Zagalo, A Man Defined by Determination

From a difficult childhood in Plaine du Cul-de-Sac to a recognized voice on the radio, Akinson Bélizaire, alias Zagalo, a well-known dance promoter, built his reputation through determination and boldness.

Joubert Joseph
19 Sep 2025 — Lecture : 4 min.

“The one who pushed me to listen to music in the hope that I might sing was Gary Didier Perez,” recounts Akinson Bélizaire, better known by the nickname Zagalo, in an interview given Thursday, September 18, on Radio Magik9. A lifelong friend and true brother at heart, Perez was one of the first to inspire in him a passion for music and entertainment. Yet nothing in Zagalo’s childhood, born January 26, 1974, in Petit-Goâve, seemed to predestine the boy to become an essential voice in Haiti’s media landscap

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