Michel Martelly, better known as “Sweet Micky”, was born February 12, 1961 … Read Full Bio ↴Michel Martelly, better known as “Sweet Micky”, was born February 12, 1961 in Port-au-Prince, Haïti, He is a haitian performing and recording artist, composer, and musical sociopolitical activist.
Martelly currently serves as President of Haiti after winning the presidential election in 2011.
Martelly is more popularly and affectionately known as “Sweet Micky,” a moniker sometimes used interchangeably to refer to himself as well as his band (with original members, guitar player Alex Tropnas and bass player Welton Desire).
Michel Martelly has been heralded as a pioneer of a unique brand of kompas music, a style of Haitian dance music sung in Haitian Creole language. Originally, compas was a fusion of Afrolatin jazz and African/Haitian folkoric rhythms, and was traditionally played by large bands composed of numerous group members and instrument sections. Martelly, a keyboardist and the self-proclaimed “bad boy” President of Compas, popularized a nouvelle generation, or “new generation” style, of smaller bands with few members that relied predominantly on synthesizers and electronic instruments to reproduce a fuller sound. Martelly’s and Sweet Micky’s live performances and recordings are sometimes laced with obscenities and humorous sociopolitical commentary by Martelly. Outlandish and outspoken, Martelly has been known to drink publicly while performing in wigs, costumes, diapers, and Scottish kilts, and occasionally removed his own attire while performing. While arguably the most recognized and applauded musician and public personality in Haiti, Martelly’s performance style has sometimes ignited controversy throughout the Haitian diaspora.
Martelly currently serves as President of Haiti after winning the presidential election in 2011.
Martelly is more popularly and affectionately known as “Sweet Micky,” a moniker sometimes used interchangeably to refer to himself as well as his band (with original members, guitar player Alex Tropnas and bass player Welton Desire).
Michel Martelly has been heralded as a pioneer of a unique brand of kompas music, a style of Haitian dance music sung in Haitian Creole language. Originally, compas was a fusion of Afrolatin jazz and African/Haitian folkoric rhythms, and was traditionally played by large bands composed of numerous group members and instrument sections. Martelly, a keyboardist and the self-proclaimed “bad boy” President of Compas, popularized a nouvelle generation, or “new generation” style, of smaller bands with few members that relied predominantly on synthesizers and electronic instruments to reproduce a fuller sound. Martelly’s and Sweet Micky’s live performances and recordings are sometimes laced with obscenities and humorous sociopolitical commentary by Martelly. Outlandish and outspoken, Martelly has been known to drink publicly while performing in wigs, costumes, diapers, and Scottish kilts, and occasionally removed his own attire while performing. While arguably the most recognized and applauded musician and public personality in Haiti, Martelly’s performance style has sometimes ignited controversy throughout the Haitian diaspora.
Haiti
Sweet Micky Lyrics
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Adrianigual Aquí no hay futuro Y sigo igual. No veo un futuro Pero aquí…
Afroreggae Quando você for convidado pra subir no adro Da fundação cas…
Arcade Fire Haïti, mon pays Wounded mother I'll never see Ma famille set…
Arcade Fire䠀 Haiti, mon pays, Wounded mother I'll never see. Ma famille s…
Arcade Fire琀 Haiti, mon pays Wounded mother I'll never see Ma famille s…
Baker Josephine Ah ! Qui me rendra mon pays Haïti C'est toi mon seul…
Brodka For the pleasure of his flesh She would go over the…
Caetano Veloso (F#m7 Bm7 G7) Quando você for convidado pra subir no adro Da…
Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil Quando você for convidado pra subir no adro da Fundação Casa…
Caetano Veloso e Gilberto Gil Quando você for convidado pra subir no adro Da fundação casa…
Caetano Veloso; Gilberto Gil Quando você for convidado pra subir ao adro Da fundação…
Christy Moore Haiti was born, The Calabash was broken The waters of the…
D-Zine Troubadour D'Haiti - Tounen en Haiti Konjigezon tout moun …
Daddy-O El día llegó No hay momento que perder Hay que buscar…
Delportau Whatchumeanbro I need a bag on the daily That’s why i be…
Elza Soares Ouça o que eu vou dizer Axé, axé pros meus irmãos E…
Emicida Caetano Veloso Quando você for convidado pra subir no adro Da fundação casa…
Gilberto Gil Quando você for convidado pra subir no adro da Fundaç�£o…
Gilberto Gil & Caetano Veloso Quando você for convidado pra subir no adro Da fundação casa…
Haiti You know how we do Yeah I'm talking to all my fan's…
John Wicks We're born to be, bitch! I'mma take a nigga to Haiti I'mma…
Josephine Baker Ah ! Qui me rendra mon pays Haiti C'est toi mon seul parad…
Joséphine Baker Ah! Qui me rendra mon pays Haiti C′est toi mon seul paradis …
K-dans El día llegó No hay momento que perder Hay que buscar…
La Reforma Tierras que no tienen dueño Tierras que no son de ellos Tier…
Luta Armada Haiti At that left world in a sunny day, children breaking…
Peter Barrington Yeah, I been thinking 'bout you lately Wondering if you wann…
Radon Yes, I'm glad you made it, 'Cause I got a lot…
Richard Hayman and His Orchestra I left my hat in Haiti In some forgotten flat in…
Soares Elza Ouça o que eu vou dizer Axé, axé pros meus irmãos E…
Takeifa Yeewoul waay Ne law bay yandoor. Dieekh neuf waay Te gueum n…
The Arcade Fire Haïti, mon pays Wounded mother I'll never see Ma famille set…
The_Arcade_Fire_ Haïti, mon pays wounded mother I'll never see Ma famille se…
Travesía EL AZUL SE MIRA MÁS EL ROJO TAMBIÉN CABE ES COMO…
welshy Woy Sa map di lakay Lé ma rive Mezamni, mezamni Sa map di la…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Sweet Micky:
700 Dola This is the story of the trou macacq, the pine…
Dekole / Yeah!!! (BC) Di yo sa! BC ap sonnen On lot jan wi…
fet Menaj Mwen Jodia se fèt menaj mwen, Sa m′ta ba li kòm kado Mwen…
I Don't Care Genre: Konpa Year: 1994 Lyrics by: Michel Martelly Men pou …
Kèm sere Lanmou pou nou... rache manvi plere... rache Sonje cheri lè …
Kité yo palé oyiii, tout la jounen m chita map gade vwazen kape…
M'anvi Manje W M anvi manje w M anvi w manje m M ap gade…
Pa Dekouraje Si lavi a ape maltrete w doudou cheri Pa dekouraje Lavi a…
Pale Yo Woyyy... Tout lajounen m chita m ap gade Vwazen k ape pale…
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@stoussait
Hello John,
Good stuff about Sweet Mickey!
Nationally, you are not Haitian based on the constitution of the country, that clearly understood. What is true about the birth of the nation of Haiti, 51% of the african slaves who bravely fought for their liberty on the french colony of Saint Domingue, were not born on that land. Even though there were many individual groups of slaves that were seeking for their freedom against the French in Saint Domingue, but Bookman Duty, a slave that was brought there from Jamaica through an exchange, him and his wife initiated the ceremonies at Bois-Caiman to begin the slave revolution there in August 1791. The citizens of Haiti are "Haitians " by their constitution, but their african lineage/customs etc are well regarded, and respected in Haiti.
Do an ancestry dna test, and you will be surprised to find out how many matches you will with people from Haiti.
My own dna testing has taught me that lesson. I am haitian-born, but the results of my test match me with individuals from the carribean islands, the Americas, all the way to New -zealand.
The former slaves who proclaimed the birth of the nation of Haiti after defeating the french army on their own colony named, "Saint Domingue " were from the Hausas, the Alladas, the Egbes,the Yorubas,the Igbos, and many other tribes from Africa. The formal slaves who defeated the french army at the battle of Vertieres on November 18,1803 achieved one of the greatest victories in the annals of warfare, but their success is rarely spoken about.
Those individuals actually took possession of the same land where they were enslaved into perpetual servitude for many years from the leaders of France. Their success cane anout on the same land where their own ancestors began to forcefully arrive on the island of Hispaniola starting in 1501-1502 to replace the extinct indigenous Tainos population.
Not only did they defeat the french army of the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte that was led by his brother-in-law," General Leclerc," but they also expelled the french General Rochambeau, and the remnants of his soldiers off their own colony, reverted to call the land by its former Taino name, "Ayiti," proclaimed the birth of a new nation there, and then declared its independence.
Its existence in the carribean sea became a security threat to the only other independent country in the american continent in 1804, " the United States "
The fear of a slave revolution in the southern colonies (states) to emulate the revolution in Saint Domingue (now named Haiti) caused great concern for members of the US government. From its birth, the nation of Haiti was rejected by the government of the United States, France, and other european countries. The nation of Haiti has since January 1, 1804 been subjected to denigration, isolation, embargoes( first embargo in 1804 by the US, an ameucan invasion, and 19 years occupation( July 1915-August 1934,) a confiscation of all the gold reserves from its national bank by the US Marines in 1914, prejudicial treatments, discriminatory remarks etc.
After proclaiming the birth of the nation of Haiti, the Governor Jean Jacques Dessalines declared it as a place of refuge for all african people who were being enslaved anywhere in the Americas. He specifically invited the slaves in the US colonies to move to Haiti to gain their freedom. There was recruiting campaigns in some northeastern states for the migration movement to Haiti. Many individuals did respond to the recruiting campaigns and migrated to Haiti. Some did later return to the US after many years in Haiti, and some remained there, and assimilated into the Haitian society/culture.
I personally have found a match in a southern state whose members of his family migrated to Haiti in the early 1800s, and some returned back to that state after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Even though it is omitted in american history, the haittian leader, Governor Jean-Jacques Dessalines, was the first civil rights leader for the cause of african slaves in the United States.
The Republic of Haiti, its official name, was born out of a 12-year slave revolution that gained the slaves their freedom, and gained possession of the land from France, a nation that duly possessed the land by the treaty of Ryswick in September 1697.
The majority of its citizens are the direcr descendants of those african slaves who conquered the land from their formers colonists, and their achievements have been ignored ever since. In the 1805 constitution of Haiti, its leaders ensured that it was written in it that all haitian-born individuals must be identified as descendants of the Negroid race in Africa.
Vive La République d'Haiti!
November 18, 1803
January 1, 1804
@scream1237
Don’t know about the politics,...but since I’ve seen the SM 4 president Doc. this tune been stuck in my head ...4yrs later....still no cure...Wicked Tune..Trinidad 🇹🇹
@agenttechrx
Lol... Me too... so true well one thing for sure Trinidadian and Haitian have great friendships and music and culture.... Two of the most beautiful folks in the world...JLoe🐅😊 🇭🇹&🇹🇹
@ericgarcia1912
Now this is my type of music Haiti 🇭🇹 forever
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@rosierlouisguy182
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@benediquesillon1862
Menm kè yo moun Pat fanatik Sweet micky depi Wap viv nan peyi etranje ou lwen fanmiw fòw tá Bay Sweet micky yon respè Pou mizik sa
@mochabella_
Sak Pase To All My Haitian Family🇭🇹❤💙 Love Sweet Micky And This Song🎵
@maureenbrady1297
❤2022❤ 🎵 💃 🎶
@emiltoutou1
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@marykihara7432
I am not Haitian but love 💕😘 music so much compa always white a guy from Haiti the music 🎵🎶 is nice