Haitian songstress and Red Cross Ambassador Emeline Michel is internationally acclaimed for fusing pop, jazz, blues, and traditional Haitian rhythms into deeply moving, joyful music delivered with a charismatic live show. A master entertainer, Michel has shared her message with audiences for more than 20 years, including appearances at Carnegie Hall, The United Nations, Milan’s […]

The Tropicana Orchestra comes from the CARIBBEAN Orchestra which was born in the 1950s. The story goes that it was a Cuban mercenary, Basile COTTY who, paradoxically, suggested the name: Tropicana to maestro Claudin or Glaudin. The history of the Tropicana seems somewhat singular and surprising. Who would have imagined that this Orchestra, today a […]

Vilméus Wilvin akak Pachou was a bass player for the legendary Haitian band, Orchestre Tropicana d’Haïti. He passed away on Wednesday June 6, 2018, in Cap-Haitien.

Handling the musical syncretism that characterized the 1970s, Alan Cavé first had his first buzzing intuitions in his place of extraction. In New York, which is the cultural melting pot of all imaginable sounds. With all the ramifications involved. Before being introduced as a child in his homeland, Haiti. So, in the grip of so many musicological experiments. So, […]

Eklips incredible saga began in 1992 in Miami, Florida, when Fritz Ady, Maxi Pierre, Wilson Jean, Yves Gerard, Daniel Rene( Pouchon) talented musicians, decided to create a new tradition in modern world of Kompa Music. They later expanded the group with Ansy Charles, Pascal Despradel and Edouard Mathieu. As extraordinary as the phenomenon of a […]

Marc Bellande Jacquet aka Choupite Jacquet, made his debut in the Haitian music industry in the late 70s with the band, DP Express as a percussionist. He later joined, Fabrice Rouzier and company in Mizik Mizik in 1983. He also lent his services to several other groups, including Zenglen, Krezi, and many more. Choupite Jacquet, […]

Eric spent his last hours on a hospital bed, away from the studio or the stage. His last show, he played it on the courtyard of the NH Haiti El Rancho Hotel on Saturday, February 13. It was on Valentine’s Day, with Mizik Mizik, Orlane and Eric Virgal. He wanted to offer us a little […]

Born on the 28th of November in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Kenny Desmangles moved to the United States at the age of 13; however, it was in Haiti Kenny revealed his talent and love for music with the help of his cousin who introduced him to all of the old school Haitian bands like Tropicana, by playing […]

Makarios Cesaire – Lead guitarist for the New York All Stars. He started playing the guitar at the age of five, and by his early teens he was already touring abroad with a couple of Haitian gospel groups. At the same time, he sought to improve his guitar skills even further. He drew his influences […]

Raised in a family of musicians, Welmyr is the youngest of four siblings, who all grew up to be great professional musicians in their own rights. At the tender age of five, he started harvesting his knowledge of the piano with the well-respected Haitian music teacher, his mentor, Mr. Solon C. Verettes. For the next […]