Culture is reggae’s preeminent harmony group. Born in the ‘70s golden age of reggae, Culture’s legendary “Two Sevens Clash” Sylvester Zachary Lockhart (POSER) grew up in a little village of Sangre Grande called Matura. He attended school in Sangre Grande then moved to San Juan in the City of Port of Spain, Trinidad. Sylvester’s musical career began when he started playing the steel pan. He says that the steel pan had a great influence in his life. He played with several steel bands and due to that experience, in 1962, he was inspired to start singing Calypso. After winning the Calypso competition in Sangre Grande for five consecutive years he decided to try his luck against the more established calypsonians in Port of Spain. In 1979, after Poser began singing as a professional, he won the Trinidad Carnival Road March title with the song “Ah tell she”. From then on, as he says, “There was no turning back.” He made it to the Calypso Monarch Finals, as well as the semifinals on many subsequent occasions with several of his big hits, such as, “Town Man-Party Tonight,” “Bus Conductor” and “Ah Tell She.” Poser recalls that he has sung in almost all of the Calypso tents in his time and believes that he has maintained a certain standard in his songs each and every year. He also wants you to know that in addition to upholding his musical standards over time, “I have been regarded as one of the best dressed Calypsonians of all times, as I never fail to astound the audience with my sense of style and distinctiveness.” In the recent past, Poser has been enjoying the arena of Soca Parang and he sees himself as one of the top Soca Parang Calypsonians in Trinidad. “My journey has been a most auspicious and gratifying experience and I am thankful to where it has led me today. The ability to bring together scores of people through music regardless of race, prejudice and class, is one of my greatest achievements. My journey is still an enduring one, for I believe the best of Poser is still yet to come!”
Sylvester Zachary Lockhart (POSER)
