Tags: Music Festival.
During the 19th century Trinidadians and other Caribbean islanders began migration to Venezuela particularly to the city of El Callao to work in the gold mines. They brought the music of Calypso with them which later became very popular in the city. The folk music is a mixture of Venezuelan and Caribbean genres and is sung in Spanish and/or Caribbean English. It is closely associated with the Carnival festival a tradition also brought by the West Indian people.