Oct 18 2023 3 mins
Steeve Valcourt is the son of the late Haitian musical legend Boulo Valcourt a blues, jazz and roots guitarist who was known internationally and helped popularize traditional Haitian music by bringing it to stages around the world. Steeve grew up surrounded by the top stars of Haitian music and absorbed it all.
He cites influences as varied as Carlos Santana and George Benson to Haitian protest singer John Steve Brunache. Steeve is a founder and band leader of the racine band Lakou Mizik. His love for Haiti runs deep and he has dedicated himself to both learning the various Haitian musical styles as well as to teaching the next generation of musicians and producers both at the Artists Institute of Haiti in Jacmel and through the Boulo Valcourt Foundation in Port-au-Prince.
Steeve has made a name for himself as both a solo artist and a band leader and has helped launch the careers of a whole generation of young Haitian artists from his studios in Haiti.
He has worked with a whose who of Haitian music as well as international stars such as Jackson Browne, Jonathan Russell of the Head and the Heart, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Win Butler & Régine Chassagne of Arcade Fire. Through his work with young artists and by spreading Haitian culture around the world with Lakou Mizik it’s sure that his father would be proud.