BélO – Motivasyon (BélO, 2019)
Award-winning singer-songwriter BélO is one of the rising talents in Haitian music. His masterfully-produced album Motivasyon incorporates a wide range of dance-oriented musical influences, including modernized Haitian roots (called Ragganga), Jamaican dancehall reggae, Nigerian Afrobeats (the modern electronic genre, not the Fela Kuti Afrobeat), pop hooks, roots reggae and rock.
Motivasyon includes lyrics mostly in Haitian Kreyol although there are two songs with English-language lyrics. BélO’s lyrics seek to motivate his countrymen/women with uplifting messages.
BélO invited some of the finest Haitian artists in the current music scene: Clément Keke Belizaire on guitar; Fabrice Rouzier on keyboards; David Casseus on bass; Marc-Harold Pierre on percussion; Johnson St Cyr on bass; Robenson Désius on guitar; Gerald Kebreau on bass; Dony Felix on bass; Peterson Altimo on bass; Alexa Cherrelus on backing vocals; Lafrance Sardau Francisco (Cisco) on percussion; Hans Dominique (Bwagri) on percussion; Bebijoe and Therly Job on backing vocals; beatmaker Micheal Brun; and Nigerian vocalist Adekunle Gold.
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.