Patrick Victor: Kreol King of the Islands

“We are who we believe ourselves to be – not what someone thinks we should be.” It’s a safe bet that Patrick Victor, best-known of all Seychellois singers, would approve of these sentiments, expressed by fellow...
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BélO – Promoting Haiti through Song

Haiti is a nation that has struggled for stability and prosperity for centuries. The people of Haiti are not strangers to plight, but the world rapidly loses interest in helping Haiti combat its ...
Chris Ardoin

Chris Ardoin- His Amazing Zydeco Music

The State of Louisiana has long been known for its Zydeco music, so it is no surprise that famed musician Chris Ardoin hails from the Pelican State. Chris Ardoin is fast becoming one of the best known and most...
Tessane Chin

Tessane Chin, Her Story and Her Success

Tessanne Chin was born in Jamaica, but she has been making a big splash throughout the rest of the world as well. The reggae fusion recording artist recently released a solo album entitled "In Between Words" an...
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Usher- An American Superstar With Haitian Roots

Usher Terry Raymond IV, better known as simply Usher, is a world-famous singer and songwriter from the United States. Although born and raised in the American South, he has roots that trace to the Creole Cultur...
Bel Haiti

Brooklyn Beauties Celebrate Haitian Boys

Loving themselves some 'Haitian boys,' as they sing, the three beautiful Brooklyn, New York women that make up the group BEL have more than just a passing fancy for Haiti and its handsome men. As the daughters ...
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Noukilla

One day, five musical friends left Mauritius and set off for China, intending to stay for only a short while. That was in 2005. Finding many open doors of opportunity in Shanghai, they pursued work as session ...
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Wyclef Jean: Musician & Activist

Wyclef Jean, “Clef” to his friends, is one of the reigning superstars of the hip-hop music world. His twenty-year long musical career has explored a variety of musical elements and styles beyond the world of hi...

The New-Age Nina Simone, Nasimiyu Murumba

Beautiful and young, the singer and songwriter Nasimiyu Murumba inspires many music lovers with her eclectic mixture of songs. Snarky Puppy’s Mike League even called her “the New Age Nina Simone”. Photo: Marc...
Chubby Carrier

Chubby Carrier – Big Talent from the Bayou

Chubby Carrier As the leader of his band Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band, Carrier continues to tour and attract new fans to the music he has known and loved his whole life. Bayou Background Hailing from...
Luther Francois

Luther Francois – The Godfather of Jazz in St. Lucia

When younger generations around the world look at their favorite artists from various musical genres, they no doubt view one person or another as the standard bearer for that genre. All too often however, casua...
Trombone Shorty

Trombone Shorty – Who calls the “Big Easy” home

Deep in the heart of America's Creole culture is the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. As the largest city in the home state of Creole in America, New Orleans has long been the centre of exchange between numerous...
Christine Salem

Christine Salem – Envoûte le New York Times

Christine Salem est l’une des rares voix féminines du maloya, la musique traditionnelle de La Réunion héritée des esclaves et dépourvue d’instrument harmonique. Et quelle voix. Elle a beau chanter en créole, en...
Grace Barbe

Grace Barbe – An Emerging Star in World of Music

The best musicians in the world are not always the ones with the largest profile, the most albums, or the highest income each year. There are musicians that are more entertainers at heart with mediocre musical ...