Shoomy: a golden voice from Haiti
Her name is Minouche Chouloute, her artist’s name is Shoomy, she was born in Port-au-Prince 30 years ago and she is today one of the most beautiful voices in Haiti. Many people discovered her with […]
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Caribbean exhibition “COVID” stopped over in Guadeloupe shaken by the Covid-19 epidemic
Last April, we presented this beautiful and large exhibition entitled “COVID, Collecting Our Voices In the Caribbean & Diaspora”. 27 artists from ten Caribbean territories were given the task of transcribing through their works the […]
Death of Herman Nau, Johnny Ventura and Jacob Desvarieux: Caribbean music in mourning
We are definitely living a particular time period. Three Caribbean music icons left us between 25 and 30 July 2021: Haitian Herman Nau, Dominican Johnny Ventura and Guadeloupean Jacob Desvarieux. Konpa (or Compas), Merengue and […]
The 173rd anniversary of the end of slavery commemorated by the “Festival des Abolitions”
From 4 to 29 May 2021, the “Festival des Abolitions” (Festival of the Abolitions) will take place in Paris. It is a cultural and artistic event that celebrates the end of slavery in the French […]
Georges Granville and Thierry Vaton continue their research on Creole music
After “Le piano dans la musique créole” in 2014, “Kantik Bò Kay” in 2018, the two Martinican pianists published “Créole Jazz” last November. These educational books allow everyone to discover and appreciate Creole musical culture. […]
Ralph Beaubrun: from Boukman Eksperyans in Haiti to Paris
After “J’en ai besoin” (a song where he cries out for love) and “J’peux pas oublier” (a track with tropical sounds dedicated to his native island, Haiti), Ralph Beaubrun presents “Perte de temps”, a trap/r’n’b […]
COVID: an exhibition to collect our voices in the Caribbean and Diaspora
This collective and virtual exhibition is organised by the Museums Association of the Caribbean (MAC) from April 16, 2021 to November 26, 2021. It brings together 27 Caribbean artists who have been selected to express […]
Carnival 2021: French-speaking Caribbean – Haiti, Martinique and Guadeloupe – challenged Covid-19
Among the 13 Caribbean islands that have celebrated carnival during this traditional time of year, which runs from January 1 to Ash Wednesday, only Haiti has decided to officially maintain its national carnival in the […]
Do you know Jah Nissi Haïti and his latest song “How many more?”?
Jah Nissi Haiti is a Haitian reggae artist living in Canada. He has just released a new single entitled “How many more?” in which he denounces violence in Haiti and crimes, especially racist crimes, in […]
Don Miguelo is really “The best on the block”!
Ultraconciertos.com broke its own record with more than 26,000 people who attended the “Don Miguelo Live 2.0” concert. When talking about quality and versatility in urban music, one name that should always be highlighted is […]