Adesh Samaroo is a
Trinidadian
Trinidadians and Tobagonians, colloquially known as Trinis or Trinbagonians, are the people who are identified with the country of Trinidad and Tobago. The country is home to people of many different national, ethnic and religious origins. As a ...
chutney
A chutney is a spread in the cuisines of the Indian subcontinent. Chutneys are made in a wide variety of forms, such as a tomato relish, a ground peanut garnish, yogurt or curd, cucumber, spicy coconut, spicy onion or mint dipping sauce.
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soca singer born in
Tacarigua
Tacarigua (originally San Pablo de Tacarigua) is a town in the East–West Corridor of Trinidad and Tobago, located east of Tunapuna, north of Trincity and west of Arouca. It is on the banks of the Tacarigua River. The city is governed by the Tu ...
in central Trinidad. He gained notice on the local scene in late 2002 with his song "Rum Till I Die"
from the album of the same name.
His second release, entitled "Caroni Close Down", played upon the fact that the local sugar cane company, Caroni (1975) Ltd. had recently been shut down. After the success of his third single, "Rajin Jheem Jheem Joom" Samaroo began performing abroad.
Samaroo won the National Chutney Monarch in 2004. The same year, he performed with late Indian performer
Kanchan. Samaroo has won a total of eleven awards at the 103 FM Music Awards, six in 2004 and five in 2005. He has also won the World Caribbean Awards and The Sunshine Music Awards.
In April 2005 Samaroo was involved in a major automobile accident that left him in critical condition. He returned to performing seven months later on 12 November 2005 in Skinner Park, San Fernando, Trinidad. The concert was entitled 'The Return Of Adesh, Thanks For Life'.
As of late 2005 Samaroo was working on a fourth album. He completed his album successfully and is once again on the scene.
In March 2016, Samaroo signed exclusively to soca music distributor and label
Fox Fuse
Fox Fuse is a leading digital music label for Caribbean music and is the largest label worldwide for soca and chutney music. Based in Tampa, Florida (previously in New York City), Fox Fuse has built a strong reputation working with superstar c ...
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References
21st-century Trinidad and Tobago male singers
Chutney musicians
Trinidad and Tobago Hindus
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Trinidad and Tobago people of Indian descent
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