Tag: Haitian
In the poetic belly of the world, with the Haitian Makenzy Orcel (1/2)
Haitian author Makenzy Orcel rose to prominence by publishing his first novel The Immortals in which he pays tribute to the Haitian prostitutes who died during the 2010 earthquake. In…
“From revolt to tenderness”, the living archives of the Haitian poet René Depestre
In ten panels and through many very rare, even unpublished archives, the Francophone Multimedia Library (BFM) of Limoges recounts the life, the literary and political commitment and the work of…
The artist Hervé Télémaque, figure of Haitian art, died at the age of 85
The French artist of Haitian origin Hervé Télémaque, associated with the current of narrative figuration, died Thursday at the age of 85 in the Paris region where he was hospitalized.…
Death of Mikaben: the Haitian singer suffered a heart attack on stage
News Published on 10/18/2022 at 06:50 Updated 10/18/2022 at 06:50 Reading 1 min. Real name Michael Benjamin, singer Mikaben died at the end of a concert given at the Accor…
Paul Toussaint, Haitian chef: “What characterizes Montreal is the mixture of cultures”
L’Express: You were born and raised in Haiti. How did you “land” in Montreal? Paul Toussaint: I first lived in Ottawa. I had finished my studies in Haiti and my…
Az, the Haitian jazz singer, returns “For love” to Canada
Three years after the release of his first album sonjethe singer Asaphe Micaelle Jean-Louis, Az of her artist name, returns with By love. It’s a jazzy 13-track album that talks…
Rebecca Jean and her “Antidote” to reconnect with her Haitian roots
Rebecca Jean is an artist born in Quebec to Haitian parents. His new album, Antidotecomposed of 11 titles, in French and Creole, is a reconciliation between human beings and the…
Haitian Independence Debt: A Look Back at the New York Times Investigation
The journalists of New York Times spent thirteen months consulting archival documents, account books and diplomatic correspondence about what is known in Haiti as the “independence debt”. The story is…
Haitian ‘400 Stupid’ gang kidnapped Turkish citizens for ransom! The embassy in Dominica takes action
Gunmen stopped a tourist bus near the capital Port-au-Prince in Haiti and kidnapped at least 17 people, including eight Turkish citizens, for ransom. Eight other people abducted by the gang…
At the bedside of the dead mother, with the Haitian poet Rodney Saint-Éloi
Poet, publisher, activist, the Haitian Rodney Saint-Éloi delivers with his novel When it’s sad Bertha sings a moving story of mourning and homage to his deceased mother. Standing in front…