Culture

Experience Cultural Guyana

Guyana's Culture is a sweet, diverse mixture of six races which include Indian, African, European and native elements We are very much like one of our popular spicy, fragrant dishes cook-up rice. That's one of the many things that make's Guyana so special. Our wonderful Ethnic mix has contributed to our spicy cuisine, charming accent, unique traditions, and religion, brilliant folktales, colorful clothing, excellent sporting events and much, much more. We encourage you to experience Cultural Guyana.

Music & Entertainment: Guyana 's Music is a reflection of our ethnic diversity. It includes Regaae, Latin, Soca, calypso, dancehall and Chutney. Popular Guyanese performers include Terry Gajraj , Mark Holder , Eddy Grant , Dave Martins & the Trade winds, Aubrey Cummings and Nicky Porter .Music is a must at all our festivals and other popular events. Music is an intricate part of our Guyanese heritage and we invite you to experience it with us. read more

Cuisine and Recipes: Guyanese foods have a distinct blend of influences from East Indian, African, Amerindian, Chinese, Caribbean and European cultures. Enjoy aromatic pepperpot, an Amerindian dish made with our wonderful natural ingredients, cook-up rice, spicy curries,cow-heel soup and seafood dishes made with our sea trout and succulent prawns. Juices, beer and fruit punch are popular beverages.We are also famous for our award winning El Dorado Special Reserve Rum, which was voted the Best Rum in the World 3 years in a row by the international Wine and Spirits competition held in London. Guyana's Cusine is rich, flavourful and will leave you wanting more. read more

Cultural Events: Our cultural events like everything else are influenced by our diverse people and religions. These events are alive with Vibrant color, music, food, dance and much more. They showcase who we are as a people. The richness. read more here

Sports: Guyana is a land rich in various talents. Sports is no exception.Our Sportsmen and women are internationally recognised for their perseverance, commitment and raw talent in Cricket, Squash, Tennis, Soccer,Basketball and much more. A few of the Players who make us proud are Gold Medal Winner at the commonwealth games Aliann Pompey, Gold Medal Winner and outstanding squash player Nicolette Fernandes our amazing cricketers Basil Butcher , Shivnarine Chanderpaul , Colin Croft , Roy Fredericks , Lance Gibbs , Carl Hooper , Alvin Kallicharran , Rohan Kanhai , Clive Lloyd and Ramnaresh Sarwan . read more here