The duo comprised of singer Claudette Pierre-Louis and composer / organist Ulrick (Ti Pierre) Pierre formed in 1977 near Port-au-Prince. Ti Pierre, born blind, learned music at a school for the handicapped. The duo released 10 albums between 1978 and 1990, touring throughout the Caribbean and Africa. During the 1991 coup in Haiti, Claudette fled […]
Pierre-Louis, Claudette
The duo comprised of singer Claudette Pierre-Louis and composer / organist Ulrick (Ti Pierre) Pierre formed in 1977 near Port-au-Prince. Ti Pierre, born blind, learned music at a school for the handicapped. The duo released 10 albums between 1978 and 1990, touring throughout the Caribbean and Africa. During the 1991 coup in Haiti, Claudette fled […]
Blain, Pierre
Pierre Blain started out in music at a very young age. In the 1940s, the flame of prejudice against the profession of music was burning brightly in Haitian families. The musician was described as a vagabond. However, like other icons of local music: Guy Durosier, Issa El Saieh, Webert Sicot, Nemours Jean Baptiste, Ulrich Pierre-Louis to name […]
Mardice, Yves Andre
Time flies much faster than one can imagine. It seems that it was yesterday, Yves André had launched into the world of the performing arts. There he is already celebrating half a century of songs. There is no doubt that he loved to sing from a young age and it was not without a lock. […]
Joseph, Pierre Fequiere / Giordani
Born Pierre Féquière Joseph, on October 17, 1937 in Terrier-Rouge, “Gros Monsieur” adopted the name of Giordany given by his godfather, Jolicoeur Joseph. He made it his stage name, his artist name. Like many stars, he exercised his talent in the church choir and shone in a theatrical performance as the main actor in the […]
Desir, Gatien
Immense is the melancholy that gnaws the hearts of fans of Shupa-Shupa and Fantaisistes de Carrefour when they learn of the departure of their venerated Gatien Désir a few days after the death knell has sounded for Carmin Bichotte. It seems that each time an artist of our generation leaves us for the afterlife, a […]
Hall, Kesnel
Kesnel Hall was among the best trumpet players of the fifties in Haiti when our jewel, Haiti, enjoyed the flowering and exuberance of its melodies. However, he never received the attention or honor he deserved. Our elders underlined in a few interviews that he exhibited himself in the shadow of Hilario Dorval, Raymond Sicot, Serge Lebon or […]
Domingue, Wesner
Wesner Domingue January 25, 1934 – April 26, 1999 With abundance, he has boasted musical notes throughout his career as a trumpet player. From the Louis Lahens orchestra directed by Willy Frédérique to the Orchester de Titato Du Bel Air and the ensemble of Nemour Jean Baptiste where he composed with Gérard Thézan in 1961 […]
Brun, Michael
Michael Brun (born May 19, 1992) is a Haitian DJ, record producer and medical student, known for blending EDM genres such as progressive house with native Haitian styles such as kompa and rara. He released one of his first singles on Hardwell’s Revealed Recordings in 2011. He later went on to work with Dirty South, […]
