tradition back. These men, namely Moose and Dragon, have brought the Moko Jumbie back to a place of prominence in Carnival and created a new kind of Moko Jumbie. There are two main Moko Jumbie bands in Trinidad, Watusi and Kilimanjaro, as well as several smaller ones. So while the idea of the Moko came from Africa, Trinidad has made it its own. Farther north, in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, the tradition of Moko Jumbies have persisted and become a vibrant part of local culture, even being taught through after-school clubs to young performers, ensuring the traditions are passed along. In popular culture In 2009 the U.S. Department of Tourism of the U.S. Virgin Islands adopted the moko jumbie as a symbol for the islands. In the late 2000s, Nick Jr. released an animated music video called "Papa Moco Jumbie," in which a little boy wants to dance like his father, a moko jumbie, in the carnival. References Afro-Caribbean culture Afro–Trinidadian and Tobagonian culture Democratic Republic of the Congo diaspora Kongo culture Nigerian diaspora in North America