Eddy Grant Guyana’s musical history

The first 20th century saw a number of popular Guyanese dance bands. By the 1960s, these big bands with prominent horns, woodwinds and other instruments became less popular in favor of a wave of string bands. Among these famous singers is star singing sensation Edmond Montague “Eddy Grant” who was born March 5th 1948 in Plaisance, Guyana.

 Some of Guyana musical gene includes:

Shanto

Shanto is a form of Guyanese music, related to both calypso and mento. It became a major part of early popular music through its use in Guyanese vaudeville shows. These songs are topical and light-hearted, often accompanied by a guitar.

Calypso

Calypso is especially popular in Guyana, which was imported from Trinidad. Calypso is lyrically oriented and is often played during celebrations like Mashramani.

Indo-Caribbean

Indian music arrived with immigrants from South Asia. This originally included folk music played with dhantal, tabla, sitar, harmonium and dholak, which later including tassa drums. Music was mostly Hindu songs called bhajans.

Reggae

Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style, reggae is most played in Guyana parties and clubs