Fans Remember Popular Haitian Musician Lénord Fortuné
(Photo: Jake Price)
Haitian singer and drummer Lénord Fortuné aka Azor died on July 16, 2011. He was a popular virtuoso of traditional Haitian music and a tireless ambassador of Haitian culture. Reporter Monica Campbell visited a celebration of the musician’s life in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park to cover this story.
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