is a Haitain-American Christian vocalist currenly living in South Florida. As a Child, Gina grew up singing in local churches in Haiti.
She also started playing the guitar, composing music and singing worship songs to the Lord at a very young age. Music has always helped Gina even in her most difficult trials. At the age of seventeen, to cope with her mother’s untimely death, she often found herself playing the guitar and singing on the rooftop of her home. The Lord has always ministered to her through music.
After moving to the United States, Gina maintained her involvement in a variety of musical activities.
She collaborated in many recording projects and also joined several choirs, bands including the all female Christian band "Miami Christian Stars". Her musical style stems from a rich culture of singing and dancing Haitian folks songs passed on by her grandmother, coupled with the influence of "chansonettes francaises" musicians of her youth, i.e., Chantal Pary, Ginette Renaud and Celine Dion (whom she absolutely admired). Later important influence came from her Diaspora as she became acquainted with singers like Michael W. Smith, Sandi Patti, Tramaine Hawkins among others.
Her debut album “Bondye Vivan” marks her response to the Holy Spirit’s insistent calling to minister at a larger scale. The songs featured on this CD are not only pleasing to the ear but also transpire a captivating message of hope and encouragement to a suffering and often desperate world. Gina hope this message will inspire people to turn their eye upon a living & faithful God.
A percentage of the proceeds from Gina's album will be donated to INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSISTANCE, INC. (IFA), a registered 501(c)3 non- profit organization in Florida that provides humanitarian assistance, support, education and training to firefighters and emergency rescue workers in underprivileged countries.IFA hopes to strengthen local communities by assisting its citizens to better prepare for emergencies and disasters.
The Republic of Haiti is currently IFA’s target country.
For more information, please visit: www.IFArelief.org
| POSTED BY: momof5pacs | POSTED ON: 20 Feb 2010 03:22 PM | ||
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Balancing native Haitian rhythms with folk-based songs reflecting her deep spiritual devotion, Gina Demergeau-Lasseur’s debut CD, "Bondye Vivan," showcases a singer with that rare gift to make it all sound so effortless. A Miami-based Haitian-American, Demergeau-Lasseur’s story is grounded in music, her Haitian heritage and her strong Christian beliefs, and her album reflects all these influences with remarkable skill. Singing primarily in French, Caribbean-flavored, up-tempo numbers like “Sa se lanmou” and “Rele Jezu” shimmer like the waters that lap the Haiti seashore, while on the moving and timeless title track, “Bondye vivan,” the singer’s reverence needs neither simile nor translation. A wonderful album full of Caribbean-soaked songs that are as engaging as they are meaningful, Gina Demergeau-Lasseur’s "Bondye Vivan" CD is a treasure of transcendent World music.
-Rice B. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team |
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| POSTED BY: radioindy | POSTED ON: 17 Feb 2010 05:12 PM | ||
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Gina Demergeau-Lasseur: Bondye Vivan |
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