Shanto

Shanto

Shanto is a form of Guyanese music, related to both calypso and mento. [cite web|url=http://www.research.wayne.edu/hum/brown_bag/03-04abstracts/Bernard%20Flyer.pdf|accessdate=October 1|accessyear=2006|title=The African Folk Music Tradition from Guyana: A Discourse and Performance|work=Brown Bag Colloquium Series 2003-2004] It became a major part of early popular music through its use in Guyanese vaudeville shows; songs are topical and light-hearted, often accompanied by a guitar. [cite web|url=http://www.gems-av.com/themakingofpopguyanesemusic.htm|title=The Making of Popular Guyanese Music|accessdate=October 1|accessyear=2006|author=Seals, Ray]

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