Guyana Where and What 2023-2024 for website_compressed

Music
runners Fiona Singh, Terry Gajraj
and Mahendra Ramkellawan, Ravi
Ramphal, GI, Vanita Willie, Kevin Singh,
Tony Cuttz, AW Lyrical, Vicadi Singh,
Bunty Singh serve up their delectable
spices for chutney lovers at home and
abroad.
Poonam Singh has been making
inroads into the North American and
recently in Colombia markets, under
professional management while
Jackie Jaxx is engaging the spotlight
on her own at home and abroad. Shelly
G, Michelle ‘Big Red’ King, Tanecia
DeFreitas, Vanilla and Fojo are also
enjoying their share of the overseas
spotlight. The Mashramani season
(February) brings a buzz of activities
in the Guyana’s music industry as
competition time approaches. New
names on the scene are Jovinski
Thorne, Junior calypso Monarch and
runner up Junior Soca Monarch 2018,
Tshanna Cort( two time junior calypso
Monarch 2016 & 2017).
Another new comer is Onica Joseph &
Brandon Harding 2018 senior calypso
king and queen. Fresh names on the
scene are Diana Chapman calypso
monarch 2017 and Drew Thoven,
producer, working with prominent
Caribbean artistes.
Brandon Harding retained his crown
in 2019.
Guyana has been a favourite
destination for International Mega
Artistes as local promoters ensure
regular star-studded treats for tens
of thousands of Guyanese and music
fans from neighbouring states and
sister Caribbean countries.
Soca King - Machell Montano, Rap
Sensation – Rick Ross, Dance Hall
Super Stars – Popcaan, Tommy Lee
as well as R&B heart throb, R Kelly
and John Legend have all graced the
Guyanese stage.
Popular Indian playback singers, Udit
Narayan and Alka Yagnik as well as
Muslim rock start Sami Yusuf are all
in the mix, performing at the Guyana
National Stadium.. The Stalwarts and
Music Ambassadors continue to hold
their own.
Eddy Grant of the Equals fame
remixed his ‘Electric Avenue’ a few
years ago and hit platinum with great
international success.
The Guyana Festival, staged in August
2014, held a ‘Night of Legends’ which
featured many of our singers of
yesteryear: Dave Martins, Sammy
Baksh, Sach Persaud teaming up with
a younger generation artistes Lisa
Punch, Terry Gagraj, and many others.
Guyana’s ethnicity has influenced its
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