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Augustin Mona

Haiti

Mona Augustin is a well known award winning Haitian musician, composer, talented artist, and advocate for women and children. Mona is a long time and well-known musician in Haiti and the Caribbean. He has performed solo in Haiti, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and the US as well as with many groups in Haiti. He wrote his first song at age 20. Now with more than 100 original songs and compilations he uses his music to help the world sing songs with social and sentimental themes. Mona captivates his audiences with his beautiful voice and music. His debut album titled Chanje lide sa with DILAM was produced by Melody Markers and released in 1993. Mamamee was his first solo CD released after the 2010 earthquake when he vowed to use his music and art to help his fellow Haitian brothers and sisters. In April 2017 Mona released “This Love is Blessed” and was honored to have the single “This Love is Blessed” win best folk song as a Akademia Music Award winner in August 2016.