Fans in France, The US, Togo, Senegal, Canada, Ghana, Mali, Martinique, England, and Italy adore this award-winning singer and songwriter. Haitian-born Jean Belony Murat is his birth name. Everyone calls him BélO.
Two years and two days after an aggressive 7.0 earthquake rocked Haiti to her core, several hundred men and women now wait patiently for the fractured island’s musical ambassador to take his rightful place on stage.
Artisphere’s dimly-lit ballroom is intimate—in a 2012 sort of way. There is a wrap-around balcony hemmed with glass, chrome, brilliant reds, and subtle yellows. If Captain James T. Kirk had a master bedroom on Earth, this would be it. The stage, of course, would be the bed.
Arlington,Virginia is a few worlds away from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The spiteful January chill is unfathomable to most of our compatriots back home. But BélO’s sound promises to bring Haiti’s unmatched heat here. The audience is ready.
BélO’s sophisticated voice will float atop the musical style he calls Ragganga, an amalgam of traditional Haitian folkloric rhythms, Reggae, Jazz, R&B, and even Konpa. His dynamic sound will transport the audience to a serene place. “Lakou Trankil,” the title track of BélO’s first CD, is the anticipated destination.
The music will enfold everyone in powerful wings and carry them to faraway places; that much the audience knows for sure. Read more. . .
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