Indian Classical Icons Of Trinidad & Tobago

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

Ustad Haniff Mohammed was born in 1933 in Fyzabad, Trinidad West Indies to Isahac & Kariman Mohammed. He started his classical singing career at the age of 27. In 1961, at the age of 28 he sang at a farewell where he first met the Late Pandit Mahase Maharaj who within days became his Guru. He received

Dev Bansraj Ramkissoon was born in 1951, at Tarouba Village, Marabella, Trinidad, West Indies. In 1967 at the tender age of 17, he made a name for himself in Classical Indian Singing by winning the Independence Celebration Championship Indian Singing Competition in Trinidad and Tobago. He has received his early training from Ustad Jhagroo Kawal. In

Budram Holass was born Dec. 29th 1954 to Samdaye and Harry Holass at Granville, Trinidad and Tobago. From his early childhood, Budram and his siblings including his sister, the versatile Rukminee Holass Beepath were tutored by their parents, who were versatile singers and musicians. His father was well-versed in Hindi and Bhojpuri. His career started

The renowned Balliram Bala was born in the year 1941 to Sonya Ramroop and Ramroop Latchman at Phoenix Park, California. His father was a very versatile bhajan singer and from a very early age he took him along wherever he went. Balliram’s father purchased a drum (dholak) for him when he was 10, and he dutifully taught

Ashook Yankaran son of the legendary singer Isaac Yankaran and Moonimah in the small village of Brickfield California. He was born in a very talented family, his father being the number one Indian Singer at that time and his mother was also very talented leading her own group of ladies and playing the dholak. Ashook

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