first female doctor in Haiti Loune Viaud – health care worker, won the 2002 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for her work within Zanmi Lasante, providing health care in Haiti Monarchs Emperor Jacques I King Henri I Emperor Faustin I Music Frisner Augustin – major performer and composer of Haitian Vodou drumming Othello Bayard – musician, violinist, poet, and composer; wrote the music for the patriotic song "Haïti Chérie" Barikad Crew – hip hop group BélO – interpreter, composer and guitarist Bigga Haitian – first Haitian singer to break into the Jamaican reggae scene Toto Bissainthe – folk music artist Carmen Brouard – composer and pianist Alexandrine-Caroline Branchu – French opera soprano (born in Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue; the modern-day Cap-Haïtien, Haiti) Michael Brun – DJ, record producer John Steve Brunache – musician Frantz Casseus – guitarist and composer Manno Charlemagne – political folk singer, songwriter and acoustic guitarist, lifelong political activist and former politician Coupé Cloué – singer and bandleader Félix Cumbé – Haitian-Dominican singer and songwriter of merengue and bachata music Euphémie Daguilh – composer and choreographer, royal mistress of emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines Jerry Duplessis – Grammy Award-winning musical composer and record producer Justin Elie – composer and pianist, one of the best-known composers outside of Haiti Yanick Etienne – singer Eddy François (singer) – founding member of Boukman Eksperyans and Boukan Ginen Gardy Girault – electronic musician, DJ, record producer Nicolas Geffrard – musician; composed Haitian national anthem Jazz Guignard – distinguished by his completion of one of the first noncommercial recordings of Haitian music Lee Holdridge – multi-award-winning Haitian-born composer Fred Hype – beatmaker and producer Imposs – Canadian rapper Werner Jaegerhuber – known for composing "Messe sur les Airs Vodouesques". Misty Jean – singer Wyclef Jean – Grammy Award-winning singer and former member of The Fugees, hip hop recording artist, musician, actor, and politician Nemours Jean-Baptiste – composer and band leader; credited with being the inventor of compas direct Val Jeanty – vodou electronica turntablist, percussionist and artist Jimmy O – rapper Romel Joseph – violinist and music educator. Kaytranada – DJ, record producer Ludovic Lamothe – composer and virtuoso pianist Andrée Lescot – folk singer; daughter of former President Élie Lescot. Ti Manno – singer, guitar player, keyboard player, and percussionist Master Dji – rapper MC Tee – rapper Luck Mervil – songwriter-singer Emeline Michel – singer Mikaben – singer, songwriter, composer and producer Michel