Gifrants
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Gifrants is the bandleader of SEGWE, one among the latest Haitian musical groups, based in Boston, Massachusetts and now in Miami, Florida.
Gifrants was born in Cap-Haitien, the second most populated and important city located in the North of Haiti.
Gifrants started playing the guitar and writing his own music at the age of 13. At 19, Gifrants won first prize at two national radio contests held consecutively for Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day.
Gifrants is the founder of “Sakad”, one of the first bands that started the roots music movement, along the lines of Boukman Eksperyans, Boukan Ginen, RAM, etc.
Gifrants was among one of the artist who intiated a fundraiser to restore the Justinien Hospital in Cap Haitien.