Popular West Indian Artistes

Vishnu Rampersad was born at Tulsa Trace in Penal, Trinidad, W.I. to Phulbasie and Rampersad Sookhai. At a very tender age Vishnu became a member of the Tulsa Trace Cultural Group and remained a member until the very end. He was also a member of the Echo Sounds Orchestra, Dil Ki Awaz and Gemini Orchestras. He […]

Sookdeo Jagdeo born on July 18, 1946 to Jagdeo & Popo(Silochna) in Gandhi Village, Debe, South Trinidad. His grandmother taught him Bhojpuri (Hindi) at home. When he was 14 years old he started singing bhajans at Yagnas. Sookdeo has had a very long impressive career spanning across the globe. He sang on the radio when he

Vijay Ramkumar was born in Eccles East Bank, Demerara and grew up in Palmyra Village, East Canje, Berbice, Guyana, at the tender age of six he developed a keen interest in musical instruments and became an excellent Harmonium player by the age of eight. Over the next fifteen years Vijay continued his amazing artistry becoming

Tony Ramasar one of Trinidad and Tobago’s elite tabla players, comes from Pasea, Tunapuna. At a very young age Tony found himself surrounded by his grandmother’s dholak and her traditional singing. Since he lost his mother Samrattie Ramasar at the age of three, he grew much closer to his grandmother Parandaye Ramasar. For several years, as

Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Susan Mohip started dancing at the tender age of three, having been inspired by her mother. With the immense support and guidance of her mother and family, she became Trinidad’s leading creative and film dancer. BABY SUSAN as she was fondly called, became a name synonymous with dance in both Trinidad and the wider

Shama Ramdular is an accomplished musician who was once the founding member of the Triveni Orchestra in Trinidad. With his humble beginnings in Trinidad, Sharma quickly rose as a shining talent as a singer, songwriter and an excellent keyboard player. He was popularly dubbed as the ‘local Amitabh Bacchan’, a fitting tribute for his stage-style performance,

Rukminee Holass Beepath was born on 22nd July 1952 at Granville Cedros. She attended Granville R.C. School and then Point Fortin College. She acquired her Teacher’s Diploma from Corinth Teachers’ Training College and graduated with a Diploma in Drama Theatre Arts in Education from UWI. She has been a teacher for40 years. Among other things She is certified in Hindi, Broadcasting

Sham Rampersad hails from Trinidad where he started playing music at the tender age of seven. He has since mastered the art of playing twenty-seven different types of instruments, including Steel Pan. He is undoubtedly one of the most gifted musicians to come out of the Caribbean. Between the age of twelve and seventeen, Sham toured

The talents of Vocalist, Shakuntala Jangbahadoor, are widely recognized in the Caribbean and North America. Her melodic and haunting voice is the culmination of a life time spent in the pursuit of musical perfection. This singer, whose music is synonymous with devotion, was self taught until she received six years of professional training at India’s renowned

SEETA POORAN PANDAY, is one of the best female singers of the Caribbean / East and West Indian show business industry. She is known for the voice of Lata Mangeskar and also been called the nightingale of Guyana, she has displayed her talent at the young age of 9. Her gifted voice has won her