Rakesh Yankaran
Musical Artist
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Who is Rakesh Yankaran?
Rakesh Yankaran, nicknamed "The Raja" is an award-winning chutney musician from Trinidad and Tobago. He is the son of classical Indian musician Isaac Yankaran and brother of chutney musician Anand Yankaran.
Yankaran began his career in 1974, but first gained national acclaim in 1991 with Diyaa Moday Lay Lay. Other hits include Mousie and Dulahin Chale Sa Su Rai. He won the National Chutney Monarch competition in 1996, 1997, and 2008, and the National Traditional Chutney Monarch in 2008.
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