Allan André is a Canadian-born, Haitian artist based in Ottawa. Color and emotion is infused in his paintings that he says is inspired by his travels and personal connections he’s made with people in life. His work has been featured in exhibits in New York, Orlando, Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal. Learn more about Allan. …
Have you heard of these three Haitian artists? If you haven’t, here is a chance to get yourself acquainted.
In one piece titled Madame Beauvoir’s Painting, the artist Fabiola Jean-Louis highlights the strength and fortitude of women, while providing subtle commentary on the spectrum of the Black identity. Madame Beauvoir’s Painting is inspired by 18th-century French portraits of elite, white women. However, instead of a white woman pictured in the ornate dress, Jean-Louis inserts Madame Beauvoir – a black woman.
At this year’s “Songs from the Cinema,” Hollywood a-listers came out in droves to raise money for Artists for Peace and Justice, an organization that “supports communities in Haiti through programs in education, healthcare, and dignity through the arts.” Hosted by Susan Sarandon and Olivia Wilde at a small club in Los Angeles, this very…
By M. Skye Holly NEW YORK, NY- In 2008, Black Public Media launched “AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange.” The acclaimed documentary series is the only public television series “dedicated to presenting documentary films about the global Black experience.” Now in season 10, AfroPop X continues sharing relevant stories about people of African descent around the…
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – Kanaval season has come to close after three days of dancing and reveling in Haiti’s capital city. From Feb. 11 to Feb. 13 tens of thousands of people gathered at in Port-au-Prince to watch their favorite bands perform through a sea of people at one of the country’s largest cultural event.
A seaside beach resort in a country typically categorized by its poverty is the last place one would expect the closing event for an international jazz festival. Makeshift VIP sections with wicker furniture were roped off to the front of the stage, while early comers sat behind them in seats sinking in the sand.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – Haitian Times was in attendance for the 12th edition of the PAP Jazz International Festival. After a week of concerts in the capital with extraordinary headliners the Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival wrapped up its 12th edition on Jan. 27 with a celebration on the beach of Decameron Indigo Resort and Spa. Here’s a snippet of…
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – After a week of concerts in the capital with extraordinary headliners the Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival wrapped up its 12th edition on Jan. 27 with a celebration on the beach of Decameron Indigo Resort and Spa. Haitian DJ and record producer Michael Brun, known for blending EDM with native Haitian styles such as Konpa and…
