Author: Opastaff
Q:When did you start playing the guitar? A: I started playing the guitar when I was 6 years old. Q:Who are/were some of your first influences in music? A: I used to listen to different types of music, like, Rock and Roll, Blues and Smooth Jazz, and of course Compas. Dadou Pasquet is one of my favorites Haitian guitar player. I also like Jimmy Hendrix, Georges Benson and Joe Satantonic, to name a few. Q: Do you play any other instruments? A: Yes, I also play the keyboard. Q: Was Papash your first band? A: No, Papash was not my…
Preparing Lace Wig for Application: 1. Clip all hair and baby hair away from the edge of the wig. This will prevent the hair from getting stuck in the glue when applying the unit. 2. Cautiously cut the lace around the entire hairline. You may cut all the lace off or you can leave a little of the lace if you feel more comfortable doing so. **Make sure all baby hair is carefully pinned back so it is not cut. 3. *OPTIONAL*: When you have completed cutting the lace around the entire perimeter, you can spray “Fray Block” on the…
INTERVIEW WITH OPA MIZIK 1. WHAT INITIALLY INSPIRED YOU ABOUT KONPA MUSIC? Well it is my culture and my roots. It is good to represent where you come from and who you are. I like music and our most popular rhythm is Konpa so it is natural that it is one of the kinds of music that inspire me… 2. HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN MUSIC? I have been singing since I was 3 years old for Candy for Paul Villefranche at Calsyrd in Port-au Prince. I was 14 when for the first time I performed in front of…
HMI Number one Band “ Nu Look was filming “SOS PRODUCTEURS” as a music video the other day, but apparently, at a moment’s notice, Maestro Arly Lariviere decided to go ahead and film the music video for “Is it real”? Sources close to the Maestro confirmed that, He did an 11 PM to 6 AM video shooting, along with Guitarist “Ti Papi”, and then the rest followed. While Band leader Arly Lariviere was filming the video for “Is it real”. Lead Singer “Gazzman Pierre basically took the initiative of going out to start shooting the video for “SOS PRODUCTEURS” himself.…
Yesterday, Shedly Abraham marked his 29th birthday, and during a conversation with the talented drummer and producer, he revealed significant changes in his professional focus. Shedly informed Opa Mizik that he plans to discontinue the Djazz la project, whose last edition, Volume 6, was released a few years ago. Shedly expressed a desire to shift his attention towards producing music for other artists and performing, stepping away from the production of any future Djazz la CDs. The Djazz la series has been celebrated for showcasing a range of talented artists such as Arly Lariviere, Roberto Martino, Alan Cave, and Pouchon…
Opa just learned from TMZ that Michael Jackson has passed. Michael Jackson has been taken by ambulance to a Los Angeles hospital after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest, TMZ reports. According to the report, paramedics administered CPR to Jackson inside the ambulance. The 911 call from Jackson’s Holmby Hills home in Los Angeles was placed at 12:21 p.m. PST. No further details are known as of now, but Jackson’s mother is reportedly already on her way to the hospital. Jackson is in “really bad shape,” an unspecified family member told TMZ, while Jackson’s father, Joe, told the site, “He is…
Mesac Damas was born on July 2, 1976, in Haiti, into a family plagued by domestic violence and poverty, elements that foreshadowed the grim chapters of his life. Raised as an Evangelical Christian by his parents until they emigrated to the United States, leaving 10-year-old Mesac in the care of relatives who practiced Haitian Voodoo, the conflicting spiritual influences in his formative years shaped a complex inner world. Damas migrated to the United States at 19, and by 33, he was working as a chef in a local ale house, claiming to be “the best of the best” in his…
With former member Georgy Métellus performing on the Compas Festival stage with them in Miami, Zin has deliverer one of the best performances we’ve seen from them since the new millennium and also one of the historical acts to ever take in that festival’s 11 year history. After the impressive show, fans and critiques alike are pondering and speculating on which direction will they go from here. Will they build on the much needed momentum and include Georgy back in their team or was this just a one-time performance? Rumors abound that there is an upcoming tour with the Princess…
By all accounts, the prisons in Haiti are some of the worst in the world. The prisoners have little access to medical treatment, and even, in some cases, to adequate food and clean water. At one prison in Port-au-Prince, the average cell space per prisoner is 0.42 meters square. That’s less than the the amount of space you’d need to stand up and swing your arms around. Imagine living with other people at that distance from you, sleeping in shifts because you can’t all lie down at the same time. Add in, of course, inadequate toilet facilities, disease and danger.…
Buju Banton featuring Wyclef Jean “Bedtime Story.” June 14, 2009 by Opa MUsic Buju Banton (born Mark Anthony Myrie, 1973, Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae musician. He has recorded Pop and Dance songs, as well as songs dealing with political topics. Banton, is politically outspoken and influenced by Marcus Garvey Buju Banton ft Wyclef Jean: Bedtime Story 2006 saw the release of the critically acclaimed “Too Bad,” his first dancehall orientated album in over a decade. Voicing riddims produced by many of Jamaica’s top producers Buju showed he still had what it took to be at the…