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Rakesh Yankaran
Rakesh Yankaran, nicknamed The Raja is a Trinidadian musician. He is the son of the late Indian classical musician, Isaac Yankarran and brother of the late Indian classical and chutney musicians Anand, Suresh, and Sharm Yankaran. His grandfather came from Andhra Pradesh, India to Trinidad and Tobago during the indentured labour times. He is a self-taught musician. As a child, young Rakesh loved to listen to his father sing. As a teen he started to play music himself. Today he is a professional chutney artist. He can play the Indian instruments tabla, dholak, harmonium, dhantal, and the tassa drum. Rakesh Yankaran was born in Brickfield, Carapichaima, Trinidad and Tobago to a Hindu family and is of Telugu and Bhojpuri Indian descent. He began his career in 1974, but first gained national acclaim in 1991 with Dadiyya Moday Lay Lay. Other hits include Mousie, Dulahin Chale Sasural and Naroro Ray. He won the National Chutney Monarch competition in 1996 and 1997 and 2008, and the National Traditional Chutney Monarch in 2008. He has collaborated with artists like Ravi B, Raymond Ramnarine, Sam Bhoodram, etc. Some of his albums include but are not limited to: From Wikipedia (

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Tujhe Suraj
Rakesh Yankaran
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Dulahin Chale Sasural
Rakesh Yankaran
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Aa Laut Kay Ajaa
Rakesh Yankaran
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Mousie (Medley)
Rakesh Yankaran
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Shakti Maa (Kali Bhawani Maa)
Rakesh Yankaran

Albums

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Songs of Islam: Inspirational Qaseedas

2024
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Shakti Vandana

2017
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D'Raja in a Chatack Matack Mood

2017
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Ramazan Mubarak

2024
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Maiya Ki Darshan

2017
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Bhajan Ratnavali

2017
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Tribute To Dad, Vol. 2

2023
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The Chutney Champ

2017
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Jai Kaali

2017
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Hare Rama Hare Krishna

2017

Singles & EPs

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Chand Jaise: Light It Up

Single • 2022
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Tujhe Suraj

Single • 2021

Videos

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Rakesh Yankaran - Dulahin Chalay

TriniKingDeOriginal • 106K views
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Rakesh Yankaran Megamix

socachutney • 1.3M views
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Sona Sona Lagay (Rakesh Yankaran)

TRINIFREAL VIBES • 1.6K views
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akhiyo me tu bas ja akhiyan mein band kar loon #jyotivanjara #gujarati #shorts #new#viralvideo#2025

Jinu Thakor Officel 5533 • 1.2K views
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Rakesh Yankaran - Shakti Maa

RICHARD NANAN • 15K views
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Rakesh Yankaran-Janay Chalay

TriniKingDeOriginal • 1.4M views
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Rakesh Yankaran - Mousie - Classic Chutney Music

TriniMixZone • 595K views

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