Wesli’s musical journey has gone from stringing up an oil-can with nylon fishing string to winning the Juno for World Music Album of the Year. Born Wesley Louissaint in Port- au-Prince, Haiti, he has grown into his role as a prolific songwriter, guitarist, and producer. Uniting a large cross-section of Montreal talent, his music links Haitian vaudou and rara with reggae, Afrobeat and hip-hop – guest spots on his albums include the likes of Nomadic Massive, Boogat and Radio Radio.

Since being crowned the Revelation Radio-Canada for 2009-2010, Wesli has gone onto win the Babel Med Music Prize (2010), SOCAN’s Hagood Hardy Award (2016), and the Juno for Rapadou Kréyol Best World Music Album (2019) as well as recently winning the FÉLIX for Album Musique du Monde at l'ADISQ. His touring calendar has taken him across North America, to Haiti, Colombia, Brazil, Africa, South Korea and Europe, with participation in WOMEX, Mundial Montreal, and the Atlantic Music Expo in Cape Verde among a whole host of prestigious festivals and showcase events. In 2020 his travels continue, with shows at SOB's NYC and Joe's Pub, and Folk Alliance International New Orleans in January alone, followed by a return to Côte d'Ivoire and a first trip to Senegal in March.

Wesli’s unstoppable creativity led to two album releases in 2015: the star-studded Immigrand alongside the more traditional Ayiti Étoile Nouvelle. In the coming year, Rapadou Kréyol will be reissued internationally on Cumbancha Records, to be followed by a new, electronically-infused album, Tradisyon. He has recently received extensive coverage and positive reviews in Afropop Worldwide, Songlines and Radio France International TV and Website.

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