Carole Demesmin Music Video

Carole Demesmin, whose father, Mozart Demesmin, is a composer, began life in Léogâne, Haiti, but grew up in Port-au-Prince, New York, and Boston. Life was hard for her, being nearly the only black Haitian in Boston. She endured a close call with some knife-wielding thugs but emerged unharmed.

After she matriculated, she began classes at the elite Berklee School of Music, earning her degree in 1979. Returning to Haiti, she rose to prominence as an influential music artist during the 80s. At this time, a renaissance was occurring in Haitian music, a return to roots music that encouraged drawing from Haitian folklore for its essence.

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