Mimerose Beaubrun

Mimerose P. "Manzè" Beaubrun (born November 13, 1956) is a Haitian musician and writer.

Born Mimerose Pierre[1] in Ouanaminthe, she received a diploma in social and cultural anthropology from the University of Haiti. Beaubrun is lead singer and founding member of the rasin band Boukman Eksperyans; she is married to another founding member, Theodore Beaubrun.[2]

She promotes Haitian culture. In 2002, she was named Peace and Goodwill Ambassador for her contributions through her music to love, peace and unity. She is co-author of the 1998 book Livre ouvert sur le développement endogène d’Haïti.[3] She is also author of Nan Dòmi, récit d'une initiation vaudou (2011), translated into English as Nan Dòmi: An Initiate’s Journey into Haitian Vodou (2013).[4]

References

  1. ↑ Beaubrun, Mimerose “Manzè” (1956– ). Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro–Latin American Biography. 2016. ISBN 9780199935796.
  2. ↑ "Mimerose P. Beaubrun". Vents d'ailleurs (in French).
  3. ↑ "Mimerose Beaubrun". Miami Book Fair.
  4. ↑ "Nan Dòmi: An Initiate's Journey into Haitian Vodou by Mimerose P. Beaubrun". Literature Today. November 2014.


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