Born October 18, 1978 Sheldon is the second half of the twin Eldon & Sheldon. From conception music has been an integral part of his life. His natural love for music was recognised at an early age and nurtured by the expert hand of his father the late great Ras Shorty I, creator of the musical genres of “Soca”. 

The baton of leadership of the Love Circle considered the first family of music in Trinidad and Tobago, was passed to Sheldon on the death of his father in 2000, He has now moved on to developing a solo career and as with each new generation, he is determined to chart his own course in the music industry.

During a career that spans eighteen (18) years to date- he began performing between the tender age of five-seven (5-7) years old-Sheldon, band leader, an accomplished composer, arranger, singer and musician, has accumulated an extensive collection of work delivered in his family’s trademark style “Jamoo”. Considered one of the most promising talents to come out of Trinidad and Tobago in recent times, his rich and varied rhythms, the feeling in his music, and lyrics that expounds understanding of the crises, hopes and visions of the masses makes him popular among the youth. Mature audiences appreciate the relevant content of his material, the range of his messages and the originality of delivery of his music. Sheldon Blackman has been called “ artiste extraordinaire” by both peers and critics, his musical style described as unique and haunting.

His delivery is dynamic and powerful and immediately brings to mind international artistes such as Sting, Eddy Grant and Billy Ocean. Well known in the Caribbean and the Caribbean Diaspora internationally, this young performer has been on the cutting edge of the musical culture and has performed in the USA, performing in New York, Washington D.C., North Carolina and Atlanta. In the UK, appearing in venues in London like Cargo, Momo,s taking part in the Nothing Hill Carnival. He was also chosen to represent Trinidad and Tobago at “Edutainment a multicultural exchange program held in Oslo, Norway first in 98 then in 2001 and 2002.
 
Ever the community activist his enormous talents was put to use by the United Nations when the organisation used the song “Blessed are the Elders” as the theme song for the International Year of the Elderly in 1999. This exercise was so successful that the United Nations International Drug Control Program has decided to use a re-mixed version of the Ras Shorty I and the Love Circle composition “ Watch Out My Children” with Sheldon joining his father in lead vocals, as their theme song internationally for 2001 and beyond.

Seldon resently re-launched his debut album “Remember Me” which is now Remember Me Reloaded!! A restyled and more technically sophisticated product. In his own words, “This means Remember Me has been re-designed, re-structured re-mastered, re-packaged, re-vitalized, re-launched. Some songs have even be ‘removed’- some have be introduced… This is Reloaded.”