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The Haitian Music Industry Today - Part 2

Posted 10-04-2009 at 05:40 PM by steve


By Steve Desrosiers

Last month we explored a few of the reasons why Haiti's popular music soared in the 1970s and much of the 1980s. This month we delve into murkier waters; the state of Haitian music promotion.

The current situation is one where most promoters in the industry are interested in promoting bands that have established audiences. Many are interested in predictable...
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Michael’s musical legacy touched Haiti in special way

Posted 07-12-2009 at 11:45 AM by steve


By Steve Desrosiers

You’ll probably never forget where you were or what you were doing when you heard the news. I was sneaking a little time on Facebook enjoying a conversation with a fellow musician who was gigging in Switzerland.

We were enjoying a nice chat when she suddenly typed “They’re saying Michael Jackson’s dead?”
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Manno Charlamagne’s voice moved a nation

Posted 07-04-2009 at 05:36 PM by steve


Manno Charlemagne Les Inedits(unedited)
By Steve Desrosiers
His was the voice and conscience of the generation of Haitian men and women who ousted the Duvalier regime in the early 1980s. Manno Charlemagne also helped to usher in Haiti’s first attempt at Democratic government ten years later.

Charlemagne was born in Carrefour, Port-au-Prince...
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Homegrown talent Pierre Gardy Fontaine makes an impression

Posted 07-04-2009 at 05:34 PM by steve

PIERRE GARDY FONTAINE “Oh Glory”

By Steve Desrosiers
Every once in a while, the Haitian Music Industry receives an unexpected surprise from its adoring supporters! Usually, it’s in the form of music from a local artist whose skills would otherwise have gone unnoticed had they not taken a chance on our humble publication. Such is the case with singer...
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BARIKAD CREW JISKO BOU (TIL THE END)

Posted 03-15-2009 at 10:08 PM by steve




Haiti’s Rap-Kreyol community has a lot to celebrate with the release of Barikad Crew’s (BC) “Jisko Bou”. The talented young MCs‘repping Port-au-Prince’s downtrodden working class hoods now boast a mainstream album backed by Wyclef Jean’s Sak-Pase Records.

Like most of Haiti’s Hip-Hop influenced groups, Barikad’s rise was long and difficult. The crew’s...
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