Caribbean ARTICLE CONTENTS: Socio-musical Overview Caribbean-canadian Musical Communities Caribbean Music In The Canadian And International Contexts Documentation And Research Caribbean music is an important component of musical life in Canada on two grounds: firstly, significant numbers of Caribbean peoples have immigrated to Canada, particularly beginning in the 1960s, and have continued the musical traditions of their homelands in the new environment; and secondly as early as the 1920s successive styles of Caribbean-derived music began to form part of the fabric of Euro-American pop music and thus part of the musical experience of many Canadians over the years. Ethnic GroupsThe Caribbean Area The Caribbean area includes the insular Caribbean, and also mainland territories washed by the Caribbean Sea having strong historical and cultural connections to the island territories (ie, Belize, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname). The Caribbean area is linguistically, culturall