Richardson is a guitar player of the highest order and is most definitely one of the best, if not the best guitar player in the Caribbean in modern times and has been compared to The Great Ernest Rangling of Jamaica in terms of his uniqueness of chord structure, styling and sensitivity.

British Dependency will be departing Anguilla on February 14 to cut its debut album. The group’s return and subsequent album release is highly anticipated. The group makes its foray in Bennett’s Studio with the support and encouragement of Anguilla Music Production and Publishing (AMPP) and its West Indie Records label. On hand to oversee the production for the album will be Davon Carty and Mitch Maketansky. The Musical Director will be Michael Carvin and Recording and Mixing Engineer will be Dae Bennett. (For more information or to view their website or become a fan, contact davon.carty@amppaxa.com ).

After starting the week off with a relaxing Sunday afternoon lime to the sounds of British Dependency, Bankie’s Dune Preserve also features a couple of fun activities and a great menu which are outlined below.

The Dune Café

Tea for Twosday

The Last Tea Party on the Edge of the British Empire

Relax to the music of Bankie Banx Live

Under the palms at the Boat Chapel

Enjoy a cup of Dune Tea

Bring your own bottle of wine, we’ll pour it

Taste a shot of Dune Shine on the house!

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm $35.00 p/p

Barbeque & Banx Wednesday

Enjoy a great meal from The Dune Grill & Listen to Bankie Banx

live under The Anguilla Sky