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The historiography of Haitian cinema is very limited. It consists only one double issue of the journal of the French Institute of Haiti Conjonction, released in 1983, devoted to film; a book by Arnold Antonin, published during the same year, entitled Matériel pour une préhistoire du cinéma haïtien ("Material for a prehistory of Haitian cinema"); and an article by the same author in the ...
Dancers performing to Compas music closely, highlighting the genre's intimate style. Compas (French pronunciation:; Haitian Creole: konpa dirèk; [2] French: compas direct), also known as konpa or kompa, is a modern méringue dance music genre of Haiti. [1]
La Pluie d'espoir (2007) by jack roche; La Rebelle (2005) La Ronde des vodu (1987) La vengeance de Rodney (Laura 2) (2009) by Valentin C. Lustra; La Vie de Job by Valentin C. Lustra; Lakay (2011) by Hugues Gentillon; Lakay (2014) by Tirf Alexius; Lavichè: A crisis for the poor in Haiti (2002) by Jean-René Rinvil; Laura by Valentin C. Lustra ...
Lina Mathon-Blanchet (3 January 1903 – 11 March 1994) was a Haitian pianist, music teacher and composer. First director of the Conservatoire National, she was interested in Haiti's folkloric traditions and was one of the first performers to include Vodou-influenced theatrical performances on the public stage in the country.
The band was first formed in 1969 under the name Haiti Combo.It was later changed to Volo Volo de Boston in 1972 with Eric Breneus as the vocalist approximately two years before the arrival of Ti Manno, Moise Desir, and Ricot Mazarin. [5]
La Vie est belle / Life is Rosy is a 1987 musical comedy directed by Mwezé Ngangura and Benoît Lamy.The film revolves around the vibrant music scene of Kinshasa and tells the rags-to-riches story of a poor rural musician played by legendary Congolese musician, Papa Wemba, the “King of Rumba Rock”, who seeks fame in the big city.
Magnum Band is a kompa band formed on June 24, 1976 [1] by André Pasquet [] (a.k.a. Dadou), former musician of the group Tabou Combo, and his brother Claude Pasquet [] (a.k.a. Tico) in Miami.
John Steve released his seminal album, Chimen Limyè, in 1994 from New York City, where he moved from Haiti in self-exile due to the risks to him and his family caused by the political nature of his music.