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"Drupatee Ramgoonai (; born 2 March 1958) is an Trinidadian and Tobagonian chutney and chutney soca musician. She was responsible for coining the term "chutney soca" in 1987 with her first album, entitled Chutney Soca, which included both English and Hindustani versions of the songs. She had her biggest hit the following year when her "(Roll Up the Tassa) Mr. Bissessar" was a Road March contender. She was instrumental in tassa and chutney soca finding its place in Carnival and her efforts later led to competitions such as Chutney Soca Monarch. Biography Drupatee Ramgoonai was born on Sunrees Road in Charlo Village, Penal, Saint Patrick County, Penal-Debe, Trinidad and Tobago, on 2 March 1958 into a Hindu Indian family. She started singing alongside her mother in the mandir at a young age, then went on to learn Indian classical singing from her trainer Ustad James Ramsewak, a veteran in the field.Tejaswini Niranjana, Mobilizing India: Women, Music, and Migration between India and Trinidad, Durham, North Carolina: Duke University, 2000. , p. 98. She also gained exposure on Mastana Bahar, the Indian Cultural Pageant, winning the local song category in 1983 and 1984.Niranjana, pp. 98–99. Ramgoonai recorded her first crossover tune in 1987, entitled "Chutney Soca", and gained moderate success in the calypso tents. The term chutney soca was first coined by Drupatee Ramgoonai with that crossover tune "Chutney Soca" in 1987 and Ramgoonai is considered the mother of chutney soca.Niranjana, p. 100. The following year released "Mr Bissessar (Roll Up de Tassa)".Dave Thompson, Reggae and Caribbean Music, San Francisco: Backbeat, 2001, , p. 72. She has also released songs such as "Pepper", "Hotter Than a Chulha", "Careless Driver", "Motilal", "Tassawalley", and "Manzalina" and "Wuk Up D Ladki" with Machel Montano.Niranjana, p. 167. She created history as being the first woman of Indian descent to sing calypso and socaNiranjana, p. 150. and has been one of the main targets of those who are scandalised by women and Indians singing chutney, chutney soca, calypso, and soca.Niranjana, p. 86.Niranjana, p. 113.Ronald Michael Radano, Philip Vilas Bohlman, Music and the Racial Imagination, Chicago: University of Chicago, 2000, , p. 333.Shalini Puri, The Caribbean Postcolonial: Social Equality, Post-Nationalism, and Cultural Hybridity, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, , p. 196. In 2016 Drupatee signed an exclusive digital distribution agreement with Fox Fuse, making her entire music catalog available digitally worldwide for the first time."CARIBBEAT: Chutney queen Drupatee branches out with exclusive digital deal", New York Daily News, May 22, 2016. Collaborations *"Indian Gyal" – Drupatee and Machel Montano *"Real Unity" – Drupatee and Machel Montano *"Nani Wine Remix" – Drupatee and Crazy *"Curry Tabanca" – Drupatee and Mighty Trini *"Roll Up De Tassa" – Drupatee, ft. Alison Hinds *"Be Mines Tonight" – Drupatee and Blazer *"Jep Sting Naina" – Drupatee, ft. Hunter (Lalchan Babwa), D'Hitman (Neeshan Prabhoo), Ravi Bissambhar, Anil Bheem, and Andy Singh * "Nazron Se Kehdo" - Drupatee and Satnarine Ragoo * "Mujko Thand" -Drupatee and D'Hitman (Neeshan Prabhoo) References Trinidad and Tobago female singers Chutney musicians Living people Trinidad and Tobago Hindus 1945 births People from Penal–Debe "
"Michael 'Mickey' Houston is an Irish Gaelic football manager. He is a former manager of St Eunan's and a selector on the county panel during Mickey Moran's tenure. While working with the senior team he quit after a public falling out with Moran. Houston has been linked with the senior Donegal job in the past. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Gaelic football managers Gaelic football selectors Place of birth missing (living people) People associated with St Eunan's College GAA people from County Donegal "
"Élysée Montmartre () is a music venue located at 72 Boulevard de Rochechouart, Paris, France. It opened in 1807, burned down in 2011, reopened in 2016, and has a capacity of 1,380 patrons. The nearest métro station is Anvers. Origins The Élysée Montmartre was originally a ballroom inaugurated in 1807:fr:Dictionnaire historique des rues de Paris where the famous Can-Can was performed among others dances during the 19th century. In 1900, the venue was damaged by fire and re-decorated. After the Second World War, it started hosting boxing matches. Notable productions The piece The Mask by Maupassant takes place in the venue. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec created several paintings here as well. From the mid-1970s to mid-1980s, a wide variety of French and international performers gained notoriety at the location, including Patti Smith, Alain Souchon, and Jacques Higelin. In 1992, Steel Pulse released their first live album, Rastafari Centennial - Live in Paris, which was recorded over three nights at the venue. David Bowie's performance, during the Hours Tour, on 14 October 1999, was filmed and recorded, with three songs later appearing on the CD single of "Survive". The full concert was released as a live album entitled "Something In The Air (Live Paris '99)" in 2020. In 2005, Cradle of Filth recorded their live DVD, Peace Through Superior Firepower at the venue. The performance was filmed on 2 April 2005. In 2007, The Counting Crows re-released their debut album, August and Everything After, as a two-disc deluxe edition. The second disc is a recording of a performance at the theatre on 9 December 1994. The venue is mentioned in The Roots' song, "You Got Me", as a place where the subject saw the band and narrator perform, even though they both lived in the same building in Philadelphia. Recent history The Élysée Montmartre burning. The main room The room returned to its original vocation in 1995 with dancing evenings animated by the Grand Orchestre de L’Élysée Montmartre and it is now one of the most famous music venues in the city. Finnish Metal band Sonata Arctica were the last band to perform at "Élysée" before it caught fire on 16 March 2011. On 22 March 2011 in the morning, the building caught fire.The Associated Press The venue was purchased by Julien Labrousse and Abel Nahmias in 2013, it was rebuilt completely under the direction of Julien Labrousse, it reopened on September 2016 with a concert of Matthieu Chedid. References External links *Élysée Montmartre official site *Venue description Music venues in Paris Buildings and structures in the 18th arrondissement of Paris 1807 establishments in France Montmartre Music venues in France "