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Richy Jay is no stranger to the music scene. His career path has been rather unconventional: he began singing in church as a child, before turning to rap as a teenager and then to reggaeton during his time in the Dominican Republic. But it was in Montreal that he pursued a solo career, initially dabbling in zouk but still very reluctant to embrace kompa. And as he released more albums, kompa took up more and more space. Today, with Caribbean Love, his sixth album, kompa is omnipresent, as are zouk and Afro-pop. And all of this in four languages: French, English, Haitian Creole, and Spanish. The themes he explores on his album include heartbreak, nostalgia, and long-distance love, but always with a positive and hopeful tone. Our reporter Sandra Gasana spoke with Richy Jay, whose album will be released on March 20, with the launch taking place on April 18 at Le Moulinet in Terrebonne.
