00:00The first time Marshall Montano's name appeared in the newspapers, his mother,
00:04Elizabeth Montano, kept the article as most mothers would. Fast forward to 40
00:10years later, she has collected everything that belonged to the superstar and she's
00:14proud of it. I collected all his CDs, all his records, all his tapes, all these
00:21different items that no longer exist. They are all there for people to see, to
00:30use, to research and to even collect for themselves. Lady Montano knows the
00:37contribution her son made to TNT's culture, hence the reason for the Marshall
00:40Montano collection. She also recognizes the contribution of other artists. I was
00:46very much involved in researching it, so I want to encourage the young artists
00:54and even some of the more expert or more seasoned ones that it is important to
01:01preserve our heritage. It is important to document. Also speaking at the ceremony
01:07was Minister of Education Nyan Gatsby Dully. She said that she's pleased to
01:12have witnessed the remarkable musical journey of Marshall Montano as he
01:16continues to put TNT on the map and push soca music on a global stage. At the
01:22Ministry of Education, we have been speaking to our children about cultural
01:26transformation, about the values, the attitudes and the behaviors that will
01:31create success and I think it is exemplified in not just Marshall's
01:37success, but the success that has been chronicled by a parent such as Elizabeth Montano and her husband.
01:44And the man of the hour, Mr. Pardee himself, has shared this message.
01:50When I first came into this business, there wasn't much kids loving their culture.
01:56And I was a little worried about that sometimes. I was wondering maybe I need to go and do something else.
02:02At the age of 11 years old, I knew what my purpose was.
02:07And I'm really and truly, in my film experience, the only purpose in life is to live the fullest life you can live.
02:16Once you start doing that, you will attach other things to your life as a purpose as you go along.
02:22And you'll put down some, you'll pick up some new ones and you'll keep going.
02:26So really live your fullest life.
02:28Montano says it is time we preserve our musical history.
02:32I read a book report on Dr. Horace Liverpool's book, From the Horse's Mouth.
02:39And that was one thing that he was really crying out for.
02:44Documentation, archiving, where could we go and find out what Sparrow was like?
02:49Right now, Sparrow Museum is in the airport. A few pieces in the airport.
02:53Kitchen and Museum, a few pieces in Rainbow Rama.
02:57And these are human beings that we should really be celebrating and understanding and studying.
03:04I studied these guys. I studied Kitchen, I studied Super Blue, I studied Sparrow, I studied Calypso Rose.
03:12And I think a little bit, but to study them, you have to really look.
03:16So there must be somewhere to look. So I'm really, really appreciative of this.
03:20Persons who wish to view Marshall Montano's artifacts or get more information can send an email to simone.marshallmontano.com.
03:28Sharla Kisto, TV6 News.
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