The founding member of CaRiMi had never given the reasons that led him to leave the famous Haitian group. Nine years later, he explains himself in the documentary “The Loudest Silence” and relaunches his music career with his first solo album, Carlo.
In 2016, fans were shocked by the decision to stop the group CaRiMi, founded in 2001. For about fifteen years, the famous Haitian boy band had often performed to sold-out crowds in hundreds of venues around the world – notably in France at the Accord Arena (Bercy), the Zénith and the Olympia, and in the United States at the UBS Arena in New York and the Amerant Bank Arena in Fort Lauderdale, Florida – spreading good vibes and joy without in any way suggesting such a brutal end.
All kinds of speculation attempted to explain the end of this great musical adventure to thousands of fans who have become orphans. Today, one of the three members who had not yet spoken out – Carlo Vieux – is releasing a documentary entitled “The Loudest Silence, the Story of Carlo Vieux from Carimi”. Lasting nearly 1 hour and 15 minutes, directed by KN Visual Media and produced by Power Surge Music Group, the film features not only the former keyboardist of CaRiMi but also the two other members who made up the band (Richard Cavé and Mickael Guirand), as well as other artists and personalities familiar with the group and the Haitian music industry. Released on Thursday, October 6, “The Loudest Silence” is currently available on YouTube and will be broadcast on Trace in 29 countries, Trace Plus, France TV La 1ère (9 channels).
A key figure
“I didn’t choose this silence to disappear. I chose it to find myself”, says Carlo Vieux. Certainly, but after nine years of silence, it became urgent and necessary for the Haitian artist to finally give his version of events, to tell his own truth in order to resume his career as a musician and singer. Indeed, Carlo Vieux, who lives in Miami with his family, is now promoting his single “Retounen”, taken from his first solo album entitled Carlo which will be available on November 21 on legal download platforms. The release of the video for another track, “Prèmié swa”, is also announced for the same date.
With this album, it is in fact a “reset” Carlo Vieux who is appearing in front of the audience. Many of his fans who discovered him within the legendary Konpa band certainly did not know much of his musical journey. The founding member of CaRiMi was born and raised in Port-au-Prince before leaving to study at university in the United States. He is now considered “a key figure in the Afro-Caribbean scene, embodying both artistic excellence, passion, and pride in Haitian culture”.
