Etzer Laurore, AKA Etzer Nubazz, is a prolific singer, musician, songwriter and producer who started his career at the age of 17. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Etzer gets his influenced from Konpa, Zouk and R&B. On the path of his father-musician, Etzer has collaborated in studio and performed on stage with world-renowned musicians and […]

Stephanie Guillaume is a diverse and charismatic singer, actress and professional dancer better known by her stage name Steffy Bee. Steffy Bee was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti until she immigrated to the United States with her family an early age. The very ambitious Stephanie enrolled in drama school at American Musical and Dramatic Academy; there, […]

Belony Beniste is Lakou Mizik’s accordion player – and plays a crucial role in tying the band’s sound to the country’s musical traditions. Hailing from the rural North West of the country, Beniste grew up with folk and Vodou music all around. A highly sought after musician in Port-au-Prince, he also plays with the country’s […]

James Carrier is one of the young rara maestros that serve as the engine of Lakou Mizik’s rhythm section. Rara is a traditional street music that has remained relevant and vibrant to this day. During rara parades, packs of young men march through the streets, competing for the title of best band. Ti Piti and […]

Peterson “Ti Piti” Joseph and James Carrier are the young rara maestros that serve as the engine of Lakou Mizik’s rhythm section. Rara is a traditional street music that has remained relevant and vibrant to this day. During rara parades, packs of young men march through the streets, competing for the title of best band. […]

Lamarre Junior is the Lakou Mizik bassist. He grew up playing in church and continues to lead church bands throughout Port-au-Prince. Lamarre lives and breathes music so for him there is no conflict between vodou and church music – his faith is something personal, but he is proud to be playing his country’s cultural music.

Nadine Remy grew up in the Christian evangelical community and her pure voice made her a star of the church choir and gave her the motivation to go seek out the professional guidance of the legendary Boulo Valcourt (Steeve Valcourt’s father). Boulo was impressed with young Nadine’s talent, started giving her lessons and eventually invited […]

Jonas Attis was born in Jeremie on the southwest coast of Haiti. Known as “The City of Poets,” Jeremie has a history of spawning politically engaged artists. Raised in a musical household, Jonas was surrounded by the country’s deep traditions from a young age and he quickly started writing songs. In 1993, Jonas embarked on […]

Steeve Valcourt is the son of Haitian musical legend Boulo Valcourt a blues, jazz and roots musician. Thanks to his father, Steeve grew up surrounded by the top stars of Haitian music and absorbed it all. He cites influences as varied as Carlos Santana and George Benson to Haitian protest singer John Steve Brunache. Steeve […]

Sanba Zao (Louis Lesly Marcelin) is a legend of the racine (roots) music movement in Haiti. A founder of the Sanba (keeper of the cultural tradition) and back to the earth movements in Haiti, Sanba Zao has been on the musical scene for nearly 30 years. He is a master drummer with an encyclopedic knowledge […]