Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the Haiti Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
A saxophonist and bandleader who created konpa direk in 1955, the dance music that became Haiti's national sound.
Konpa spread across the French- and Creole-speaking Caribbean and remains the most popular music in Haiti and its diaspora.
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