Haiti - Culture : Congratulations to Jean Jean Roosevelt, Gold Medal of the French song - HaitiLibre.com : Haiti news 7/7





iciHaiti - CNSCA : 68 years of Haitian-Taiwanese cooperation

iciHaiti - Football : Tribute to the Star of Haiti Melchie Daelle Dumornay aka «Corventina»

iciHaiti - Special D1 Championship : Ranking of the 3 Groups before the first match of the 10th and final day

iciHaiti - USA : The PNH received a batch of materials and equipment to fight against Gangs

iciHaiti - Special D1 Championship : 10th and last day (Calendar)


more news


Haiti - News : Zapping...

Haiti - Humanitarian : Situation report in Port-au-Prince

Haiti - FLASH : 7 countries from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean will support the PNH

Haiti - Humanitarian : The US Air Force delivers 10 tons of medicine and medical supplies to Port-au-Prince

Haiti - Security : The CARICOM military contingent ready to intervene in Haiti


more news


Haiti - Culture : Congratulations to Jean Jean Roosevelt, Gold Medal of the French song
14/09/2013 14:50:25

Haiti - Culture : Congratulations to Jean Jean Roosevelt, Gold Medal of the French song
The Ministry of Culture congratulates and pays tribute to Jean Jean Roosevelt, this Haitian artist of the song and the guitar that propelled Thursday, Haiti to the roof of the hall of the 19th century of the Opéra de Nice, France, which took place since last Sunday, the competition of the song that brought together artists from francophone world, as part of the 7th edition of the Games of La Francophonie.

In this high-level competition, which initially met 18 artists from Francophone countries including Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Lebanon, Switzerland, Canada, Rwanda... including several of internationally renowned, Jean-Jean Roosevelt proved that art, imagination, sensitivity, poetry, song and talent were simply Haitians, edging out in the grand finale: Valerie (Austria) Sae Lis (Lebanon), Holy Jah Doves (Rwanda) and Beni-Wende Marietou (Burkina Faso).



The acting Minister of Culture, Josette Darguste behalf of the government, expressed her gratitude while saying "Ayibobo" Jean-Jean Roosevelt "who has confirmed that the Haitian man is shaped in the art and imagination."

President Michel Martelly also congratulated the representatives of Haiti in this 7th edition of the Games of La Francophonie, including singer Jean Jean Roosevelt who won the gold medal in the song contest and Linouse Desravine for her medal bronze in judo.

"The victory of Jean Jean Roosvevelt is the result of hard work of a young Haitian singer determined and convinced of the quality of his art," said the Head of State, who also noted that the artist has played its role as Ambassador, representing his country in one of the most prestigious international competitions, whose the tradition is to bring together not only athletes, but also artists of the Francophone world.

The Head of State that reiterated his great consideration for this talented artist, wish him more success in his career and invites the Haitian youth to take as a model.

HL/ SL/ HaitiLibre

Twitter Facebook Rss
Send news to... Daily news...




Why HaitiLibre ? | Contact us | Français
Copyright © 2010 - 2024
Haitilibre.com