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BélO: globalFEST 2012

BélO performs during globalFEST at New York City's Webster Hall on Jan. 8.
Ryan Muir for NPR
BélO performs during globalFEST at New York City's Webster Hall on Jan. 8.

A fresh voice from Haiti, BélO brings Caribbean undercurrents to socially conscious songs like "Ti Moun Yo," which calls on his country's leaders to not forsake Haiti's street children, and "Famm Kreyol," in which he hails the women who struggle daily to provide for their families.

Ladling a heavy dose of reggae into his evening-opening set, BélO brought huge warmth and a compassionate spirit to the start of a cold January night in New York.

Set List

  • "Mizika a Jah"
  • "Lakou Trankil"
  • "Lou Pou Lou"
  • "Kote Moun Yo"
  • "Istwa Dwol"
  • "Ti Jean"
  • "Maleh"
  • "Jasmine"
  • "Wozo"
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    Anastasia Tsioulcas is a reporter on NPR's Arts desk. She is intensely interested in the arts at the intersection of culture, politics, economics and identity, and primarily reports on music. Recently, she has extensively covered gender issues and #MeToo in the music industry, including backstage tumult and alleged secret deals in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against megastar singer Plácido Domingo; gender inequity issues at the Grammy Awards and the myriad accusations of sexual misconduct against singer R. Kelly.