Ramnarine Moonilal (Tole)
Ramnarine “Tole” Moonilal respected as one of the most famous musicians in Trinidad was born on May 30, 1946 to Moonilal Gookool and Mamine Moonilal. From an early age people started recognizing the extraordinary interest and abilities he exhibited with all instruments. Ramnarine later went on to be one of the founders of Dil E Nadan together with Ustad Yusuff Khan. In 1970 he led Dil E Nadan to winning the Prime Minister’s Trophy for Best Orchestral Band. That Competition was judged by the Late Great Mohd. Rafi of India. In 1971 Ramnarine got married to Bella Ramnarine and had three sons Rennie, Raymond and Richard Ramnarine. He has accomplished a lot in his career; he graced the stage along with Hari Om Sharan, Kumar Sanu and many more distinguished artistes. However, his greatest accomplishment to this date for him are his three sons. This master musician also composed and performed the test piece “Dostana” for the Saaj Samelan Competition for which other bands had to learn and compete for the prize. Ramnarine has toured Europe, North America and the Caribbean together with his band Dil E Nadan. Today Ramnarine is retired and enjoys travelling with the band and grooming his 6 Grandkids for “Generation 3” of Dil E Nadan. The Band is currently managed by Richard Ramnarine and remains the No. 1 band. We have made available to our visitors 5 very rare Audio Samples of this living legend. Back up music was done by none other than his two sons the ever-popular, Rennie Ramnarine and Raymond Ramnarine. January 29th, 2023 was a very sad day as we bid farewell to this shining star, a true legend in Trinidad’s Music Industry. His legacy will live on through his children Rennie, Raymond and Richard and his grandchildren. Condolences to his family, friends and fans on this great loss. (Copyright Hindisongstt 2025).
Photos
Ramnarine Moonilal (Tole) - Photo 1
(L-R) Dhanraj Singh, Ralph Rampersad, Bisram Moonilal, Paul Sookhai, Ramnarine Moonilal & Farouk Baksh (Sitting)
Ramnarine Moonilal (Tole) & Jonah Rajkumar
Acme Dil - E - Nadan - Orchestra - East Meets West - Vinyl Lp
(L-R) Ramnarine Moonilal, Bisram Moonilal, Fado, Haseeb Majid, Krishen Ramsook & Ashraf Hosein (Sitting)
Acme Dil - E - Nadan - Orchestra - New Dawn - Vinyl Lp
Ramnarine Moonilal (Tabla), Bisram Moonilal (Guitar - sitting), Chandradath Singh (Harmonium) & Mungal Patasar (Mandolin)
Ramnarine Moonilal (Tole) on the Keyboard
Ramnarine Moonilal (Tole) playing the Dholak
(Back Row) Richard Ramnarine, Lutchmin Ramnarine & Ramnarine Moonilal (Front Row) Renny Ramnarine & Raymond Ramnarine
Ramnarine Moonilal (Tole) - Photo 3
(L-R) Richard Ramnarine, Renny Ramnarine, Raymond Ramnarine & Ramnarine (Tole) Moonilal - Dil-E-Nadan
Pandit Ashram Sharma & Ramnarine Moonilal
Acme Dil-E-Nadan Indian Orchestra All Members)
Ramnarine Moonilal (Tole) - Photo 4
Ramnarine Moonilal (Tole) - Photo 5
Ramnarine Moonilal (Tole) & Lutchmin Moonilal
Ramnarine Moonilal (Tole) - Photo 6
Ramnarine Moonilal (Tole) on stage
(L to R) - Ramnarine Moonilal (Tole), Fado, Boya Shafiat Mohammed & Bobby Armoogam
Ramnarine Moonilal (Tole) - On The Keyboard
Videos
Ramnarine Moonilal Tole - Aaja Re Pardesi (Sample)
Ramnarine (Tole) Moonilal - Aaja Aayi Bahar Dil Hai Bekarar (Sample)
Ramnarine Moonilal (Tole) - Aaja Re Pardesi (Instrumental)
The Legendary Ramnarine Moonilal & Maestro Karamchand Maharj (Live) O Sajana Barkha Bahar Aai
Audio Tracks
Aaja Aayi Bahar Dil Hai Bekarar by Ramnarine (Tole) Moonilal (Sample)
