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David Rudder

David was born in Belmont, Trinidad on May 6, 1953. One of nine children, he spent much of his early childhood with his grandmother, a spiritual Baptist, growing up near a pan yard and a Shango yard, in a neighbourhood where boys dreamed of being entertainers.        It was the influence of the Shango and Pan yard that was to actually colour his music. The chanting of the Shango Baptists continues to be at the heart of many of his songs, though his musical tastes in the past had leaned towards jazz. Other influences include the African music of Yossou N'Dour, Salif Keita, Mory Kante and Alpha Bondy. His CDs Hear 'smash hit' "Trini-to-the-Bone"

Super Blue

Austin Lyons, Super Blue, is the super soca star.  His charisma is immeasurable. His live performances are mesmerizing... as his aura fills the stage, the crowd reacts to every move.  He walks on stage, opens his arms and the crowd goes into a frenzy. His achievements are incredible. From his amazing entrance on the Soca scene with his massive hit Soca Baptist, with which he won Road March in 1980, he then went on to winning Road March in 1981 & 1983. Hear "RIP" with real audio

Papa Nezer

By KATHLEEN MAHARAJ PAPA Nezer was not an obeah man, but he knew his way around it. "He could undo the work of obeah. If somebody did a spell to do something to an individual, he could undo that but he never cast it himself," says anthropologist Prof Frances Henry. Henry, who has both American and Canadian citizenship and is married to a Trinidadian, lived in Samuel Ebenezer Elliott's house for three months in 1956. She had come to Trinidad to study the Shango religion and everywhere she went she was told "Ask Pa Nezer, he knows everything." more on Papa Nezer here

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