Title: Guyana / Danny Dholak

Print Description: The current flag of Guyana was officially adopted on May 26, 1966. The colors are
symbolic: green for agriculture and forests, white for rivers and water, gold for mineral wealth, black for endurance, and red for zeal and dynamism. Some popular musical
genres are chutney, calypso, soca, reggae, hip-hop and Hindi music. Indian music arrived with immigrants from South Asia. This originally included folk music played
with dhantal, tabla, sitar, harmonium and dholak, later including tassa drums. Music was mostly Hindu songs called bhajans, as well as filmi.