TERRENAISSANCE MEANS REBIRTH OF THE LIVING WORLD.

The portmanteau band name combines Earth (Terre) and rebirth, or reawakening (Renaissance). Forging new routes with its home-grown sound, Terrenaissance is the first act of its generation to compose and perform totally acoustic music spanning the wide range of languages, oral artforms and vocal styles that co-exist in the Caribbean. The mystic Terrenaissance sound emerged and evolved through open air jam sessions at the University of the West Indies in St Augustine. Founded in the late 2006 by Avianne Callender, the band’s members were brought together from different parts of the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and vastly different musical backgrounds. Over the years, these ‘Children of the Big Bang’ have created a vanguard of sound through experimentation, improvisation and a constant search for beauty and quality..

Avianne Callender

Band Leader
Lead vocals
Rhythm Guitar

Christopher Castagne

Steel Pan / Steel Drums
Vocals
Panflutes /Marimba

Trevor Samaroo

Lead vocals (Indian raag)
Bansuri
Backup Vocals

Chanzo Greenidge

Berimbao
Lead vocals (Spoken Word)
Backup Vocals

Tinika Davis

Congas
Cajon
Djembe / Dumbek Drums

Roger T.I.

Lead vocals
Backup Vocals
Rainstick / Shakers

Joel Castagne

Lead Guitar
Lead Mandolin
Rhythm Guitar (Fingerstyle)