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FIAF and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy Cordially invite you to
A special benefit concert for Haiti



Featuring
Yanick Noah, Angelique Kidjo, Emeline Michel, BélO and Mino Cinelu

@
French Institute Alliance Française
Florence Gold Hall
55 East 59th Street (Between Park and Madison)

Monday March 15, 2010
@
8:00PM

Ticket
$50-$150
Additional donations welcome
Proceeds go toward Haitian causes
www.ticketmaster.com
212 307 4100


CONTACT        

 www.fiaf.org

212 355 6160 (Info only)




 

http://www.newyorkinfrench.net/profiles/blog/show?id=3350642:BlogPost:40139&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_post


 Yannick Noah, Emeline Michel, BélO, and Mino Cinelu

to Perform in NY for Haiti Fund-Raising

 

Haiti Benefit Concert at FIAF on March 15 at 8pm

 

French superstar Yannick Noah, internationally acclaimed Haitian vocalist Emeline Michel, up-and-coming Haitian singer-songwriter BélO and French multi-instrumentalist and singer Mino Cinelu will share a NYC stage on March 15 for a unique benefit-concert forHaiti during the month of la Francophonie.

 

Organized by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and by FIAF (French Institute Alliance Française), the concert will raise funds for the reconstruction of the Ciné Institute in Jacmel, a small city south of Port-au-Prince, and for the French Heritage Language Program to help educate young Haitian refugees in Miami and New York.

 

This benefit-concert was made possible with the generous support of Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank.

 

Yannick Noah is one of France's most beloved celebrities, a tennis champion turned pop star. After winning 39 titles, including the 1983 French Open, he launched a highly successful singing career with many upbeat hits such as "Saga Africa" (1991) and "Donne-moi une vie" (2006). The reigning queen of Haitian song, Emeline Michel combines traditional styles, such as compas, twoubadou and rara, with inspirational lyrics. Her latest release, Queen of Hearts (2007), has earned rave reviews. BélO, aka Jean Bélony Murat, is a 30-year old sensation from Haiti whose music is a fascinating mix of reggae, voodoo and soul beats. His latest album, Reference, was released in 2008. A man of many musical talents and influences, Mino Cinelu has played and recorded with such musical icons as Miles Davis and Sting. His latest album, La Californie, was released in 2007 and was nominated for best movie soundtrack at the Cannes Film Festival.

 

These marquee performers have generously agreed to donate their time and talent to raise funds for Jacmel's Ciné Institute and the French Heritage Language Program. The town of Jacmel, which has been tentatively accepted as a World Heritage site and has an estimated population of 40,000, was completely devastated by the January earthquake. FIAF worked closely with David Belle, co-founder of the Ciné Institute in Jacmel, for its World Nomads 2009 series dedicated to Haiti, and when he and his team sent an urgent appeal for help, FIAF did not hesitate. By focusing its efforts on the Ciné Institute, which provides the area's youth with film education and entertainment, technical training, and media related employment opportunities, FIAF hopes to make a real difference and help the Institute resume its educational and training mission.

 

As the United States welcomes thousands of Haitian children fleeing the devastation in their country, schools with French programs are facing increasing enrollment demands from their parents concerned about continuing their children's education in French. The highly successful French Heritage Language Program is ideally suited for this critical schooling task. This five-year-old program, which is run by the non-profit French American Cultural Exchange foundation (FACE), offers free, for-credit French classes that build on the cultural heritage of students and help them achieve academic success. Over 500 students have already benefited from this program within the public school system, or at community-based centers in New York. A portion of the evening's donations will be used to ramp up the program in order to meet the large influx of new students from Haiti, and to launch French Heritage classes in Miami, where many Haitian earthquake victims have sought refuge. These new classes will start on February 27th at the Little Haiti Cultural Center, in the presence of the Ambassador of France Pierre Vimont and the city's mayor, Tomas P. Regalado.

 

March is the international month of la Francophonie, celebrated by over 200 million French-speakers in 68 countries across the world. Solidarity is a key principle of la Francophonie, and francophone countries have been quick to mobilize for Haiti following the January earthquake. France, for its part, announced a massive aid package totaling almost half a billion dollars (326 million euros).

 


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 BélO (Haiti)


 

Bélo n'a pas attendu le 12 janvier 2010 pour s'engager *: il a toujours été très attaché à la cause des plus faibles, à l'éducation des enfants, au respect des femmes, à la solidarité sociale, à la protection de l'environnement, à la paix en Haïti et dans le monde. Le séisme qui a ravagé son pays donne plus de force à son engagement et à l'intensité des messages qu'il véhicule dans ses chansons.

Né en Haïti en 1979, Bélo est un jeune auteur, compositeur, guitariste et interprète, lauréat de nombreux prix dont le prestigieux « Prix Découvertes RFI 2006 ». Son style musical baptisé « le ragganga » allie le reggae, le ragga, le blues, le jazz et les « raras », rythmes traditionnels vaudous.... Il chante dans sa langue maternelle, le créole haïtien, riche et imagé. Bélo est un messager sensible qui, avec ses mélodies, sait toucher les publics en Haïti, en Amérique du Nord, en Afrique, en Europe et dernièrement au Brésil, dans le cadre de França.Br.

Avec deux albums à son actif « Lakou Trankil » (Soley Sounds -2005) et « Référence » (NatiProd -2008), Bélo est actuellement en France en résidence pour quelques mois, dans le cadre du programme «Visas pour la création / Solidarité Haïti» de Culturesfrance. Sa priorité est de se reconstruire professionnellement pour participer à sa manière à la reconstruction de son pays. Il prépare un nouvel opus à paraître avant l'été 2010, dont une partie des recettes seront reversées à des projets de construction d'écoles.

Dans la chanson « Lakou trankil » (« La cour tranquille »), Bélo voit son pays comme un village où tout le monde se connaît, a sa place et sait vivre ensemble. « Ti Moun Yo» (« Les enfants ») interpelle les dirigeants sur le sort des enfants délaissés, errants dans les rues. « Famm Kreyol » (« Femme créole ») rend hommage à ces femmes, mères abandonnées, qui se battent quotidiennement pour travailler, nourrir leurs enfants et leur offrir une éducation.
C'est un messager d'espoir et de solidarité pour « Ayiti levé !» (« Haïti debout !»).

* Implications de Bélo en Haïti : ambassadeur de la cause des personnes handicapées SEPH, ambassadeur itinérant de la culture haïtienne, parrain de l'association « Espoir pour Haïti », collaborateur de l'UNICEF Haïti, de VDH « Volontaires pour le développement d'Haïti », de la Croix Rouge haïtienne...

Bélo participera à plusieurs concerts de solidarité avec Haïti (en France comme à l'étranger) et se produira à BABEL MED MUSIC (Marseille, 26 mars) à MUSIQUES MÉTISSES (Angoulême, 23 mai), au Festival TIMITAR (Agadir, 9 juilllet).

Format tournée : 6 personnes dont 5 musiciens

Management :
NATI PROD - Charlot Murat
Tel France: + 33 (0)628835976
Tel Haïti : +509 3734-4806 / 305-914-6681
+509 552-6525
[email protected]
[email protected]

Diffusion:
MAD MINUTE MUSIC - Corinne SERRES
5-7 rue Paul Bert 93400 St Ouen France
Tel : +33 (0)1 40 10 25 55 - Fax : +33 (0)1 40 10 17 37
http://www.madminutemusic.com
[email protected]

En savoir plus

http://www.belohaiti.com
http://www.myspace.com/belo123
http://www.sonicbids.com/belohaitireferenceU.S.A management:



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