Author: Opastaff
Prior to launching her musical career Neefah got her start by auditioning for the Brooklyn High School of the Arts; a specialized arts school where she majored in vocal music. In addition she took Music Theory for she believes reading and writing music should be a very important factor in any musicians training. excelled in the program and later attended the AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts where she graduated in 2006 with a degree in Musical Theater. She also graduated from the Barbizon School of Modeling the same year. Upon both graduations, Neefah began pursuing music full…
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,…
There is an electoral crisis in Haiti. An election in October to choose a successor to President Michel Martelly was so marred by reports of ballot tampering, illegal voting and other abuses that the result has been widely denounced as illegitimate. Not just by the dozens of losing candidates — there were 54 people on the presidential ballot — but by independent election observers, human-rights groups, Haitian religious leaders, organizations of the Haitian diaspora and ordinary citizens who have taken to the streets in angry, sometimes violent, demonstrations. The country is supposed to hold a runoff election on Dec. 27…
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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This is one of the hardest transitions your hair will ever undergo so you might want to be patient and ready when you’ve reached the decision to go natural. Some people make this decision because they either want natural combing hair or to grow dreadlocks. You have to remember a relaxer is permanent, whatever part of your hair that’s relaxed will have to grow out, and that’s where patience comes in. Do not wash your hair daily (like some people might have told you) that only makes the hair dry causing breakage. Best thing is to wash your hair…
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…
Après Marc-Elie Pierre (Radio Mélodie FM) Dimanche Michee (Radio Trans-Inter) pour ne citer que ceux-là, c’est maintenant le tour de Cheristin Ferdinand de son vrai nom et Mass Design de son nom d’artiste, qui , aujourd’hui, compté parmi les proies de ces truands malhonnêtes qui n’ont pas cessé de semer la pagaille en Haïti. Animateur de musique haïtienne à tendance Compas, passé de présentation et très populaire en Haïti, Cheristin Ferdinand ainsi connu sous le nom de Mass Design où encore l’Italien noir a été le cible des malfrats armés non identifiés, qui n’ont pas chômé ,hier dans l’après-midi,…
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…