Sexy Kavita gives them fire

She is known in the entertainment circles as “Sexy Kavita Maharaj”. She has been entertaining local and foreign audiences with her singing and now as host of  her own radio programme, Chutney Fire on 106 FM.

People will remember Kavita as the artiste who had the crowds dancing to the sizzling music of the Dil-E-Nadan orchestra. Then in a sudden twist of events, Kavita found herself in a very uncomfortable situation where she was accused of disrespecting the elders in that band and was told by band manager, Richard Ramnarine that her services were no longer required.

As Kavita puts it, when one door is closed another one is opened almost immediately. “Many people are so hurt from getting the door slammed in their face that they do not recognise that there is another opened door staring at them. I did not realise how popular I had become because of my stint with Dil-E-Nadan. After the media carried the story my phone was ringing off the hook. Promoters and other orchestras were calling non-stop for me to join their band,” she said.

Kavita has a unique style and sings with a certain depth that is different from other East Indian female performers. She is very in tune with the various rhythms and beats. She is what the music director would call a dream to work with. While growing up she would sing the choruses of the top songs from Bollywood movies. Her mother Lalita Maraj and her elder sister, Nandini Maharaj also  encouraged young Kavita to sing. At the Riverside Hindu School she was chosen to sing at the Baal Vikaas competition. Her teacher, Saromini Maharaj taught her the words of the Hindi song and pretty soon she was able to sing the song in its original form. “Our school won all the trophies for singing that year and we celebrated at home and at school. “This really inspired me to learn more songs and to continue singing for my school,” she said.

After graduating from secondary school she decided to join a band. “I was stifling my talent and I couldn’t take it anymore. This is why I decided to join a band,” she said. After spending one year with Dil-E-Nadan she toured Holland and also performed in Miami, New York, and Suriname. After her split from Dil-E-Nadan, she got turned off from performing, kept a low profile and made very few public appearances. Eventually she took up the offer to do announcing at 106 FM.

Kavita is back on the stage and performs with the band Karma, along with Nisha, Ravi and Anil Bissembhar. She is now delving into pop, reggae, chutney and film songs including songs like “Under It All”, “Bat Kay Laa” and top soca tune “Nasty”. She is also undergoing voice training with Ashford Joseph and is learning keyboards. And yes, she has a boyfriend whom she loves very much. His name is “Mr Handsome” and as she puts it, he is very charming as well.