Heeralal Rampartap

The story so far.

Written and edited by Smokiller

Heeralal Rampartap is an Indo-Trinidadian entertainer, sometimes billed as D Hero. He won the International Chutney Soca Monarch three times, in 1997, 2003 and 2005, and took the National Chutney Monarch title in 2002 and 2003. He also placed first at the Indian Cultural Pageant three years running and in 2005 he was crowned the first Tuco Chutney Monarch, a title he went on to win again. His catalogue includes Chutney Posse, Basmatee, Balama wa ray, Run for meh life, Dai meh family and I'm a Trini. In 2005 he released Treat Yuh Woman Nice, a social commentary urging men to share roles at home and respect women. That same year he received the Hummingbird Silver Medal for culture. Most of the songs he has won with were written by his daughter Shakti, and his wife wrote the others, and he has cut a bhajan album backed by his band, Shakti - D Mash Up Crew. In 2007 he joined a Trinidad and Tobago trade mission.