Haiti - Culture : The month of July dedicated to the memory of Nemours Jean Baptiste

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Haiti - Culture : The month of July dedicated to the memory of Nemours Jean Baptiste
15/07/2018 08:22:57

The Ministry of Culture declared the month of July, month of Nemours Jean Baptiste and organizes during this month a set of activities (Conferences, debates, concerts, competitions...) to pay tribute to the father of the music Compass, legendary figure of Haitian music, saxophonist, composer and leader of musical band Nemours Jean Baptiste "Culture is the soul, it is the wealth of the country. We need to showcase this richness," said Guyler C. Delva, Minister of Culture.

July 26 will be declared National Compass Day in Haiti and in this circumstance, a bust of Nemours Jean Baptiste will be unveiled on Place Sainte-Anne.

A Nemours Jean Baptiste Fund will also be created so that actors and creators benefiting from this fund can contribute to the benefit of the loved ones of the musician who would be 100 years old today if he still lived.

In the process, the Minister Delva took the opportunity to announce other projects, including that of the "Slave Route", a project initiated under the Minister Stéphanie Villedrouin in 2014 https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-10622-haiti-news-some-news-here-and-there.html that he plans to launch in 2019 highlighting "More than any other people, this subject must challenge us. We will begin to rehabilitate monuments related to this symbolism, including the site of Bois Caiman in Cap-Haitien."

Finally, as of July 22, the Ministry of Culture will launch a traditional dance competition throughout the national territory.

Learn more about Nemours Jean Baptiste (1918-1985) :
Third in a family of four children, Nemours Jean-Baptiste was born February 2, 1918 in Port-au-Prince. He was saxophonist, composer and leader of the band. He is credited with inventing, 63 years ago, Compas music, also known as Compas Direct.

HL/ HaitiLibre