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 […]

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

The late Vidoor, one of Trinidad’s most popular classical singer-drummer was born blind. Vidoor’s genius as a singer and drummer eventually won him the Trinidad and Tobago championship. In 1969 he represented the island at an International Indian singing contest, in Guyana.We have added an Audio Sample of the voice of this Great Artiste for the

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.