Meet Tifane | Recording Artist & Singer Songwriter

We had the good fortune of connecting with Tifane and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Tifane, why did you decide to pursue a creative path?
I can’t think of a time of my life where I wasn’t either painting, drawing, singing or dancing. Music however took a bigger piece of my life. I made up my mind very early. I must hav been 8 or 7 when I told my parents I will be a professional singer and I will be on stage and people will sing my songs. When it came time to actively start my music career I was in the process of moving back to Haiti from Illinois. I graduated from North central College in Naperville and lived a year in Chicago. I love it there, very much so but I felt that my music would make more sense, it would be more authentic and it would be easier to be successful if I launched it in Haiti. I understood that while I can sing R&B or soul and Jazz, I wanted my music to reflect my roots first. It was important to me that my music career played a role in bringing a change in how my people see themselves and hear the messages I’d bring for peace, love and self empowerment.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I think that I was a little girl with what they call a spark. Having my parents and family members who always showed me that they believed in me shaped my self esteem. I was on stage from age 6 to 17 for dance recitals and school events in which I was performing. The stage and I have a long love story but becoming a professional recording Artist in Haiti after living in the US for about 6 years was no easy journey. Yes I graduated from college with both a double major and a minor but my parents were still pressuring me to secure a job first and then do my ” music thing”, so I did just that. I also made it to a recording studio of a famous Haitian Artist called Boulo Valcourt. I couldn’t afford all the studio fees but he still worked with me the second he heard my voice on our first meeting. I didn’t have a band or any sponsorship. I was working for a human rights Center and invested my little salary on myself. I walked a lot and called many people to help me put a band together. I just had 3 people who agreed to rehearse without pay but got their cuts at any small gigs we got. Boulo produced my video for free. He removed all the instruments on the song and only left the 2 guitars instead. He said my voice shouldn’t be under any kind of special effect or too many sounds. I felt so nervous and exposed when I heard it but he said ” it’s ok, they will hear what I hear and they will be gaga over you and your voice”. Needless to say he became my musical Godfather. Once I passed all the challenges of actually recording this song and making my routes to all the TV and radio stations by myself to distribute my first single “Se kòm Si” we did not expect the explosion that happened in less than 2 weeks. My name crossed over to the diaspora. Everyone was trying to find out who is this Tifane and where is she from?

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
First I believe you would start with breakfast at the Blu Rose art bistro in Douglasville. It’s black-owned, the staff is amazing. The cooking is to die for, the experience is also special because you’re surrounded by art from predominantly black Artists and it’s a whole vibe in there. Next, we would probably take a walk. Downtown go to the aquarium of course, the Coca Cola building, catch some nice pictures. After that, I would say we go back home and get ready for dinner and that would be at my favorite Ethiopian restaurant in Atlanta called “Desta” or my other ultimate favorite restaurant “Apartment 4B”. We might take a walk and go for some fresh air. At night we hit the town for some more fun at the club and head to Rock Steady. Their food is also amazing and when you make it to the club upstairs, It’s like you’re in a total different world and you forget everything. They always have the best Djs playing there. The next day of course I would really like to drive to Martin Luther King Jr’s house and close the visit

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My family, my Manager Francois, and my fans

Website: www.tifanemusic.com

Instagram: @tifane_haiti

Linkedin: Tifane

Twitter: @tifane_haiti

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tifanemusic

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Tifaneonline/videos

Other: Management/booking malicemanagemententllc@mail.com Francois Simon 917-589-3366

Image Credits
Pic 1 Ewa Haiti Pic 2 Danilo Pic 3 Ewa Haiti Pic 4 Ewa Haiti Pic 5 henry St Fleur pic 6 Ewa Haiti