Newsletter

Anbyans is a group which is well known for honoring its contracts in every corner of Dominican Republic and Haiti. As a part of their reputation, the Anbyans informed its rabid music lovers that the group would take part, on 18th May, 2013, in 15th Annual Haitian Compas Festival that was to be held at Downtown Miami. Anbyans officials made the announcement on 15th of March, 2013 at Cafe Trio. The announcement was made by Zagalo during Djakout #1/Anbyans dance tandem.

Read more →  

Olivier Martelly's family has an unbroken tradition and this is clear from the fact that Olivier is following his father's footsteps. Martelly has been traditionally a popular name in the world of music business. For over 40 years, Olivier's family has an unbroken tradition of the culture of Haiti, which includes names like Sweet Micky, Richard Morse and Candio. By creating the band called BIG O, it appears that the oldest son of Micky is following the footsteps left by his father.

Read more →  

It is an honor for us at Haiti Music Video to present to you the latest music video from the new sensational music group Klass of Richie. Klass official video "Fel Vini Avan" is yet the best music video produced by the Kompa band.

Remember:
Si'w pa bay atansyon
Pap gen satisfaksyon
Si'w pa ka fè'l vini avan pral gen tansyon--fristrasyon

Klass official video "Fel Vini Avan

This is a great video with lot of Klass

Read more →  

Emeline Michel, Haiti's First Lady of Song, has recently issued long-awaited album, Quintessence: The Healing Songs of Haiti. Originally envisioned as a collection of romantic love songs, Emeline was nearly done recording it when Haiti was shaken by the 2010 earthquake. The event forced her to reconsider the message of the album.

Mesi Lavi From New Album Quintessence:

More beautiful Music Videos by Emeline Michel

Recognizing she could still record love songs--but with a difference--she contacted the best writers to make a compilation album. She first contacted Edwidge Danticat, much-honored for her writings on Haitian family-culture myth and lore. She sent her lyrics to Emeline, who was moved to tears over Edwidge's ability to convey deeply soulful yearnings of a people beaten down, but whose spirits point heavenward nonetheless.

Read more →  

J Beatz, also known as Jason Jules, is a rising electronic-beat music mix-master. His roots are in London, and the area's historical electronic-rock genres have certainly shaped his aural sensibilities. He has been producing mixes for electronic-beat artists the last two years. After a crash course in dj-beat music showed he was more talented than his peers, he adopted the moniker of J Beatz, and never looked back.

JBEATZ -It's getting late:

Watch more Music Videos from JBeatz

J Beatz attributes his music influences to electronic-beat groups like Nocturnal, Skepta, Y. Wizz, Bless Beats, and Maniac. But he adds "and anyone who makes good music." He is a music nerd's muse, delving deep into the art-school style of music prevalent at the end of the 70s and early 80s in Britain and the U.S. at that time.

Read more →  

Since 1972, Malavoi band has been active in the music industry. It is a Martinican band consisting of five members namely: Mano Cesaire, Jean-Paul Soime, Christian de Negri, Denis Dantin and Marcel Remion. They are known for their music that has a touch of different genres such as Zouk, Kadans, Biguine, and World Beat.

The name Malavoi originated from a kind of sugarcane and a name of a street in a Senegalese island called Goree. Most of the members have also been a part of a band coming from the Lycee Schoelcher. They also studied music at Colette Franz.

Read more →  

Jocelyn Beroard, a native of the Antilles, is one of the founding members of the zouk-influenced group Kassav', meaning cassava, a tuberous root used to make tapioca. Jocelyn began as a back-up singer in 1980, singing on Kassav''s second album Lagué mwen. Eventually, Jocelyn would become lead vocalist for the 15-member group, but not before they underwent many changes in their line-up. As Kassav' formed and re-formed, two dancers joined the group, a natural extension to the African and European cross-pollinating rhythms, which create an energetic and irresistible dance beat.

Read more →  

Richie and Pipo Make Music in the Key of Harmony.

The rumor mill has been churning out reports should Pipo sign with Klass and its controversial leader Richie, it would spell disaster. Richie is reputed to be difficult and Pipo to possess an over-sized ego.

But some observers disagree and say Richie is easy-going and can handle Pipo's narcissism. Some feel it is Pipo's weakness that will ruin the band's success. They have always been a sought-after group to sign whenever the time came for a label change. But fears the two could clash have fans worried Klass might even lose the record contract they are currently signed to.

Read more →  

Alan Cave is the lead and signer of Zin - Haitian group known for Zouk and Kompa music. Alan Cave, whose full name is Georges Alan Cave, is the son of Syto Cave and Yanick Jean. His father Syto Cave was a director, actor, novelist and playwright writer and often visited St. Lucia, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Canada and France for his work and Alan used to accompany him in his tours. Alan's mother Yanick Jean was also a novelist, poet, decorator and painter.

Alan Cave live at Moseley:

Read more →  

NJIE was born with the birth name of Muriel Ako in Guadeloupe in the Caribbean. Guadeloupe is part of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, a protectorate of France and part of the European Union.

NJIE was raised in a family of musicians and dancers. Her aunt, in particular, was a talented flamenco dancer and sang opera as well. NJIE remembers hearing Bizet's Carmen played on the phonograph often. As she grew older, she decided she wanted to study opera, but her family didn't have the money to send her to France. Instead, NJIE found herself hanging around the local clubs in the afternoons after school. It was there she got her start as a singer, jamming with local jazz musicians.

Read more →