Finding that elusive Guyana sound

Keith Waithe (left) at the Rupununi Music and Arts festival (Colin Edwards photo)

By G Derry Etkins

Guyana, a land with a rich Cultural heritage, is still to develop a sound, or sounds, of her own!

We were given the music and the instruments from the European tradition, so-called Classical Music, when we came to Guyana. At the same time, we brought our various musical styles, and some of our instruments with us. There was some music already here, that