The story and the man behind the music

Founded in 2008, The Supernormal Band is the brain child of singer/songwriter Andy Rambharat. Andy, hailing from the slums and ghetto of Malick in east Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago has played the local rock scene of Trinidad for 20 years rising to iconic status with his previous bands Alexes Machine and D Boomslang then cementing his place the rock n’ roll history on the island with a tenacious hit; ‘Fishnin’, the first single from The Supernormal Band that has amassed over 60,000 views on YouTube, a seemingly impossible achievement for a rock band on the twin island republic of Trinidad & Tobago which is overwhelmingly dominated by traditional Caribbean music such as Calypso, Kaiso, Chutney, Soca, Dancehall and Reggae.
Despite the lack of support and interest in rock music by the general public of the island, Andy has strived on in his dream of making a living off of writing and performing rock music to the point in 2014 when he made the undeniably brave decision to quit his job in order to do music full time without the distractions and limitations of having a day job. The musical climate of Trinidad is that it is impossible for a rock musician to make a living in the country as less than 1% of the population support local rock music.
However, Andy has made a resolve that this is what he wants to do with his life despite the majority of people around him advising him otherwise. The constant influx of people telling him that he cannot achieve his dreams tests Andy’s and the rest of the band’s psych everyday and this mental war of fear versus belief and success versus failure, provides the lyrical content for a number of the band’s songs such as ‘The Fire Inside’, ‘Overseer’, ‘Don’t Panic’, ‘Anchor’s Away’, ‘Rocktopus’, etc. These are affirmations and mantras of the band, reminding them and encouraging others to remain strong in their personal beliefs and dreams and that every and anything is possible once the ‘the fire burns inside’. Read more