Mimerose P. "Manzè" Beaubrun (born November 13, 1956) is a

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

an musician and writer. Born Mimerose Pierre in

Ouanaminthe Ouanaminthe ( ht, Wanament or Wanamèt; es, Juana Méndez) is a commune or town located in the Nord-Est department of Haiti. It lies along the Massacre River, which forms part of the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Ouanaminth ...

, she received a diploma in Social and Cultural Anthropology from the Université d'État d'Haiti. Beaubrun is one of the lead singers and a founding member of the

rasin Rasin, also known as Haitian roots music, is a musical style that began in Haiti in the 1970s when musicians began combining elements of traditional Haitian Vodou ceremonial and folkloric music with various musical styles. The late 20th century ...

band

Boukman Eksperyans Boukman Eksperyans ( en, Boukman Experience) is a ''mizik rasin'' band from the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Grammy nominated for their debut album '' Vodou Adjae''. The band derives its name from Dutty Boukman, a '' vodou'' priest who led a re ...

. She is married to another founding member,

Theodore Beaubrun Theodore may refer to: Places * Theodore, Alabama, United States * Theodore, Australian Capital Territory * Theodore, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Banana, Australia * Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada * Theodore Reservoir, a lake in Saskatche ...

, a member of a notable family of Haitian entertainers. The couple have two children: Laura and Paul. She promotes Haitian culture, including

Haitian Vodou Haitian Vodou is an African diasporic religion that developed in Haiti between the 16th and 19th centuries. It arose through a process of syncretism between several traditional religions of West and Central Africa and Roman Catholicism. There is ...

, and has extensively researched the system of communal living known as lakou. Beaubrun is a ''

mambo Mambo most often refers to: *Mambo (music), a Cuban musical form *Mambo (dance), a dance corresponding to mambo music Mambo may also refer to: Music *Mambo section, a section in arrangements of some types of Afro-Caribbean music, particular ...

,'' or Vodou priestess. She is the author of ''Nan Dòmi, récit d'une initiation vodou'' (2011), translated into English as ''Nan Dòmi: An Initiate’s Journey into Haitian Vodou'' (2013). She is also co-author of the 1998 book ''Livre ouvert sur le développement endogène d’Haïti,'' translated into English as ''Open Book on the Endogenous Development of Haiti''.

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1956 births Living people 20th-century Haitian women singers 21st-century Haitian women writers People from Nord-Est (department) {{Haiti-musician-stub