History of Music in Cayman Island

The Cayman Island music is a Caribbean island chain that is made up of the wise selection of the international pop music as well as special folk patterns. The Cayman national cultural foundation was established in the year 1984 and helps to keep and promote the Cayman folk music includes the organization of festivals like the Cayman Islands International Storytelling Festival, the Cayman JazzFest, Seasfarers Festival and Cayfest. There are also Pirate’s Week Festival, the Cayman JazzFest was established in 2004, and is a well-known as jazz festival, which draw on the islands deep connection with jazz. 

  

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The official national anthem of the Cayman Islands is God Save the Queen, the Beloved Isle Cayman that the words and music by organist Leila Ross-Shier which is the official national song.

The fraud is a famous folk instrument also the Christmas music is a significant part of the Cayman folk tradition, and it comprises of the serebdading, or the group composing Christmas carols on Christmas Eve, the instruments include the fiddle, accordion, mouth organ, grater and drums.

There are a Cayman Music and Entertainers Association that represent local musician’s interest and professional studios like Hopscotch studio offer recording and post-production service. Many local famous musicians are popular and they include the group Suite Elite, Bona Fide Cloudburst, the Barefoot Man, Chuck and Barrie aka Sea N’B, Heat and Nicholas Johnson.