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Moravian missionaries used music used hymns to reach the Kalina people in the area of Berbice. Slaves brought to the region via the Atlantic slave trade contributed African influences from a wide array of different cultures, although music and dance was also utilized to promote fitness in slaves by their sellers.
Classification: People: By occupation: Entertainers / Music people: Musicians: By nationality: ... Guyanese musical groups (3 P) R. Guyanese reggae musicians (1 C, 1 ...
In the late 1920s, he developed the concept of "shanto" music, which he described as "an improvisation of words and music with an Afro-West Indian beat, with satirical comments on people, events and things...". His songs were aimed at, and commented on issues relevant to the everyday lives of, the working-class urban population of Guyana. [1] [2]
The following list of Guyanese artists (in alphabetical order by last name) includes artists of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Guyana, ...
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Keith Waithe is a Guyana-born musician, composer and teacher who has been based in the United Kingdom since 1977. [1] He is best known as a flautist and founder of the Macusi Players – a world music [2] jazz band whose name derives from the indigenous Guyanese Macushi people – and has been "acknowledged as the best flute player that Guyana has ever produced". [1]
Guyana's musical tradition is a mix of African, Indian, European, and Latin elements. The most popular type of music is Calypso and its offshoots and mixes, like in other parts of the Eastern Caribbean. The various types of popular music include reggae, calypso, chutney, Soca, local Guyanese soca-chutney and Bollywood film songs (or Indian music).
Shanto is a form of Guyanese music, related to both calypso and mento, [12] and became a major part of early popular music through its use in Guyanese vaudeville shows; songs are topical and light-hearted, often accompanied by a guitar. [13] Other genres include: Chutney; Chutney Soca; Dancehall; Calypso