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Here is a picture of a Haitia lady selling clean water. The water is being sold by glass. Following the cholera outbreak in Haiti, this practice is not recommended.

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Here is a picture of the lead singer of Septen Septentrional, Michel Tassy. He spent a long and productive musical career with the group

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This is the picture of an advocate for the environment in Haiti. Jean-Laurent Dieudonné is the Secretary of Communication of CRED. The organization has a plan to motivate and train school children in the region of Jacmel about the environment and ways in whic to protect it

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The Haitian commercial music industry provides a particularly vivid example of a culture industry in the periphery. Most of the recordings in the 1950s and 1960s, in the early days of bandleader Nemours Jean-Baptistes konpa-direk, were done by Herby Widmaier at Radio d'Haiti, the new station of his father, Ricardo.

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Here is a picture of Vice-President Joe Biden as he was accompanied with Rev. Reginald Jean Mary in Little Haiti in Miami.

Vice-President Biden came to Little Haiti in Miami in support of the Haitian people who were affected by the earthquake. He met with several elected officials in the room. Joe Biden gave a hug to Rev. Reginald Jean-Mary and many others.

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Here is Herold Christophe, an international singer.

Herold Christophe has a way to work with Haitian music by adding different spice. His rhythm, beat and the melody makes him special and favorite among many Haitian music lovers. There are a few particular styles that you would find only in Haitian music

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This is a picture of the Music video of CARIMI for the carnival 2009 - Carimi Zandolit Video kanaval 2009. I was very good for a music band that officially entered Haitian Carnival music just a year ago.

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Here is a picture of George Clooney performing at the Hope for Haiti Now Telethon.

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Here is a picture of Diane Von Furstenberg at Fashion for Relief Haiti. She was one of many who participated in the event organized by Neomi Campbell as a result of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake

The January 12 earthquake of 2010 was was the most powerful earthquake that hit Haiti for over 200 years.

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Here is a picture of the talented musician Yohann Dore. In the Music video Sak Passe Ayiti, Yohann Dore was one of the performers. Please provide more information about this artist as they become available

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