Charles Weymann

Charles Weymann – Aviator & Automotive Inventor

Born in 1889 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Charles Terres Weymann would go on to become a leading light in coachwork technology, his designs featuring on many of the finest automobiles of his era. Brilliant, bold, ...
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Explore! – Haiti

Discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492, Haiti now shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic. In 1697 it became French, until 1804, when the only ever successful slave rebellion took place ...
Carol Welsman

Carol Welsman – 2017 Pap-Jazz Haiti debut

Award-winning singer and pianist Carol Welsman has been honing her blend of smooth jazz, vintage standards and swing for more than 20 years. So she’s was more than ready to please the crowds at Pap-Jazz. Carol...
Yellow Jackets

Yellow Jackets «Impressive improvisation»

Yellow Jackets is a thirty-something-year-old band, which is rare enough to be mentioned. Their career has gone many roads, from jazz fusion to R&B, but their main characteristic is to always try and go for...
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Thurgot Théodat « Voodoo-jazz »

Thurgot Théodat est un musicien haitien qui a découvert le jazz lorsqu'il étudiait à Paris. A vingt trois ans, il achète son premier saxophone, imprégné des sons de Braxton, Tayler, Coltrane ou Shepp. A son ret...
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Tabou Combo “Most famous Haitian band in the World”

Est-il vraiment nécessaire de présenter Tabou Combo ? Ce groupe légendaire haïtien a été fondé en 1967, et n'a cessé, depuis, de sillonner le monde, leur succès ne s'étant jamais démenti. Leurs messages sont pa...
Bella Cat A new approach to blues

Bella Cat- A new approach to blues

Bella Cat has been blazing a soulful trail across the music scene with her debut album ‘Corrupted’ recorded in Nashville Tennesse earlier this year. Bella Cat caters to each audience, keeping them on their feet...
Boukman Eksperyans ‘Rasin’

Boukman Eksperyans ‘Rasin’

Boukman Eksperyans is one of the main ‘Rasin’ bands, a movement that calls for a return of Haitians to their African roots. It was formed by 'Lòlò' Baubrun Jr and his wife 'Manzè' in 1978. Their topics are...
Chardavoine “Jazz funk with a creole sensibility”

Chardavoine “Jazz funk with a creole sensibility”

This year, the Festival is proud to present, for the first time in Haiti, this talented, New York based guitarist. Chardavoine's musical style is an original blend that could somehow be defined as jazz funk wit...
Follow Jah Regulars at the Festival

Follow Jah Regulars at the Festival

Performing together since 2001, the seventeen musicians that compose the marching-band Follow Jah usually perform in Petion-Ville for Carnival and other traditional and community occasions. Enjoying the support...