Montserrat is a dependency of the United Kingdom. Past pop stars include the soca bandleader Arrow, known for 1983's "Hot! Hot! Hot!". Calypso music is also popular. The influence of Irish traditions is apparent in Montserrat's symbols and heritage, especially the set dance-like Bam-chick-lay, and the presence of fife and drum ensembles similar to the bodhrán. Natives are also witness to the Jumbie Dancers, whose style is still strongly African. Instruments include the banjo an African instrument and shak-shak, an African instrument made from a calabash gourd; both of these are used in string bands. Music from the United Kingdom has achieved great international popularity since the 1960s, when the British Invasion peaked. ... The music of the Caribbean is a diverse grouping of musical genres. ... The Turks and Caicos Islands are an overseas dependency of the United Kingdom. ... The Cayman Islands are a Caribbean island chain, currently a territory of the United Kingdom. ... The Virgin Islands are partially controlled by the United Kingdom and the United States, and have had long-standing cultural ties to the island nations to the south as well as to various European colonialists. ... 1966 in music Download sample of Alton Ellis rocksteady track Girl Youve Got a Date. Download sample of Cincinatti Kid by Prince Buster, a legendary ska artist. ... Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music which originated in the British and French colonial islands of the Caribbean at about the start of the 20th century it is an especially integral part of Trinidadian music. ... Chutney musíc derives elements from soca and Hindi film songs. ... Dancehall is a type of Jamaican reggae which developed around 1979, with artists such as Barrington Levy and others who went on to become the Roots Radics. ... Dub is a form of Jamaican music, which developed in the early 1970s. ... Junkanoo is a street parade with music, which occurs in many towns across the Bahamas every Boxing Day (December 26) and New Years Day. ... Raggamuffin (or ragga) is a kind of reggae that includes digitized backing instrumentation. ... Rapso is a formas of Trinidadian music that grew out of the social unrest of the 1970s. ... Reggae is a style of music developed in Jamaica and is closely linked to the Rastafari movement, though not universally popular among Rastafarians. ... Ripsaw is a musical genre which originated in the Turks & Caicos Islands, specifically in the Middle and North Caicos. ... This article is about the Jamaican music. ... This page is about ska, the musical style. ... Soca is a dance music which is a mix of Trinidads calypso and Indian music and rhythms, especially chutney music -- it is not, as is often said, a fusion of soul and calypso. ... Spouge is a musical genre from the Caribbean nation of Barbados. ... Steelpan (also known as Pan or Steel drum, and sometimes collectively with the musicians as a Steelband) is a musical instrument and a form of music originating in Trinidad in the West Indies. ... Aruba and the five main islands of the Netherlands Antilles are part of the Lesser Antilles island chain. ... The former French colonies of Martinique and Guadeloupe are small islands in the Caribbean. ... See: Soca River (pronounced Socha River), ( Slovenian original reka Soča). ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music which originated in the British and French colonial islands of the Caribbean at about the start of the 20th century it is an especially integral part of Trinidadian music. ... Set dances, sometimes called country sets, are a popular form of folk dancing in Ireland. ... Fife from the American Civil War A fife is a small, high-pitched, flute often accompanied by drums in a military fife and drum corps. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Bodhrán with tipper The Bodhrán (IPA or ; plural bodhráin) is an Irish frame drum ranging in anywhere from 10 to 26 in diameter, with most drums measuring from 14 to 18. The sides of the drum are 3 1/2 to 8 deep. ... The banjo is a string instrument, derived from the banjar, a stringed instrument of Caribbean origins, sometimes called the gourd banjo. The banjar, in turn was based on the African akonting. Some etymologists derive it from a dialectal pronunciation of bandore, though recent research suggests that it may come from... Binomial name Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. ... A gourd is a hollow, dried shell of a fruit in the Cucurbitaceae family of plants. ...

Air Studios, a recording studio operated by George Martin, used to be on the island, and performers like the Rolling Stones, Sting and Elton John traveled there to record. After Hurricane Hugo, however, the studios were closed. Martin organized a fundraiser for the island in 1997, which included native band Arrow, Mark Knopfler, Jimmy Buffett, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Sting and Elton John. Other local bands performed simulataneously at Gerald's Bottom on the island; the occasion also saw the reformation of Climax Blues Band and the appearance of Bankie Banks. For the author, see George R. R. Martin. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Sting circa 1987 Gordon Matthew Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951), best known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician and formerly bassist and lead singer of The Police. ... Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John, KBE (born March 25, 1947) is a highly successful British pop singer, pianist, and songwriter. ... Hurricane Hugo off the coast of South Carolina Hurricane Hugo was first detected as a group of thunderstorms near Cape Verde, Africa, on September 9, 1989. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mark Knopfler with Dire Straits performing Live Mark Knopfler (born August 12, 1949 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a British guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ... In License to Chill, Buffett paired with several famous country music stars on the albums songs. ... Paul McCartney, as photographed by John Kelley for the 1968 LP The Beatles (aka The White Album). Sir James Paul McCartney, KBE, MBE (born June 18, 1942), better known as Paul McCartney, is a British musician, composer, and producer, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. ... Eric Clapton at the Tsunami Relief concert in Cardiffs Millennium Stadium, January 22nd 2005 Eric Clapton CBE (born Eric Patrick Clapp on March 30, 1945) is a British guitarist and composer, nicknamed slowhand. ...