Folk Music
While many immigrants from the Caribbean brought with them the folk music of the area, it was not until the 1960s when The Spinners a folk group from Liverpool, England, who were the first multiracial singing group to have a major success in the UK brought Caribbean folk music in to the mainstream. Cliff Hall, their West Indian singer and guitarist, born in Cuba and brought up in Jamaica, brought many songs from the Caribbean to their repertoire including "Woman Sweeter than Man", "Matty Rag" and "Linstead Market".
Read more about this topic: Caribbean Music In The United Kingdom
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