BélO Concert/TBPAC, 7-25-09, Video 4, Konpa Dance

World-famous Haitian Reggae artist, BélO made his second tour date in Tampa, Florida since he first graced the area during Arte Week, November 16, 2007. The band was amazing w/Reggae, rock, Konpa, roots, jazz, vodou rhythms! Backstage was awesome with a birds-eye view of BélO, the band, backup singers & the audience. It was awesome to see such a diverse audience, especially considering most of the songs are sung in French-Creole. In this video, BélO & his band play a Konpa piece & Otis and Tracy show the audience how to dance Konpa, Haiti's most popular dance music genre. For more on BélO, logon his official website, http://www.belohaiti.com & Myspace, http://www.myspace.com/belo123.

Backgrounder: BélO, Haitian international singer-songwriter, captured the Radio France International "Découvertes" Award in 2006 as well as a tour of 11 different African nations with his debut album" LAKOU TRANKIL". BélO's sophomore album, "REFERENCE," has solidified his status as a socially conscious songwriter with a sophisticated sound. The recording delivers a sublime mixture of Jazz, Worldbeat, Rock, Reggae and Afro-Haitian traditional rhythms (a music genre BélO calls "Ragganaga"-mix of reggae and nanga-acoustic and folk). BélOs mesmerizing vocals have been compared to Bob Marley and Peter Gabriel, but on Reference his voice is unquestionably his own. BélO continues to thrill audiences across the globe and actively seeks new opportunities to bring his music and message of peace to the world. BélO is the voice against Haitis suffering.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• BélO
• TBPAC
• ragganaga
• roots reggae
• nanga
• rock
• jazz
• vodou
• Worldbeat
• Afro-Haitian
• smooth Jazz soul
• Creole
• Reference
• Lakou Trankil
• Jean Bélony Murat

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SONg namE

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Love the rhythm. Reminds me of Kassav. Very Cool!! Andy