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This page provides a list of Haitian artists.People on this list were either born in Haiti or possess Haitian citizenship. Due to Haitian nationality laws, dual citizenship is now permitted by the Constitution of Haiti, therefore people of Haitian ancestry born outside of the country are not included in this list, unless they have renounced their foreign citizenship or have resided extensively ...
Styles of music unique to the nation of Haiti include music derived from rara parading music, twoubadou ballads, mini-jazz rock bands, rasin movement, hip hop Creòle, the wildly popular compas, [1] and méringue as its basic rhythm. Haitian music is influenced mostly by European colonial ties and African migration (through slavery).
They wore white with splashes of yellow, his favorite color, and waved their flags in tribute as more than two dozen Haitian musicians paid him the ultimate tribute.
Bigga Haitian, reggae musician; Hoax, alternative rock band including Frantz N. Cesar of Haitian and Puerto Rican descent; Lee Holdridge, multi-award-winning Haitian-born composer and orchestrator; Wyclef Jean, Grammy Award-winning Haitian rapper, musician and actor; J-Live, rapper, DJ and producer; Jacki-O, rapper
This is a list of notable Haitian people. It includes people who were born in Haiti or possess Haitian citizenship, who are notable in Haiti and abroad. Due to Haitian nationality laws, dual citizenship is now permitted by the Constitution of Haiti, therefore people of Haitian ancestry born outside of the country are not included in this list, unless they have renounced their foreign ...
More than 50 years after a Haitian saxophonist and band leader by the name of Nemours Jean-Baptiste founded the new style of Haitian dance music that he called “Compas Direct,” the music is ...
Twoubadou (Haitian Creole pronunciation:; French: Troubadour) music is a popular genre of guitar-based music from Haiti that has a long and important place in Haitian culture. The word comes from troubadour, a medieval poet-musician who wrote and sang songs about courtly love. Like the troubadours of old, the Haitian twoubadou is a singer ...