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  Popo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sundar Popo, a Trinidadian musician who was a major force in the development of chutney music.
Popo, a fictional character in V.S. Naipaul's Miguel Street.
Popo is also the name of a character in the Dragon Ball series.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Popo   (132 words)

  
 Chutney music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this year, a young man out of Barrackpore, Trinidad by the name of Sundar Popo leapt to fame with the song "Nana and Nani." The song, almost comical in nature described the affairs of a grandfather and grandmother, perhaps his own.
Sundar soon became known as the King of Chutney, the name given to this new popular form of music.
Sundar's lyrics of "Nana drinkin white rum and Nani drinkin wine," were heard just about everywhere, from the rice fields of Nickerie, Suriname, the wedding houses of Berbice, Guyana to the rum shops in San Fernando, Trinidad.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chutney_music   (617 words)

  
 Toronto-Lime.com
Sundar soon became known as the King of Chutney, the name given to this new popular form of music.
Sundar's lyrics of "Nana drinkin white rum and Nani drinkin wine," were heard just about everywhere, from the wedding houses of Berbice, Guyana to the rum shops in San Fernando, Trinidad.
Sundar knew that Chutney was his ticket to fame.
www.toronto-lime.com /music/articles/the_history_of_chutney.htm   (3767 words)

  
 SUNDAR POPO
All three have expressed interest in doing a tribute for Popo; Rikki Jai said that he and 103 FM were planning a benefit concert to help with the singer's bills, but now that Popo had died, it would probably become a tribute concert.
Popo's family has said that the Government's offer to pay for the funeral was welcome.
Popo's musical career began as a young man singing bhajans at temples and weddings in his home village.
www.nalis.gov.tt /Biography/bioSundarPopo_Legacy.htm   (1848 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Chutney music
In this year, a young man out of Barrackpore, Trinidad by the name of Sundar Popo lept to fame with the song "Nana and Nani." The song, almost comical in nature described the affairs of a grandfather and grandmother, perhaps his own.
Sundar soon became known as the King of Chutney, the name given to this new popular form of music.
Sundar's lyrics of "Nana drinkin white rum and Nani drinkin wine," were heard just about everywhere, from the wedding houses of Berbice, Guyana to the rum shops in San Fernando, Trinidad.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Chutney_music   (507 words)

  
 SUNDAR POPO
When the idea of having a benefit concert for Sundar Popo on Indian Arrival Day came up, Maharaj said one of the first people who came to his mind was Black Stalin.
Sundar Popo was born Sunilal Popo Bahora on November 4, 1943.
Jaiknath Bahora, son of Sundar Popo, said yesterday his father died while undergoing dialysis treatment at the office of a private doctor in San Fernando.
www.nalis.gov.tt /Biography/bio_SundarPopo_latesinger.htm   (1435 words)

  
 Sundar Popo
IT was the fitting send-off for a folk hero as hundreds of villagers, family members and friends turned up to extend condolences to Sundar Popo’s family at Lal Beharry Trace, Monkey Town, Barrackpore.
They came from near and far to say farewell to the late Sundar Popo who died Tuesday of a kidney and heart ailment.
And the demand for Popo to perform at both local and foreign concerts pushed him to international stardom.
www.trinbagopan.com /Sundarpopo.html   (875 words)

  
 Hinduism Today | Sep/Oct 2000
Stalin delivered the eulogy at Sundar's funeral, becoming the first fl artist to speak at the funeral of a Hindu/Indian artist.
It was a touching ceremony to see a fl calypsonian among the many orthodox Maha Sabha pundits who performed the religious rites for Sundar Popo.
During Sundar Popo's 30-year career as an entertainer, he received awards from many cultural organizations and from the government of Trinidad and Tobago in recognition of his cultural service to the people of this country, the Caribbean, North America, Holland, Fiji and Mauritius.
www.hinduismtoday.com /archives/2000/9-10/2000-9-22.shtml   (1135 words)

  
 Artist
He got his inspiration from the late Sundar Popo from Barrackpore.
Sundar Popo started his singing career at a young age with Bhajans and later local singing.
Sundar Popo,was a cultural ambassador in his own rights for Trinidad and Tobago.
www.ajeetpraimsingh.com /artists.htm   (2623 words)

  
 WestIndianTube.com - Caribbean and West Indian Videos
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 COTT Yearbook 2000 Memoriam Soondarlal Popo Sundar
Sundar Popo, four-time Indian Cultural Pageant Winner, and Black Stalin were friends for over 30 years.
In 1995 Stalin won the National Calypso Monarch title with "Tribute to Sundar Popo".
Fortunately a man's life continues in the music he has created, and so we find solace in the treasure trove left behind by Sundar Popo.
www.cott.org.tt /news/yearbook/2000/sundar.html   (177 words)

  
 Terry Gajraj - Articles
Sundar Popo, left a great impression on his tender mind.
Regarding his idol, "Sundar can still capture the audience" though his crossover to the new styles "hasn't done as well" Terry said.
Quoting Ricky Jai, he said, "everyone of us chutney singers have a little bit of Sundar Popo in us" because he's the person who "started this kind of music" widely performed today.
www.terrygajraj.com /articles/guybaboo.html   (1273 words)

  
 YouTube - Sundar Popo - Is D' Spanner She Want
sundar popo was under-rated a great man with great lyrics....toronto loved u mr popo
Sundar Popo singing d' spanner...backed by Harry Mahabir & the BWIA Indian Arts Orchestra (less)
Sundar Popo Spanner Indo Caribbean Trinidad Trini Indian Art orchestra BWIA
www.youtube.com /?v=FLt1Xw6WJvc   (346 words)

  
 Cultural Icon
No one before him had dared to mix the racy rhythms of Indian folk singing with the pulsating vibrations of soca, the beat of calypso and the strains of the dholak.
Chutney pioneer, Sundar Popo, has successfully taken his music to the world proving that Indian music is not for Indian people alone.
As an unborn baby in his mother's womb he felt the powerful stirrings of the religious Hindu songs that she sang.
www.rafimohammed.com /culicons/popo_sundar.html   (481 words)

  
 Sundar Popo
IT was the fitting send-off for a folk hero as hundreds of villagers, family members and friends turned up to extend condolences to Sundar Popo’s family at Lal Beharry Trace, Monkey Town, Barrackpore.
Sundar Popo lived in a big house which he built at the cost of one million dollars about three years ago, according to one of his sons Hemant Sundar.
The big break came in 1979 when during their concert tour to Trinidad in 1979, Babla and Kanchan heard some of Popo’s songs and were thrilled with this new form of musical expression.
www.pantrinbago.com /Sundarpopo.html   (875 words)

  
 Sundar Popo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sundar Popo Bahora (November 4, 1943-May 2, 2000) was a Chutney musician from Trinidad and Tobago.
He popularised Chutney music, beginning with his 1969 hit Nana and Nani.
"SUNDAR POPO - PIONEER IN ETHNIC CROSSOVER MUSIC", Trinidad Guardian, January 1, 2000.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sundar_Popo   (210 words)

  
 West Indian Connection   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sundar was born Soondarlal Popo in 1943 in the small village of Princess Town, Trinidad.
At a very early age Sundar Popo was drawn into the world of entertainment.
Popular chutney singer Sundar Popo died on Tuesday night at the San Fernando General Hospital following treatment for kidney related ailments.
www.wiconline.com /CONTENT_WICHOME/PERSON/sundar.cfm   (141 words)

  
 Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt :
And this is why we saw it fit to present this artiste on stage to pay tribute to Sundar Popo, Singh said.
Popo became the godfather of local Chutney songs and in 1995 calypsonian Black Stalin was inspired to sing “Tribute To Sundar Popo,” in which he called on Popo to compose a song that could bring him a lot of money.
Popo’s son, Harripersad lives in Miami, Florida and has his own collection of chutney songs in the United States.
www.newsday.co.tt /features/0,49240.html   (608 words)

  
 Popo, - Qwika
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www.qwika.com /find/Popo,   (343 words)

  
 Music of Guyana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The tan singing style is unique to the Indian community in Guyana and Suriname.
Popular Indo-Caribbean music began with the Surinamese star Ramdeo Chaitoe in the late 1950s, and accelerated with that country's Dropati and, later, Trinidad's Sundar Popo.
It was not until the late 1970s, however, that Nisha Benjamin, the first major Indo-Guyanese performer, began releasing hits like "O'Maninga".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Guyana   (431 words)

  
 Chutney music Information
Among the best examples of chutney music are Sundar Popo's Pholourie Beena Chutney, Sonny Mann's Lotayla, Vedesh Sookoo's Dhal Belly Indian, Adesh Samaroo's Rum Til I Die, Neeshan 'D Hitman' Prabhoo's Mr.
In this year, a young man out of Barrackpore, Trinidad by the name of Sundar Popo leapt to fame with the song "Nana and Nani." The song, almost comical in nature described the affairs of a grandfather and grandmother, perhaps his own.
Sundar's lyrics of "Nana drinkin white rum and Nani drinkin wine," were heard just about everywhere, from the rice fields of Nickerie, Suriname, the wedding houses of Berbice, Guyana to the rum shops in San Fernando, Trinidad.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Chutney_music   (585 words)

  
 What is Chutney Music?
I have only listened to a limited repertory of chutney music, however I have discovered a few more noticeable artists that should be looked out for in the future.
Sundar Popohas evidently been one of the pioneers in the artform, breaking many boundaries, and most importantly, forming the bond with calypso and soca,for which he is noted (Constance 1991, 77).
There are massive chutney "explosions" in Trinidad and Tobago and internationally, chutney greats such as Sundar Popo, Anand Yankaran and the Queen, Ramrajee Prabhoo are often billed by promoters to perform with
aingram.web.wesleyan.edu /chutney.html   (2165 words)

  
 CARIBBEAN FREE PHOTO » Blog Archive » Sundar Popo (Barrackpore, Trinidad)
In honour of Indian Arrival Day, being celebrated today in Trinidad & Tobago, here is singer Sundar Popo (1943-2000) and his red convertible, taken near his home in Monkey Town, Barrackpore.
Hey sundra Popo… i’m a big fan of urs i luv all ur song i’m born in guyana and i’m 12 years old i live in N.Y… my aunt name aunt waheeda is a huge fan of urs she has all of ur cds.E-mail me back please… luv ya alyways.
Sundarrr popo, da wickedest chutney singerr ever he will live on forever, his songs are styll taking over, fuk all this new chutney e really chupied.
www.caribbeanfreeradio.com /photoblog?p=8   (319 words)

  
 Indology » Philosophy » philosophy » Hinduism Today magazine - Excellent on Sulekha Groups
Sundar [a Trinidadian] was also the first Indian singer to join forces with a calypsonian, when in 1995 he sang a duet with Black Stalin in a national unity song, proclaiming Indian and African unity.
It was a touching ceremony to see a fl calypsonian among the many orthodox Maha Sabha pundits who performed the religious rites for Sundar Popo.
So close was the bond between Stalin and Sundar that the normally strict and traditional Maha Sabha president, Sri Sat Maharaj, broke the rules, so to speak, and allowed Stalin to sing.
www.sulekha.com /groups/postdisplay.aspx?cid=18460&forumid=756949   (453 words)

  
 Sundar Popo’s drug addict son! - TnT Mirror.com
THE talented son of the late legendary chutney singer Sundar Popo, the man who paved the way for chutney music, has now joined the ranks of the homeless on the streets of San Fernando.
Terry Sundar, the 38-year-old Barrackpore recording chutney artiste, who has been battling a chronic drug problem which has seen him in and out of jail several times, is now crying out for help.
Sundar, who at one time seemed all set to take the chutney baton from his dad, promised his fans so much, beginning since the days when he graced the stage with the singing icon.
www.tntmirror.com /sunday/2006/jan15/story09.htm   (685 words)

  
 YouTube - Sundar Popo - Daroo Daroo
Sundar was 110% Trini...He did big up d whole ah d Guyanese posse, but he was pure trini...chuss meh, is meh cousin
King Of Chutney Sundar Popo singing Daroo Daroo...
Sundar Popo DarooDaroo Chutney Soca Trini Indo Caribbean Trinidad
www.youtube.com /watch?v=k-Ep7L-TL7k   (417 words)

  
 SUNDAR POPO - Chutney Singer
No one before him had dared to mix rhythms of Indian folk with soca.
He has won the Indian Cultural Pageant four times and this led organisers to create a special category for his original compositions.
He has performed with international Indian stars Kanchan and Babla, Anup Jalotha, Amitab Bachan and Keshor Kumar and with popular local calypsonians such as Black Stalin whose "Sundar Where the Song" helped him cop the monarchy.
www.nalis.gov.tt /Biography/bio_SundarPopo2.htm   (563 words)

  
 Musicians - Sundar Popo
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Sundar Popo Bahora (November 4, 1943-May 2, 2000) was one of the many great musical innovators of Trinidad and Tobago.
You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
listing-index.ebay.com /musicians/Sundar_Popo.html   (150 words)

  
 Sundar Popo of Trinidad & Tobago
Home : Entertainment : Music : Singer : Sundar Popo
Sundar Popo Bahora (November 4, 1943- May 2, 2000) was one of the many great musical innovators of Trinidad and Tobago.
He was known for a string of hit songs which are deeply embedded in the psyche of chutney music fans, perhaps none more strongly than Poulaurie Beena Chutney.
www.search.co.tt /trinidad/sundarpopo/index.html   (71 words)

  
 Sampling chutney - Sepia Mutiny
Chutney was the name given to the pop/folk music of the East Indians that lived in the Caribbean region… In the summer of 1996, the dance hit, “Calcutta Woman” [by Sharlene Boodram] made its debut on the North American and European pop charts… its Wine Yuh Waist lyrics were constantly being sampled by American [DJs]…
Sundar Popo lept to fame with the song “Nana and Nani.” The song, almost comical in nature described the affairs of a grandfather and grandmother, perhaps his own… Sundar’s lyrics of “Nana drinkin white rum and Nani drinkin wine,” were heard just about everywhere…
The traditional West Indian Calypso was being merged into a new form of music called Soca… Chutney music was caught up in this change, which would later evolve it into a new style called Indian Soca… it was almost solidly dominated by Afro West Indians during its early days.
www.sepiamutiny.com /sepia/archives/001647.html   (1117 words)

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