Indo-Caribbean music is most common in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Jamaica, Martinique and Suriname.
Instrumentation consists mostly of the dhantal, a metal rod and claper, and the dholak, a two-headed barrel drum.
Modern Indo-Caribbean traditions include the seasonal, responsorial men's form, the chowtal, and a vocal song form called taan-singing, performed by a single male vocalist accompanied by his own harmonium and further accompaniment by the dholak and dhantal.
Chutney is a form of popular dance music that developed in the mid-to late 20th century.
Modern Indian film music, filmi, is also renowned among Indo-Caribbean people.