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Ascensio Sévère de son vrai nom et “Oky Jems” nom d’artiste, a récemment déclaré qu’il ne vas pas puiser dans le registre des groupes de cette génération soit la nouvelle. Le chef d’orchestre de “Nou-Vo” Oky Jems a été très amer lors de son intervention, et pour lui, ce serait de faire de la promotion pour ces groupes en interprétant leurs compositions en live. L’ex-chanteur du groupe “Anbyans Tèt Dwat” et actuel Band leader de la formation musicale “Nou-Vo” a déclaré formellement qu’il n’interprétera jamais au grand jamais les chansons d’une formation faisant partie de la nouvelle génération comme: Klass,…
When it comes to HIV and African-American women, good news doesn’t come as often as we would like. But a recent study conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gives us some hope: New HIV infections overall have gone down 20 percent with Black women having the steepest drop of all. According to new data released this week at the National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta, between the years 2005-2014, new HIV transmission rates among Black women were cut nearly in half, from 8,020 to 4,623, a 42 percent decrease. The CDC also found that 25 percent…
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As the Haitian Music Industry (HMI) band Nu Look gears up to celebrate its 15th anniversary this month, OpaMusic.com takes a nostalgic look back at the band’s journey and honors its members for their significant contributions to the evolution of Compas music. Fifteen years ago, Arly Lariviere and Gasman Pierre reunited to form what is now one of the most popular bands in the Haitian music industry, Nu Look. This pivotal moment followed a dramatic episode on November 18, 2000, when Arly Lariviere, then a member of the group D-Zine, was unexpectedly escorted off the stage during a performance at…
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – The wave of violence in Haiti has claimed another victim, this time targeting Cheristin Ferdinand, known by his artist name Mass Design. The well-known radio host and cultural figure was attacked by unidentified armed assailants on Sunday afternoon. Mass Design, whose real name is Cheristin Ferdinand, was a prominent voice in Haitian radio, particularly known for his programs focused on Compas music. A native of the northern region of Haiti, Ferdinand was an alumnus of Lycée Nationale de Pétion-Ville and began his radio career at Radio Maxima in 2008. He later became a popular host on Radio…
Remember D’sire3’s founder and singer, Cleona Pierre? Cleo started D’sire and later the all female group became D’sire3 after member Sedy left. Cleo and D’sire made a little buzz at the time but it wasn’t until she joined the band Hangout did she really start making news. Cleo made breaking news after months of media speculation that she was pregnant and even more so who she was pregnant for. She kept silence until finally admitting that she was indeed pregnant and for fellow musician, Jean Richard aka Richie then of band Zenglen, currently the founder and maestro of the band Klass? Well their gorgeous baby…
Remember D’sire3’s founder and singer, Cleona Pierre? Cleo started D’sire and later the all female group became D’sire3 after member Sedy left. Cleo and D’sire made a little buzz at the time but it wasn’t until she joined the band Hangout did she really start making news. Cleo made breaking news after months of media speculation that she was pregnant and even more so who she was pregnant for. She kept silence until finally admitting that she was indeed pregnant and for fellow musician, Jean Richard aka Richie then of band Zenglen, currently the founder and maestro of the band…
After a brief hiatus from the United States’ music scene, the Haitian Konpa band, K-Dans has slowly but surely been making a comeback this year. Under the new management team, VIP Experience Marketing & Consulting Firm, they’ve been performing throughout the United States in what seems to be an official comeback this time around. Today, on the band’s 21st anniversary, they’ve released a new single titled Sa Se Lanmou and now are in the process of mastering their 8th upcoming studio album titled J’ai Appris. The band will be launching a promotional campaign in the weeks to come in preparation…
As you all know by now, I will be performing alongside Carimi at their upcoming shows to fill in for Mickael while he is taking a break from the musical scene. Carimi is my TEAM and they have been a Big Part of my success throughout my career, so its only Natural that i show them my full support. We also expect All Mikaben and Carimi fans to come support the band at our future performances, TRUST ME Y’ALL DONT WANNA MISS THOSE!! I love you all ! God Bless Mikaben Bonjou tout moun! Map konfime pou nou ke mwen…
OpaMusic.com received the message from the band’s management team. First and foremost CaRiMi would like to take this opportunity to thank our fans. You guys have stood by us for 14 years and you are still standing with us. The flood of texts, calls and messages the group has received is great and we thank you for that. Today, we would like to announce that CaRiMi is still standing and will continue to perform with MikaBen as its lead singer for now. We all know Michael Benjamin aka MikaBen has been with CaRiMi since the beginning, traveling, producing and collaborating…