Hope and a Future: 2012 Benefit Concert For Haiti

Pre-show 7pm

The "Hope and A Future" Benefit Concert for Haïti Pre-show is a special tribute to Haitian culture with a display of Haitian art and Haitian music. Monvelyno Alexis will be the featured musician and Haitian artist Pat Brintle’s paintings will be presented for a special viewing.

The Show

With special performances by Oleta Adams and Carimi, the show will feature the Friends of Haïti: Adante, Barbara King, CCC Mass Choir, Coalition, Francine Ott/The Walk, James "D-Train" Williams, Jean Chardavoine, Jocelyne Dorisme, Maverick, Mecca, Monvelyno Alexis, Mozayik, The Taino Dancers, Wanda Nash, and Wisdom! Portraying various genres including Jazz, R&B, Inspirational, Rock, Kompa, Dance and Spoken Word, the show celebrates Haitian resiliency and culture. Along with vignettes spotlighting Haïti’s culture and history, the concert will focus on the Community2Community Haïti Restoration and Transformation Pilot Project based in Petit Goâve, Haïti. The concert brings this dynamic group of artists together, in the spirit that is community on the second anniversary of the devastating earthquake to raise funds for the project.

About HAAF

Since its inaugural on Jan 12, 2011 at the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, NY, the “Hope and A Future” Benefit Concert for Haïti has become New York City's prime event commemorating the tragic earthquake of 2010 and celebrating Haïti's resiliency and culture. The 2011 concert, with endorsements from New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg and Manhattan Borough President, Scott Stringer, provided an inspirational, uplifting and cultural display of performances by over 20+ international and national performers, including Disco Icon, Gloria Gaynor, Ronald K. Brown's Evidence Dance Company and Dickson Guillaume and Haitian Mass Choir. Presenting a variety of expressions of jazz, R&B, inspirational, dance, spoken word and Haitian music, the show truly is an eclectic mix. Now, with the support of Brooklyn Borough President, Marty Markowitz, the 2012 Hope and A Future Benefit Concert for Haiti moves to Brooklyn, the heart of the Haitian community in New York.

The “Hope and A Future” Benefit Concert for Haïti is executively produced by Elona J. Dotson for Psalmist Productions Inc. (PPI) Founded in 2008, PPI is a producer of special entertainment options showcasing the diverse talents, gifts and abilities of artists of different genres and art forms, and bringing them to the forefront of the entertainment industry.