Thousands of people from across the continent travel to Nigeria to attend the Calabar Carnival each year. So both Haitian bands missed an incredible opportunity that could have been big exposure for them, for Haitian Music, in Africa. Too bad such opportunities aren’t always obvious with some Haitian bands.

Author Archives: Ralph Delly
Ralph Delly is an award-winning music and entertainment journalist with extensive experience covering the Haitian Music Industry and the Haitian-American community. He has worked in Haiti and the United States at such media organizations as Radio Metropole, WNWK/107.5 FM, Radio Soleil d’Haïti and The Haitian Time – where he penned the popular “The Delly Dish” gossip column. Dellys has worked with numerous artists in the HMI, including Zin, Lakol, Phantoms, Zenglen, Sokute, Jam, See Well and 509 – to name a few. Delly graduated from Carlos Albizu University of Miami and City College of New York (CUNY)