The first time Machel Montano’s name was ever in a newspaper, his mother Elizabeth Montano kept the article, as most mothers would. Thirty years later, she has collected everything Machel Montano. “I have everything,” she says with pride. “I kept it all because I knew from the beginning that he was going somewhere. The mere idea that he was so bright, and that he always knew what he wanted.” Archiving 30 years of photos, newspaper articles, video footage and costume is more than being a proud mother or even a manager for Montano.
“I look at it as important for our culture. You cannot have all this information and not pass it on and not share with the younger generation. “My husband and I were not trained in artiste management, but we were well-read. We would read about people like Michael Jackson as well as entertainment museums. We learned about archiving and documentation and how important this stuff is. We did our first scrap book in 1982 and now we have over 300 volumes. Then we got a server, where we keep all our live footage and video and all the scrap books, we send them to be scanned and then they are uploaded.”
It is Montano’s dream to put all that she collected to good use. “I look at the importance of documenting history and leaving something behind so that people can learn from. From very early people have studied Machel and they always come here for stuff, and I know exactly where to find it. I’ve learned the importance from my reading and seeing the Smithsonian and the Bob Marley museum and I said to myself, but we have all these things from very early. “From Machel’s first bed, his books, his report cards. Every little item is important.” [Trinidad Guardian]
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