Born in Port-au-Prince on June 3, 1934, Ansy Dérose began his singing career at a very young age under the tutelage of Mme Elisabeth Mahy, a French national and professor of vocal technique. For an entire decade, he sang nothing but the melodies of Frantz Schubert, Schumann, and Beethoven, excelling in the works of Lalo, […]
Dérose, Yole
Born on April 5th, 1955, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Yole Dérose is an iconic figure in Haitian music and culture. Raised in a devout and traditional family, Yole discovered her passion for the arts early in life. From singing in her church choir as a child to exploring theater, dance, and design during her teenage years, […]
Pierre, Stanley
Born in the City Mirebalais, in the Island of Haiti, Stanley Pierre migrated to the US with his family at the age of 14. Stanley later completed high school but it wasn’t until he began attending college did his love for music begin to flourish. Armed with his love for music and the passion to […]
Francoeur, Sabine
SABINE is the daughter of legendary Haitian singer, songwriter, composer and arranger Assad Francoeur long the driven force with “Coupe Cloue et l’Ensemble Select”. Growing up in Haiti, SABINE started singing at a very early age together with her two sisters Ives and Martine getting the harmonies just right and later doing back up chorus […]
Lapointe, Elie
Elie LaPointe was born on September 16, 1981, on the island of Haiti. His father was a guitarist, and his mother was a singer. LaPointe is the oldest of 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Born into a family of musicians, Lapointe started to play music at the age of 4 as a drummer and singer […]
Cheramy, Antonio
Son of popular Haitian chanteuse Simone Jean, Brothers Posse lead singer Antonio Cheramy, best known as Don Kato was born in Cité Lescot, Cape Haitian on November 28, 1974. He has quite a diverse background from a soccer player to a musician. This is probably why he is often seen in soccer games as a […]
Pasquet, Claude
Born in one of the most famous Haitian family of musicians (Dodof, Archibald, Alexandre, Jean, Richard, and Raymond Legros), Claude (Tico) Pasquet was destined to bring life to a musical instrument and to make the artistic contribution to Haitian music he was born to craft. Was he going to follow the path of his most […]
Durosier, Guy
Guy Durosier, born in Port-Au-Prince on Mars 1932, is known as one of the most versatile Haitian musicians of all time. He is a singer of great range and talent, an excellent saxophonist and a multi-instrumentist. He learned the rudiments of music from his mother, Francine Petrus. He attended St-Louis Conzague High School and was […]
Pierre, Wid
At every stage in his growth, those most qualified to judge Carlo have given passing notice to his blazing percussions technique, his passion for music. But they usually save their highest accolades for his live performances, sophistication style, which they find even more remarkable than his skill in studio. With over a decade of performing […]
