This is a mixture of several music styles of the Caribbean. Please enjoy the exotic sounds and vivid colors that you can only find in the Creole culture.
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Jim Rama, a realization for Zouk music in the Caribbean, La Reunion, Guyana, Africa, in Paris, but also in America. This new star started his musical career with the group Kanel, in Paris. His specialty was in the area of programming which helped him to find work with people such as Guy BORDEY and SLAI.
Jim Rama wrote several hit songs for Guy BORDEY and SLAI, as well as LAURY, Willy VERVERT and on the albums TRASS and SHINE. Folowing these great successes, Jim Rama released the following albums: LOV' INTENS' and NUITS INTIMES.
Jim Rama also released several duos with PATRICK ANDREY.
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Magic System is a musical group from Abidjan in the Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), founded in 1996, featuring Salif "Asalfo" Traore, Narcisse "Goude" Sadoua, Etienne "Tino" Boue Bi, and Adama "Manadja" Fanny.
Magic System's recordings, in the Zouglou dance style, have featured in the charts throughout Africa (selling over 1.5 million CDs), the West Indies and in France, where the band became one of the most popular modern African artists.
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We just got home from the parkway and I can tell you that although there is a lot of frustration within the band, we are happy that things ended up on a very positive note with the help of Shabba, and Wyclef...it truly wasnt about Carimi anymore, so nou tap pran plezi nou ampil... We finished the parkway, went by the juges and were still playing way after 7hpm... An official release will follow but I wanted to just clear up the air about the tet camion issue...
We have been around the float 24/7 for the past 3 days... The Truck was the first thing we(Garry Pierre Pierre, Fito and I) secured more than 1 week ago... We made sure that we had the smallest one so it wouldnt affect the front speakers.. Driver was suppose to show up at 9h30 am to hook up to the float for us to leave ... We wanted to be the first haitian band on the parkway... I got there at 9ham, fito around 8h30, the workers and sound people were there from 7ham... plus the people from Venus, watching the float... the driver told us that he came at 9ham, didn't see anyone and left, that is a lie! ! !... He wouldnt answer his phone until close to 10h30am... I may miss a few minor details, but when we got a hang of him, he was back in the bronx and told us that there was no way for him to get back... we are very disapointed as we wanted to show NY what we were about, and position and that truck were key to that...
We got another truck at around noon to 1hpm but it was soo high, it cancelled half of the front of the float....
We are not gonna call sabotage due to one reason, we are not cry babies... we'll regroup and make sure that this never happens again....
This is our first Eastern Parkway and there will be many more... Congrats to all my fellow bands... Haiti te bel ampil jodia....
Big up to all our sponsors, Solution Management, Kompa on Broadway, Venus prod, Voila, Varaonsite, Les Enfants de Demain, Palenet, Haitian Times for helping us, and everyone who contributed to this....
A voice, a talent. Jimmy Devarieux n'a plus à prouver qu'il est l'un des meilleurs auteurs-compositeurs-interprètes de la Guadeloupe Jimmy Devarieux no longer has to prove he is one of the best singer-songwriters of Guadeloupe
After five years of studies in singing jazz and varieties at the Centre for Information and Activities Musicales de Bordeaux, Jimmy Dévarieux returned to Guadeloupe in 1996 and joined the group Kwebee. Avec celui-ci il sort trois singles "Magic Dream", "Annie" et " Bébé bye bye", participe à la bande originale du film « Antilles sur Seine » de Pascal LEGITIMUS dans lequel le groupe fait une brève apparition.
With it, he pulls out three singles "Magic Dream," "Annie" and "bye bye Baby", takes part in the soundtrack of the film "Antilles on the Seine" by Pascal LEGITIMUS in which the group made a brief appearance. Toujours avec Kwebee, il développe un concept a capela où sont repris des standards locaux, nationaux et internationaux, avec pour seul instrument la voix. Always with Kwebee, he develops a concept capela where standards are taken locally, nationally and internationally, with the sole instrument's voice.
Kwebee fait les premières parties, en autres de Malavoi , Kassav’, Vocal sampling , Trio Esperanza , Jacques Higelin et participe à cinq concerts de Jean-Jacques Goldman . Kwebee made the first parts in other Malavoi, Kassav ', Vocal sampling, Trio Esperanza, Jacques Higelin and participates in five concerts of Jean-Jacques Goldman.
Jimmy Dévarieux prête aussi sa voix en tant que choriste à de nombreux artistes en autres Gilles Floro, Jomimi, Patrick St- Eloi, Orlane, Dominique Coco, Admiral T et Christiane Valéjo avec qui il fait même un duo sur le titre « c’est écrit ». Jimmy Dévarieux also lends his voice as a vocalist with many other artists Gilles Floro, Jomimi, Patrick-St Eloi, Orlane, Dominique Coco, Admiral T and Christiane Valéjo with whom he is even a duet on the title "is writing ".
Il a eu l'occasion de diriger plusieurs artistes en studio et enseigne le chant dans diverses écoles. He had the opportunity to lead several artists in the studio and teaches singing in various schools.
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Witness is a musical group from Martinique. What makes Witness so special is their dedication to Gospel music. They are able to give you a taste of beautiful religious songs with French Caribbean flavor. This is really extraordinary.
Once again HaitiMusicVideo.Com has the honor to present to you the group Witness singing "Ritounen
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Born in 1966, Tanya Saint-Val grew up in the music world. When Tanya Saint-Val was still only a little girl, she was already imitating her grandmother singing operetta. Aged nine, she sang on an album of traditional music with her father, a guitarist, singer and professional composer.
After a spell with the Vikings de Guadeloupe, she joined the Daniel Forestal orchestra, where she met Dominique Zorobabel, a future singer with Zouk Machine. At the same time, she continued singing Ella Fitzgerald songs at local dances in Guadeloupe. She then met Pierre-Edouard Decimus, manager of the group Kassav, who introduced her to the French Caribbean recording studios, where she soon got regular work as a backing singer.
In 86, After several months touring with Experience 7 and Zouk Machine, she brought out her debut album, "Tanya Saint-Val", a deliberately zouk production which she followed up two years later with a second album with the same title.
Following a third solo album in 89, "Zouk a Gogo", which contained the hit single "Lanmou kreyol", in 91 she brought out "Soul Zouk", a subtle blend of zouk and soul with contributions by Jacob Desvarieux, Patrick Saint-Eloi, the ever-faithful Willy Salzedo, and Jean-Michel Rotin, to name but a few. The album put Tanya Saint-Val on the map outside the confines of the French Caribbean world, and was in the Top 50 (the French charts) for 14 weeks.
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Coupe Decale is a type of popular dance music originating from Cote d'Ivoire and the Ivorian diaspora in Paris, France.
Drawing heavily from Zouglou and Congolese rhythms, Coupe Decale is a very percussive style featuring African samples, deep bass, and repetitive, minimalist arrangements
While Coupe Decale is known as Cote d'Ivoire's definitive pop music, it actually began in Paris, created by a group of Ivorian DJs at the Atlantis, an African nightclub in northeast Paris. These Djs, known as the 'Jet Set' became popular for their flamboyant style, often showing up at the club with large amounts of cash which they would hand out to audiences on the dance floor. Their aesthetic defined the early sounds of Coupe Decale, apparent in the genre's name. In Nouchi (Ivorian slang) Couper means to cheat and decaler means to run away, so Coupe Decale basically means to cheat somebody and run away. The 'somebody' cheated is generally interpreted to mean France or the West/Europe, finding parallels to the idea of "The Man" in American culture. Especially in the beginning, the songs often celebrated those who had used guile to 'make it' abroad.
The genre's first hit, "Sagacite" was pioneered by the late Stephane Doukoure (a.k.a. "Douk-Saga"), a member of the 'Jet Set', during the post-2002 militaro-political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire. The hit became a success in African clubs in Paris and spread quickly among djs in Cote D'Ivoire. According to Siddhartha Mitter of Afropop,
"Coupe Decale has become very popular at a time of conflict; in fact, Ivorian music has really for the first time taken over dance floors all over Africa at exactly the same time that Ivory Coast, the country, has been going through this protracted political and military crisis, with debilitating social and economic effects".
Although arising from this time of political turmoil, Coupe Decale lyrically addresses topics such as relationships, earning money and maintaining a good mood or 'bon ambiance'. Much of its lyrics refer to specific dance moves, often referencing current events such as the avian flu dance or Guantanamo (with hand movements imitating hands raised in chains). These global themes could have helped to make Coupe Decale so deeply popular across a politically divided Cote d’Ivoire and spread its influence so far across Africa and the diaspora. Increasingly non-Ivorian artists, particularly in the Congo, are beginning to play and incorporate the musical style. Notably among these artists are Congolese Djouna "Big One" Mumbafu and French/Malian rapper Mokobe with "Bisous" feat. Dj Lewis and "On Est Enseble" feat. Molare.
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One of the most important personalities in Hip-Hop music, was born in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti on October 17, 1972 and moved to the US at the age of 10. He first entered the spotlight in 1993 with the release of the Fugees debut LP, Blunted On Reality. The groups name was inspired by the plight of refugees from Haiti and other members included rapper/actress Lauryn Hill, and Clefs cousin Prakazrel Pras Michel. 1996s The Score was a huge success selling over 6 million copies and earning 2 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (Killing Me Softly) and Best Rap Album.
In 1997 Wyclef released his debut solo album The Carnival which went platinum, with help from steady radio-play and massive MTV rotation for the single Gone Til November. During his acceptance speech for the MTV Music Video Award for Best R&B Video, Wyclef spoke about the movie How Stella Got Her Groove Back (for which he a contributed a song on the soundtrack): I was saddened and offended to see my country (Haiti) used as a brunt of an AIDS joke in the movie... AIDS is a crisis and not a... comedy.
His second CD Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book went gold. He also produced several hits for other artists including Whitney Houston's smash hit "My Love" and Carlos Santana's "Maria Maria." His production company Fugee Camp features upcoming new artists such as his brother and sister who perform as Melky Sedeck.
In the Year 2001, Wyclef lost his father, a Preacher who had a great influence on his life the week of September 11th. A somber Clef later appeared on the 9-11 Telethon singing Bob Marley's "Redemption Song."
In 2002 he decided to release not one but two new albums, "The Masquerade" and "MVP", one in English and the other in Creole. In an interview with Afiwi Clef spoke about the album, "It's supposed to be my deepest album out of the three (3)." "The Masquerade" debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard chart.
An enigmatic performer Wyclef plays several instruments on stage while rapping in English, Creole, Spanish and even Japanese. He has also dabbled in acting with Roles in the movie "Shottas" (2001) also starring Ky-Mani Marley and Spragga Benz and TV's "Carmen: A Hip Hopera." His foundation The Wyclef Jean Foundation to promotes musical education among kids.
Despite his fame and fortune, Wyclef stays firmly grounded to his roots, he is perhaps the most easily recognizable Haitian on the planet. In an interview with Kompa Magazine when asked if he considered himself to be more Haitian or American, he replied "Im 100% Haitian. Im proud to be Haitian. I still have my Haitian passport. I represent Haiti in everything that I do. Every head in the industry knows that Im Haitian… they know what Im about. I was Haitian first. Haiti till I die!"
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