Dil – e Nadan is an authentic West Indian band originating from Trinidad and Tobago and was founded in 1957 by the late Usaf Khan and Ramnarine Moonilal. Dil e nadan won the Prime Minister’s Trophy for best indian orchestration which was judged by the late great Mohammed Rafi 1962. The band enjoyed alot of success in the years to follow and dominated the local indian industry. In the 80’s the band toured mainly Canada,Guyana and Suriname and boasted the best local singers the country had at the time. (Nazimul and Ruby, Ras Nancoo). In the mid 80’s Ramnarine’s two sons Rennie and Raymond joined the group as percussionists then moving on to trumpets, and then Guitars and Keyboards. With the push from then manager Haseeb Majid ,Raymond started his career as a lead singer. He entered the national duet singing competition with Swarsati Maraj in 1989 and won first place. This proved to be the start of the rise of the Indian Culture among the youths in Trinidad and Tobago. The next year (1990) Raymond entered Mastana Bahar where he placed Second in the grand finals. Rennie the eldest of the brothers also sang in the finals.That same year the youngest of the brothers Richard joined the band as a Tabla and Dholak player. The band did there first show in New York in 1993 at York College in Queens. (the show was sold out 1 week in advance) Then in 1996 the band was signed to Soca Paradise (Ramesh Singh) and released there first C.D. People’s Choice. The success seemed to have just started as the band became the first band to tour Holland and Spain in 1997. In 1999 Richard became the youngest manager in Trinidad at only 19. Soon after Dil – e Nadan became the first chutney group to perform at the world renouned Brass Festival and Youth Festival. Dil e nadan holds the record for the most awards at the 103fm awards show winning 24 awards. The band is currently sponsered by Bmobile and Stag. Dil e nadan recently signed a Five year deal in Holland with Bollywood LTD for performances in Europe.

Raymond Ramnarine is the leader of the WORLD’s #1 SOCA CHUTNEY BAND, started his career at the age of 10. Being musically gifted he played trumpet, keyboards, drums….just about anything he could get his hands on!! He took up singing when he was 15 and that was the turning point. He went on to win numerous competitions in Trinidad  and was awarded best male artist on many occasions. He also won best International singer in Holland, Chutney King in Canada, touring numerously in the  Caribbean, U.S,  Canada, Holland, Spain and was given the title: ‘DA SHOWSTOPPA‘ by his adoring fans! …. Raymond Ramnarine, leader of the band Dil-e-Nadan, has claimed the title of 2013 Lotto Plus Chutney Soca Monarch!

“I did this for my people, my culture and about moving forward. I would serve my people and uplift my culture to the highest,” “ I want to go out and I really want to inspire the young ones”  The biggest thanks again to my fans most of all and the Ministry of Arts and Multiculturalism of TnT. THANKS TO GOD AND EVERYONE THAT MADE THIS POSSIBLE !!! I LOVE YOU ALL  !!!!  FROM “D SHOW STOPPA”  RAYMOND RAMNARINE! AND MY BAND THE  DIL-E-NADAN !!!  MY LIFE, MY MUSIC, DEN !

This show will also be featuring Mistah Vic who had this to present about this musical talent: “I play all kinds of music. It all depends on the crowd,  I believe in “what the crowd wants the crowd gets!” I grew up with music in my family. I got most of my musical foundation from my father, Devindra Harilal. Both of my parents equally support me. I’ve been into music since I was a kid,  started off by playing tabla and harmonium at the temple. I also used to sing bhajans. Then I played keyboard and sang in a band called Soundsations with my father. This all started when I was around 7 or 8 years old or maybe even younger. I started DJing when i was 13. DJing is a hobby and I love doing it. But entertainment and performing is something I would like to take to another level. One of my biggest goal is to have my own band in the next 1 to 3 years. I think my most memorable performance would be this weekend at Chutney Soca In Da Hive 2.0!” Riddim Souljah will be taking the stage, and this will be the finest in West Indian Entertainment to hit Montreal in well over a decade!!