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An evening of tribute to “Eric Charles” was organized jointly between the “Mardi Alternative” team and Radio Télé Galaxie last evening at Delmas 31. Several artists and musical groups stood out with their presence last night in the gardens of Radio Tele Galaxie, they produced quite a few hit songs by Eric Charles. The entire war machine of the Mizik Mizik formation accompanied by other musicians and instrumentalists performed live almost all the best compositions and the pens of the star of “Mizik Mizik” in this case “Eric Charles”. Radio hosts, cultural operators, big molars from the Haitian political world,…
Roody Roodboy and Rutshelle Guillaume’s once celebrated relationship has turned into a public controversy that has caught the attention of many within and outside the Haitian music industry. The couple, initially admired and even graced the cover of Ticket Magazine, saw their personal issues exposed, involving accusations of infidelity and domestic violence. The trouble began when Rutshelle was accused of cheating, leading to heated confrontations that culminated in an explosive breakup. Rumors circulated after Rutshelle’s angry audio clip was leaked, where she denied the allegations and insisted that she and Roody were still together. However, Roody later confirmed their separation…
When you’ve been in the Haitian music industry for a long time, you begin to anticipate certain moves. You learn to read between the lines. Recently, OpaMusic reported that Micky would be performing at Café Iguana during Compas Festival weekend. While Café Iguana is a decent venue, wouldn’t Compas Festival itself be a more significant platform for a former Haitian president like Micky to make his musical comeback? It’s likely there are secret negotiations happening between Micky and the festival organizers. Here are some key questions to consider: Will the public embrace or reject the idea of Micky performing at…
The Dominican Republic is the only oppressed country that celebrates its “independence” from another oppressed, colonized country, Haiti. For generations, the fear-mongering, racist Dominican ruling class has deliberately manipulated the history of the two countries, particularly the period between 1822 and 1844, in order to perpetuate el anti-Haitianismo (anti-Haitian racism). The truth is that Haitians have never been responsible for the inequality and the dismal socio-economic conditions that exist in the Dominican Republic. Imperialism and a handful of elite families —the Vicinis, Bonettis, Barcelós, and Brugals, among others— who drape themselves in the Dominican flag and engage in a shamefaced, rhetorical admiration…
Rutshelle, whose love life has been put on public display for over a year now starting with her break up with Katalog to her most recent relationship with Roody. However it seems as if cupid has found her a perfect match in Stephane Vincent. The two recently started dating and although Rutshelle is a hopeless romantic; always trusting too fast but we feel good about this one. First he’s a professional therefore he’s not going to be smooching off of her, second, reading her face in photos this time around with him, you can tell she’s not wearing the pants…
In the throes of Haiti’s most severe political crisis since the 2004 coup, outgoing President Michel Martelly found himself at the epicenter of mass protests demanding his resignation. Last week, amidst this turmoil, Martelly returned to his musical roots, releasing a provocative new song. Before his political tenure, Martelly was better known as “Sweet Micky,” a pop star notorious for his ability to rile up a crowd with risqué performances and bold pronouncements. Sweet Micky was celebrated for his audacious showmanship, often blending the riotous spirit of Haitian Mardi Gras, or ‘kanaval,’ with rock and rap’s rebel ethos, which included…
T-Vice would first like to thank the National Carnival Committee which reiterated its invitation to the team to participate in the 2016 Carnival. The group has worked tirelessly for a month to create a carnival song which is perhaps one of its very best. The group flew into Haiti in preparation for the three days and eagerly rehearsed in order to satisfy its hardcore fans. However, given the economic and political situation of the country, we see ourselves unable to participate in the parade this year. The time is, in our opinion, not suitable given the uncertainty that prevails in…
Due to the climate of palpable uncertainty currently hanging over Port-au-Prince, in addition to the impossible task of reaching an agreement in time with the Carnival committee, the Djakout #1 group regrets to inform that it will not participate in the carnival festivities this year. We believe it would be irresponsible if we did not take into account the participants who follow us religiously throughout the parade route. Our decision was not easy to make, because as musicians we are obliged to please our fans, but as human beings we are obliged to act in a way that does not…
Haiti had been without a president for a week when on Sunday a collection of politicians and business leaders chose an interim leader to fill the void. The appointment stalled a deepening political crisis in the nation of 10 million — at least for now. Not that presidents have always been so great for Haiti. There have been 45 leaders since the country achieved independence from France in 1804, and for the most part they have pillaged and plundered, ruled as despots, stifled opposition, violated human rights and operated with impunity. “They don’t really want to work for the Haitian…