Wesli
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Wesley Louissaint |
| Born | September 6, 1980 Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec |
| Genres | Haitian music |
| Occupation(s) | guitarist |
| Instruments | vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2000s-present |
Wesli is the stage name of Wesley Louissaint, a Haitian Canadian musician.[1] He is most noted for winning the Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2019 for his album Rapadou Kreyol.[2]
Born and raised in Port-au-Prince,[3] he moved to Montreal, Quebec in 2001 to study music.[4] He collaborated on albums by Senaya and Sara Rénélik in the 2000s before releasing his own debut album Kouraj in 2009.[4] He followed up with the albums Liberté dans le noir in 2011, ImmiGrand and Ayiti Étoile Nouvelle in 2015,[5] an expanded edition of ImmiGrand in 2017,[1] and Rapadou Kreyol in 2018.[3]
Discography[]
- Kouraj (2009)
- Liberté dans le noir (2011)
- ImmiGrand (2015)
- Ayiti Étoile Nouvelle (2015)
- ImmiGrand Deluxe (2017)
- Rapadou Kreyol (2018)
References[]
- ^ a b "Wesli et la valeur de l’exemple en Haïti". RFI Musique, May 15, 2017.
- ^ "Junos 2019: the complete list of winners". CBC Music, March 16, 2019.
- ^ a b "Wesli présente «Rapadou»: les trésors des lakous". Le Devoir, July 20, 2018.
- ^ a b "N.C. Folk Festival 2018: Wesli, Haitian guitarist". Go Triad, August 30, 2018.
- ^ "Dans les îles de Wesli". La Presse, February 7, 2015.
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