Claude Mancuso: A Trailblazer of Compas Direct Music Videos

Claude Mancuso is considered one of the great builders of Haitian audiovisual production. From the first compas music video to landmark works with Emeline Michel, Master Dji, or Boukman Eksperyans, his name remains inseparable from the history of music videos in Haiti. The director, rooted in collective memory, revisited his career on Magik 9 on August 20, 2025, to the delight of music lovers and all those who cherish the nostalgia of Haiti of yesterday.

"It is thanks to Haiti that I entered this profession," confides Mancuso. At 16, during his vacations in the country, he discovered his passion for cinema thanks to a camera found by his father, an Air France employee. Three months of experience were enough to orient him toward a career that would mark Haiti’s cultural history. At 19, he became a production director and signed Haiti’s first feature film, Ala mizè pou Rodrig. “My dream was to establish Haitian cinema on a global scale,

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