Haiti’s Belo Releases New Single

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - March 15th, 2013

Above: Belo (CJ Photo)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Haitian singer Belo has officially released his new single, Banm Nouvel Ou (“Let me hear from you”).

The release marks something of a shift from Belo’s traditionally laid=back style, and edges closer to a reggae-pop song.

Banm Nouvel Ou was written and composed by Belo, whose real name is Jean Belony Murat, with lyric support from St Thomas Saubner, arrangement, mixing and mastering by Andy Barrow and vocals recording and arrangement by Fabrice Rouzier.

The release comes after Belo’s month-long Center Stage tour in the United States.

Click here to hear the full single.

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