Category Archives: Haiti Music

Sean Penn stepped up his attack on Wyclef Jean’s bid for the Haitian presidency in a Huffington Post column published Wednesday in which he called on Jean to withdraw his candidacy.

Jean says the ruling discriminates against Haitians who have lived outside the country

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – When counselors asked the children at the Plas Timoun psychological therapy center to draw, what came out on the paper were images of crumbled houses, severed limbs and blood spurting from people trapped under the ruins. But … Continue reading →

It’s damn near impossible to categorize The Five One ’s music and ideals. The band, with its self-described Haitian indie-rock flair, blends hip-hop with Caribbean rhythms. The ideals?

It’s damn near impossible to categorize The Five One ’s music and ideals. The band, with its self-described Haitian indie-rock flair, blends hip-hop with Caribbean rhythms. The ideals?

It’s damn near impossible to categorize The Five One ’s music and ideals. The band, with its self-described Haitian indie-rock flair, blends hip-hop with Caribbean rhythms. The ideals?

It’s damn near impossible to categorize The Five One ’s music and ideals. The band, with its self-described Haitian indie-rock flair, blends hip-hop with Caribbean rhythms. The ideals?

Haiti electoral officials rejected international hip-hop star Wyclef Jean’s presidential candidacy.

Wyclef Jean’s bid for the Haitian presidency has ended with the former Fugees rapper and music producer left off the electoral council’s list of eligible candidates.

The council ruled Jean did not satisfy all the legal requirements to contest the election.