Drupatee Ramgoonai is a Trinidadian chutney and chutney soca musician from Sunrees Road Charlo Village Penal. She had her biggest hit in 1988 when her "(Roll Up the Tassa) Mr. Bissessar" was a Road March contender. Drupatee Ramgoonai was born in Penal, Trinidad. She started singing alongside her mother and in the temples at a young age then went on to learn Classical singing at the feet of her trainer Ustad James Ramsewak, a veteran in the field.[1] She also gained exposure on Mastana Bahar, the Indian Cultural Pageant, winning the local song category in 1983 and 1984.[2] Her repertoire back then included local classical, bhajans, local songs and film songs. She also had some formal vocal training in Indian Classical music from classes under the acclaimed Professor Adesh. Ramgoonai recorded her first crossover tune in 1987, entitled "Chutney Soca", and gained moderate success in the calypso tents.[3] The following year she had her mega hit "Mr Bissessar (Roll Up de Tassa)", which brought her international acclaim and served as the nursery for this genre of music called chutney soca, resulting in a commercial market being created for this type of music as well.[4] She was consistent for many years with hits such as "Pepper", "Hotter Than a Chulha", "Careless Driver", "Motilal", "Tassawalley", and "Manzalina" and even the monster hit "Real Unity" with Machel Montano.[5] Her more recent contributions include "Mohana bina Gowna", "Doh Beat Yuh Wife", "Parosin Maco-ing", "D Wedding Song", "Chutney Soca Wine", and "Violin". She has won Nafieta awards and various trophies plus other awards for her unmatched contribution to Chutney Soca music. She almost won the Road March Title in Trinidad and Tobago in 1988, coming second.[citation needed] She is regarded as the Chutney Soca Queen for the blending of these musical styles in some of her songs like "Chutney Soca", "Hotter than a Chulha" and Special Brew. In recent years she has even started doing soca parang at Christmas time with songs such as "Chutney Parang" and "Fruit Cake". She created history as being the first woman of East Indian descent to sing Calypso/Soca[1][6] and has been one of the main targets of those who are scandalised by women and East Indians singing Chutney and Calypso/Soca.[3][7][8][9][10] She is well known throughout the world for her hot and spicy Chutney soca performances. She has performed throughout the Caribbean, North America, Europe and even India alongside many internationally renowned stars. Up to this day she continues to release tasteful music and do various performances across the globe and is still a force to be reckoned with. Collaborations "Indian Gyal" - Drupatee & Machel Montano "REAL UNITY" - Drupatee & Machel Montano "Nani Wine Remix" - Drupatee & Crazy "Curry Tabanca" - Drupatee & Mighty Trini "Roll Up De Tassa" - Drupatee, ft. Alison Hinds "Be Mines Tonight" - Drupatee & Blazer "Jep Sting Naina" - Drupatee, ft. Lalchan Babwa(Hunter), Neeshan Prabhoo, Ravi Bissambhar, Anil Bheem, Andy Singh Drupatee’s crossover tune Chutney Soca(1987) developed a new genre of music. The following year her mega hit “Roll up de Tassa” won international acclaim and served as the nursery for this genre of music called CHUTNEY SOCA resulting in a commercial market being created. She coined the term Chutney Soca in her first album Chatnee Soca(1987) carrying both Hindi and English versions of the said song. Back then she spelt it as Chatnee Soca. This was the first time these two words were ever used together. She was instrumental in having tassa & Chutney Soca finding its place in Carnival & paved the way for many. Her efforts later allowed competitions like Chutney Soca Monarch. Drupatee has won Nafieta awards, trophies, NY’s Sunshine Award, MIC’s award by the Indo Caribbean Community of Canada plus awards for her unmatched contribution to Chutney Soca. She’s regarded as the Chutney Soca Queen of the World. Blending of these musical styles were messages in her songs Chutney Soca, Hotter than a Chulha, Special Brew & Real Unity with Machel. She has toured North America, Europe, the Caribbean & India representing T&T as a Chutney Soca Ambassador. Dr Kumar Mahabir’s recent Magazine “Portraits of Chutney Singers,” hailed her as the “Undisputed Chutney Queen.” She’s the most popular Indian female artist known for originality & has made a “dent” on the musical landscape within the past three decades. She started singing in the late seventies, trained in Local Indian Classical & later in Eastern Indian Vocals. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.