Amid all the persistent malice triggered by this COVID pandemic, one of the least reported consequences is the impact on the music industry. On entering, it must be noted that, before the epidemic, there was a decline here, as well as in the Caribbean generally, for those whose income derived from playing or selling music in its various forms. Overall, the forms of music that are native to us – soca, reggae, cadence, calypso, etc. – have been hit hard in the last few decades in the number of outlets selling the that material on CDs and tapes, as well as in the drastic decline. of bands playing live in our various hotels, restaurants, bars etc. Music concerts, too, sometimes involving visiting foreign bands, have been almost completely curtailed, and it is clear that even the variety of push carts selling Caribbean music CDS. , commonly seen in previous years, is now found on city streets in Georgetown or New Amsterdam and some record shops have gone out of business.