Haitian female artists based in Haiti! Ah! Do you ever feel like diversifying your musical collection? Well, have you thought of putting some artists based in Haiti in the mix? Well, you should. You don’t know who they are? What’s that you said? It’s too much work to have to look for them? Well, guess what? Your ever reliable best friend Kreyolicious decided to do some research for your benefit and present you with a curated list. Some have an R&B vibe, while others swing more towards an Afro-pop sound, or a world-beat tendency.
Let’s do our best to show our support for these female artists in the island motherland in whatever capacity we can. There’s a plan for everyone!
If you can purchase their music from iTunes, CDBaby or Amazon, do so. The links are included with each of these artists, whenever applicable. If you’re not able to, you can always hit them up on their Facebook (or other social media accounts) and send them a lovely message instead. Call it the well-intentioned malerèz do kale plan. Still cool though!
In random order…
1. MIU 
Genre: Creole Pop/R&B/World
You Should Check Her Out If You Like: Mya, Natalie La Rose, Emeli Sandé
Kreyolicious Says: Throughout the 10+ tracks on her album Unexpected, the songbird is like a skillful welder, who takes R&B, dance music and reggae to formulate a musical style befitting of her enchanting voice.
CLICK HERE TO BUY MIU’S MUSIC ON CD BABY OR iTUNES | MIU’S WEBSITE | MIU ON INSTSAGRAM | MIU ON TWITTER | MIU ON FACEBOOK | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC99h_-GCngOl4o6vk7f50eQ
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MIU.
2. PRINCESS EUD 
Genre: Rap/R&B
You Should Check Her Out If You Like: Lauryn Hill, Ms. Dynamite, Santigold
Kreyolicious Says: Assertive lyrics, ponderous beats, and an arresting visual style all come together to make rapper-singer Princess Eud a singing/rapping house of dynamite.
CLICK HERE TO BUY PRINCESS EUD’S MUSIC ON AMAZON| PRINCESS EUD ON INSTAGRAM | PRINCESS EUD ON TWITTER| PRINCESS EUD ON FACEBOOK
CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT PRINCESS EUD.
3. DARLINE DESCA
Genre: Rap/R&B
You Should Check Her Out If You Like: Sade, Jill Scott, Ledisi, Goapele
Kreyolicious Says: Darline Desca= very, very strong delivery. As manifested on her song and record A Plain Temps, this singer’s voice is pure gold, with strokes of refined silver, and with a little bit of prime iridium thrown in.
CLICK TO BUY DARLINE DESCA’S MUSIC ON CD BABY, AMAZON, iTUNES | DARLINE DESCA ON TWITTER | DARLINE DESCA ON YOUTUBE | DARLINE DESCA ON INSTAGRAM
CLICK HERE TO VIEW A VIDEO OF DARLINE DESCA.
4. TAMARA SUFFREN 
Genre: Jazz/Caribbean/World
You Should Check Her Out If You Like: Anita Baker, Heather Hadley, Whitney Houston, Laura Izibor
Kreyolicious Says: This Tamara Suffren chick sings with longing and sings her out on every track she sings on. Her vocals on her debut album Lespwa are just plain mesmerizing.
CLICK HERE TO BUY TAMARA SUFFREN’S MUSIC ON AMAZON | TAMARA SUFFREN ON INSTAGRAM | TAMARA SUFFREN ON FACEBOOK|
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TAMARA SUFFREN.
5. RUTSHELLE GUILLAUME
Genre: Jazz/R&B/Tropical
You Should Check Her Out If You Like: Whitney Houston, Brandy, Jazmine Sullivan
Kreyolicious Says: This singer, whose musical style borders on R&B and Creole pop, belts out the songs on her album Emotions with all her heart, soul, and intestines.
CLICK HERE TO BUY RUTSHELLE’S MUSIC ON AMAZON| CLICK HERE FOR HER CD BABY PAGE | RUTSHELLE’S WEBSITE| RUTSHELLE ON TWITTER | RUTSHELLE ON INSTAGRAM | RUTSHELLE ON FACEBOOK |
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT RUTSHELLE.
6. FATIMA ALTIERI
Genre: Caribbean/Creole pop
You should Check Her Out If You Like: Selena Gomez, Zendaya, Ellie Goulding, Ariana Grande
Kreyolicious Says: Very mature vocals coming from this artist as she recounts heartbreak and devastating disappointment in love.
CLICK HERE TO BUY FATIMA ALTIERI’S MUSIC ON iTUNES| ON CDBABY | ON AMAZON FATIMA ALTIERI ON INSTAGRAM| FATIMA ON FATIMA ON TWITTER | CLICK HERE TO VIEW FATIMA ALTIERI’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL |
7. QUEEN BEE
Genre: R&B/Caribbean/World
You Should Check Her Out If You Like: Kelly Price, Mya, Jessie Ware
Kreyolicious Says: Lovely, lovely vocals that merit an album.
QUEEN BEE ON FACEBOOK | QUEEN BEE ON TWITTER | QUEEN BEE ON INSTAGRAM
CLICK HERE TO READ AN INTERVIEW WITH QUEEN BEE
8. RENETTE DESIR
Genre: Jazz/World
You Should Check Her Out If You Like: Corinne Rae Bailey, Esperanza Spalding
Kreyolicious Says: On her album titled Yon Jou, this songstress belts out her songs with conviction, as if someone was lurking on the left side of her shoulder, and her salvation depended on how well she could sing. Whether she’s doing a rendition of Billie Holiday’s classic “Strange Fruit” or crooning traditional songs of Haiti, she’s the business.
CLICK HERE TO BUY RENETTE DESIR’S MUSIC |RENETTE DESIR ON FACEBOOK|
9. MIKAELLE AIMEE CARTRIGHT
Genre: Jazz/World/Caribbean Pop
You Should Check Her Out If You Like: Leela James, Emeline Michel, Davina
Kreyolicious Says: A whisper-soft voice, energized delivery that’s just as capable of singing Caribbean pop as it can belt out jazzy numbers.
MIKAELLE CARTRIGHT ON TWITTER | MIKAELLE CARTRIGHT ON FACEBOOK |
10. SHASSY
Genre: Rap/Pop
You Should Check Her Out If You Like: Iggy Azalea, Trina, Azalea Banks, Dej Loaf
Kreyolicious Says: This chick is pure comedy, but beneath all the laughter there’s even slight hints of keen social commentary.
SHASSY ON INSTAGRAM | SHASSY ON TWITTER | SHASSY ON FACEBOOK
[Photography Credit: Rutshelle Guillaume pic: Jean-Robert Duprat/Roroli Photography | Miu Pic: Wisly Herard | Darline Desca Pic: Enoch Bordes | Fatima Altieri pic: Verdy Verna| Renette Desir pic via Michael Woelteche]
So there you have it kreyolicious cheries, Haitian female singers based in Haiti you should be checking out and supporting!
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