The Tambu is the main drum instrument for the Wapichan and Macuxi Peoples' of Guyana. The instrument is found among indigenous peoples in other parts of the Amazon including Brazil.
Sweet Hand is a classical drumming pattern used in celebratory or events of jollification in Guyana's African centred villages. Certain cultural expressions like the Masquerade which evolved out of the slave and colonial experiences utilized this rhythm; Sweet Hand continues to be performed in other events such as births, Kwe-Kwe or weddings and other village ceremonies. Its rhythm and human pulses are somewhat symmetrical; the rhythm is also very similar to the Mento or Heartbeat, the Jamaican rhythmic percussive foundation of Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae genres (Sagar, R. Ethnic Conversations in Sonic Spaces, 2012).
Musicians: Frank Hernandez (violin), Basil Rodrigues (guitar), Manuel Cornelius (samburá, guitar), Vincent Sookhan (banjo), Anthony Torres (ukulele), Basil Hernandez (maracas).
The Cummings Lodge Industry Hindu Society Ramayana Gole
and Amar Deep Ramayana Sangh sing in the traditional ‘baani’ style, the
sumiran from the Ramayana.
The Cummings Lodge Industry Hindu Society Ramayana Gole and Amar Deep Ramayana Sangh sing in the traditional ‘baani’ style using the baramasa air from Kishkinda Kanda
The Cummings Lodge Industry Hindu Society Ramayana Gole and Amar Deep Ramayana Sangh sing in the traditional ‘baani’ style using the
baramasa air from Kishkinda Kanda