Music - Caribbean and artist

Mezanmi, Gade koman Polic nan Miyami ape kale kor yo nan Ti Ayiti. Minm Polic paka kanpe gade rara sa no yo oblije souke kor-a.

Several Police Officers in Little Haiti are dancing to the sound of Rara Lakay

Polic nan Miyami kape danse Rara lakay

There is much to see, do, and experience in the community of Little Haiti. Located in Miami, this town functions as the center of the Haitian Diaspora in Florida and the U.S. Having some of the most colorful businesses, many of which focus on the arts, food, or literature, Little Haiti carries something for everyone while showcasing the best of Haitian culture. The Haiti cultural Center regularly hosts performances of dance and the theater, and restaurants throughout the area that prepare the best of Haitian cuisine.

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Here is a picture of President michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe giving Honor and Merit to Fabrice Rouzier, Clément Bélizaire and Eric Virgal

Musicians Esteemed with Haiti's Highest Award

Prime Minister Lamothe and President Martelly bestowed the Honor and Merit plates on musicians Fabrice Rouzier, Clement Belizaire, and Eric Virgal at the National Palace for their enrichment of Caribbean and Haitian music.

Martelly, in a moment of nostalgia, said, "Our reunion today reminds me the years of performance with you on stage" He also made special mention of Martiniquan Virgil whose songs ". . . make him a son . . . of Haiti . . . through . . . songs like 'Gonaives' and 'Yon ti zetwal pou Ayiti'."

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Here is a picture of the famous group by the name of Creole Choir of Cuba. They are Cubans of Haitian descendant comprised of: Rogelio Torriente, Fidel Miranda, Teresita Miranda, Marcelo Luis, Dalio Vital, Emilia Diaz Chavez, Yordanka Fajardo, Irian Montejo, Marina Fernandes and Yara Diaz..

For decades, thousand of Haitians fled to the isles of nearby Cuba, and today the seeds have borne musical fruit. The Creole Choir of Cuba is made up of 10 members who are more than eager to show off their Creole and Haitian heritage. The passion for Haitian sounds was kicked into gear when, in 1996, they visited the neighboring country to take in their first Haitian festival. Since then they have been infusing their cuban ancestral beats with those of the country of their descendants.

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Godwin Louis, Haitian-American saxophonist, was a finalist at the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition.

Louis's uncle introduced him to jazz icons Cannonball Adderly and Sonny Rollins by sending Louis CDs when he was a boy.

Charlie Parker is Louis's biggest influence as well as the Caribbean rhythms he grew up with.

Louis says the fans he has attracted on Facebook and Twitter, and the Monk competition have been "absolutely a dream come true."

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Ti Kabzy is a lively and energetic quartet of new generation Konpa musicians that arrived on the music scene in 1989 in Montreal.

Competent in several Caribbean music styles, they have also experimented with rock, hip-hop, and country genres.

Ahead of the curve, Ti Kabzy is poised to explode internationally, and their mastery of both Caribbean and American pop music styles has set the stage for them to become globally recognized in the music world's Whose Who.

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Haitian-American Cécile Salvant is a jazz singer, whose emergence onto the music scene has created a stir.

She entered the Thelonious Monk jazz-singing competition and won. Later, Salvant released WomanChild. Her CD contains a pastiche of blues standards and Parisian torch songs.

Salvant has an ability to imbue her phraseology with prisms of color. Musicians love her, crafting arrangements that accentuate her voice. And they look forward to watching her mature into one of the great jazz vocalists.

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Here is a picture of the famous singer, songwriter, artist Stevy Mahy with Haitian and Caribbean Music Promoter Roland Berthold together.

Although she is not very popular in Haiti and among Haitians in the Diaspora yet, Stevy Mahy is an international artist.

Stevy Mahy was born in Paris but spent part of his childhood in Guadeloupe where her parents are from. She is a true Creole woman.
growing up in a family where both mother and father are musicians and singers, it is only natural that Stevy Mahy would be in love with music. She recorded "mama DEPI or pati" or "I want a little brother "with his mother, that the age of 9 years.
Some of her hit songs includ: Beautiful, San vou, Yenki pou vou, Something About You, Fame Is Gone, What's Going On?, Falling In Love Again, Divine Magic Joy, Si'w pé, Shine On Me, Mon coeur mon ange

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Here is a picture of the beautiful and talented superstar in Zouk, Stevy Mahy with Haitian Music Promoter, Roland Berthold at Oakgrove Park in North Miami. This picture was taken on July 4th, 2013 during a celebration of the 4th of July Holiday. The activities at the time include a performance of the new Haitian music band Klass that was performing at the park, organized by Commissioner Jean Monestime

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Here is a picture of the musician Ralph Condé. He has a long history of playing music. This is a passion that Ralph Conde acquired since he was a child. Owning his first guitar at the age of 7, he started learning to play and dreamed to become a superstar. While growing up in Haiti, Ralph Condé was exposed to a variety of guitar players. However, he was mainly influenced by people like Jimmy Hendrix, Georges Benson,Lee Retenour,Steve Vai and some Kompa musicians from Haiti.

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This is a picture of the young Stevy Mahy. She started her musical career when she was very young. Father and mother were musicians. Stevy Mahy early recording include songs such as "mama DEPI or pati" "I want a little brother "with his mother, that the age of 9 years.

Stevy Mahy was part of Victor O's album known as Inspire Me.

Stevy has the capability to perform in three different languages. The artist sings in Creole, French and English

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