Haitian Celebrity News

Nemours Jn Baptiste would've been 100 years old if he was alive today in 2018. To commemorate the 100 year aniversary of the maestro and founder of Konpa Direk, a new bust of Nemours Jn Baptiste was erected at Place Saint-Anne in Port-au-Prince.

This event took place on July 26 2018 which marks 63 years since Maestro Nemours Jn Baptiste formed the first ever Compas Direct music group "l'Ensemble Aux Calebasses," which marked the birth of Compas Direct.

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Watch this video... Haitian-American singer Jason Derulo talks about Haiti in the most positive way in a weekday Television show in the United Kingdom. Jason Derulo also sends a message to US President Donald Trump

"I think my country is a very beautiful place and I think I am gonna continue to show the beauty of this country," Jason Derulo said speaking to Christine on the early weekday morning, lifestyle and entertainment TV show on LORAINE on ITV.

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Watch this video... Haitian-American singer Jason Derulo showcases Haiti's Citadelle Laferriere in his new official music video "Colors" the Coca-Cola Anthem for the 2018 World Cup. Watch it now...

Watch Wyclef on the Guitar...

Watch the shots from the Citadelle...

Beautiful isn't it?

What do you think about it?

Here are some still photos from the video... Look...

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Haitian Gossip - Denzel Washington, Eddy Murphy, and Will Smith are of Haitian decent?

According to a message posted by Hugues Sanon on the Belfim message board this morning, Denzel Washington, Eddy Murphy, and Will Smith are of Haitian decent?

(Kreyol) - Dapre yon mesaj ke Hugues Sanon poste sou belfim maten-an, Denzel Washington, Eddy Murphy, avek Will Smith se desandan Haitien!

Read all about it here!
http://www.belfim.com/board.php/25598

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Haitian Senator and singer Gracia Delva was involved in a traffic accident in the Dominican Republic Friday killing a Haitian citizen and wounded two Dominicans.

Senator Gracia Delva was behind the wheel on carretera Azua-San Juan in the southern part of the Dominican Republic when the incident happened.

According to news reports, Senator Gracia Delva turned himself in to the Direccion General de Seguridad y Transito Terrestre (DIGESETT) where he was briefly detained.

The body of the unidentified Haitian compatriot who died in the accident was taken to a morgue in Azua, Dominican Republic.

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Singer Jason Derulo says: "As a Haitian-American, I've become more and more invested in giving back to where my family is from. To that extent, this song (Colors - watch the video below) is a bit of a launch of plans that I am excited to reveal soon..."

Watch the official video... Jason Derulo - Colors, The Coca-Cola Anthem for the 2018 World Cup.

Shot partially at The Citadelle Laferriére, a regal mountaintop fortress located in Northern Haiti, the video brings people from around the world to celebrate their respective flags and nationalities.

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Haitian musician Emmanuel 'Manno' Charlemagne will have the right to an official funeral in Haiti, a close relative of the family told Haitian news media AlterPresse...

Steps are under way for the repatriation of the body of Manno Charlemagne.

Manno Charlemagne died Sunday, 10 Dec 2017, in Miami Beach Florida.

So far we do not yet know when the funeral will take place in Haiti.

Stay tuned.

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Haitian Hip Hop superstar Wyclef Jean no longer wants to run for president of Haiti. The former Fugees rap star told hollywood.com in an interview that he is no longer interested and such an endeavor.

Wyclef ran for president of Haiti back in 2010 but he was rejected by the Electoral council at the time because he did not meet the requirements to run for president at the time.

Wyclef told the Associated Press that at the time he ran for president he felt like the government was absent. However, at this time he seems to be satisfied with the government headed by President Jovenel Moise.

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Tande AUDIO saa... Journaliste Jean Monard Metellus ap explike kijan atis Fredo, chantè Kanpech la, malad grav nan lopital Dikini. Li resevwa 2 atis zanmi Fredi pou bay plis detay...

Listen to this audio... Haitian journalist Jean Monard Metellus of Radio Caraibes FM talking to musician Ti Pay about the condition Frederic Pierre Louis aka Fredo from racine group Kanpech who is hospitalized in Diquini hospital in Haiti

What do you think about that?

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Haitian music alert... Frederic Pierre Louis aka Fredo, the lead singer of racine group Kanpech is REALLY sick, he is in the hospital and his friend are begging for help to save his life..

A couple of music artists including Ti Pay went on Radio Caraibes FM to alert the public that Fredo is hospitalized in Diquini and he will not survive unless he is taken to a better hospital outside the country.

According to one of them, Fredo in critical condition, he's been in the hospital for 12 days and yet is in room 209 in Diquini hospital where he is being cared for by medical students in training...

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