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Haitian gospel music, began its roots in the rise of Christianity, when it was first imported to the island by Spain's Christopher Columbus in the 15th-century and again by the French during colonial years of Saint-Domingue, as Jesuits and Capuchins served as missionaries to continue the proliferation of Catholicism.
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 ...
Some of Benoit's later work was surrealistic, though he continued to produce scenes of Haitian life — narrative scenes — until his death. Benoit married the daughter of his friend, the legendary Hector Hyppolite, the first Haitian artist to win international recognition — and still the most acclaimed — in international art circles. They ...
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. ‘He can’t die. He had too ...
Within the Haitian community, at home and abroad, it is widely considered as a second national anthem to La Dessalinienne and the song has recorded several different versions. Haiti did not have recorded music until 1937 when Jazz Guignard was recorded non-commercially. One of the most current popular Haitian artists is Wyclef Jean.
Born in Port-au-Prince to well-known singer Lionel Benjamin and his wife, Roseline, Mikaben was one of Haiti’s most talented young singers and songwriters. He began writing at age 15 and ...
Haitian singers (6 C) Haitian songwriters (2 C) Σ. Haitian musician stubs (31 P) Pages in category "Haitian musicians" The following 5 pages are in this category ...
“As artists we are always reflecting among ourselves, saying, ‘We don’t know what to do.’ “