Indian Classical Icons Of Trinidad & Tobago

The Legendary Sohan Girdharrie was born on May 23rd 1926 at the Forres Park Estate in Claxton Bay to Girdharrie and Sukhia. His father was an indentured labourer at the Sugar Cane Estate and he was also a very versatile khanjri bhajan singer. Sohan’s mother was also a talented Indian folk singer. Sohan started to sing at […]

The world of Indian Classical Singing in Trinidad and Tobago was profoundly enriched by the incomparable talent of Yusuff Khan of Ben Lomond Village, Gasparillo. From a very young age, Yusuff was destined for the stage, nurturing his gift under the guiding influence of old masters like Pandit Ramnarine Maharaj and the deeply knowledgeable Pandit

These are some rare photographs of the late Roy Cooper taken from albums in our library and other sources which we would like to share with you.  

Gangadhar Vidoor Jagroop, the cherished grandfather of Ravi Jagroop, was an absolute luminary in Indian classical music in Trinidad and Tobago. Born with an innate and profound musicality, Vidoor, a naturally gifted blind singer, an exceptional dholak player, and an A-class vocalist, lived a life that was a testament to unwavering passion and profound artistic

This is a rare photograph of the late Sputnick (also known as Sonny Balram) taken from albums in our library and other sources which we would like to share with you. We have added an Audio Sample of the voice of this Great Artiste for the listening pleasure of the many fans of Sonny Balram across the

The late Taran Persad, one of Trinidad’s most popular Indian artistes in his era, was born at Waterloo Road, Carapichaima, Trinidad, West Indies. He started his singing career at the age of ten. He later aligned himself with the Naya Zamana Indian Orchestra which was led by Ustad Nazeer Mohammed with whom he had undergone much

These are some rare photographs of Solo Girdharrie taken from albums in our library and other sources which we would like to share with you.  

Born on the 4th of March 1951 at Brickfield Road, Carapichaima, Trinidad West Indies, Sharm Yankarran was the eldest son of the late Isaac Yankarran. He began his Classical singing career at a very young age, with a voice and styling very similar to that of his father. In 1974 Sharm won Ist place in the ever

These are some rare photographs of Sam Boodram taken from albums in our library and other sources which we would like to share with you.

These are some rare photographs of the late Ramdhanie Shamma taken from albums in our library and other sources which we would like to share with you.