Popular Guyanese performers include: Terry Gajraj, Eddy Grant, Dave Martins & the Tradewinds[1] (Johnny Braff, Ivor Lynch & Sammy Baksh), Aubrey Cummings, Collé Kharis and Nicky Porter.
After emancipation, the period in which the British sought to bring indentured labor into the colonies introduced musical traditions of India, as well as Portugal and other countries.
Tan singing and folk music accompanied by tassa drums followed instruments such as the harmonium, sitar, tabla, dholak and dhantal.
Hindi has given way to English and Caribbean creole languages giving rise to fusion styles such as chutney, which flourished mostly in Trinidad and Tobago during its early years as Guyanese media outlets greatly restrained Indian culture in the 1970s and 80s.
[4] Calypso music, common among Afro-Caribbean communities, has also been an outlet for criticizing the government or addressing other social issues.
[7] Guyanese-born musicians who developed their musical careers abroad include Mad Professor (Neil Fraser).