Powl Ameerali

Welcome to Powl Ameerali’s official YouTube Channel! 
A singer/songwriter and “pokuman” from Suriname and a familiar name in the Surinamese music scene since his performance of the winning composition "Gi Yu Wawan” at the first Suriname Popular Songfestival (Suripop) in 1982. He repeated this milestone with his performance of “Ef A Kan” at Suripop 5. At that time he was the former lead singer of the band Century, a group of Surinamese musicians, dedicated to composing “poku’s” (songs) with “Sranan Tongo” lyrics, the lingua franca spoken in Suriname next to the official Dutch language. Consciously focused on singing in “Sranan Tongo” during his career, with the intent to broaden the Surinamese people’s appreciation and love for “one’s own”, Powl does not shy away from singing in other languages such as Hindi, Spanish, English and Dutch! After his first album "Switi Firi” he is back with new releases: "SO!” ( LatinFiri ft. Masalsa) and “Met Jou Is Alles Anders" ft. his first Dutch song.