Reginald Cange and Dener Ceide played for women in Montreal
Pierre-Phaill Goudou ·
The evening began with the presentation of honor plaques to 8 women who have made their mark on the Haitian community of Montreal, Haitian music and culture through their leadership, talent and inspiring work.
International Women's Rights Day, March 8, was definitely a good pretext for Next Level Entertainment and the Fondation Zafém Family Canada to organize one of the evenings that would mark the first weekend of March 2026 in Montreal. The Renaissance congress and banquet hall hosted the activities.
From 10 PM, fans of the group began arriving in the hall where the decor was already well set up to host the event. Two VIP spaces well arranged and organized to receive guests in minimum comfort.
The evening began with the presentation of honor plaques to 8 women who have marked the Haitian community of Montreal, Haitian music and culture through their leadership, their talent and their inspiring work. Among these women, the president of the Fondation Zafem Familly Canada, Laurette Francilot and the talented singer Carole Demesmin, who came from the United States to take part in the evening.
The interpreter of "Mawoule," said she was very honored to receive this distinction and rejoiced to see her efforts rewarded by people from her community. Carole Demesmin felt that it is time to no longer prioritize the reproductive role of women, but rather as a complement alongside men whose support they will always need to succeed in their initiatives.
11:35 PM, Reginald Cange and Dener Ceide took the stage to warm applause and cries of joy from the audience who seemed impatient to see the musicians. They started the party with Jacqueline Denis' old hit, "Anko Anko" whose lyrics the audience knew by heart. The group continued with the songs "Ati Sole, Abracadabra, Diamant na bidonvil" recorded on their album, Lalin Ak Soley (LAS).
Reginald Cange and Dener Ceide seized the opportunity to pay a well-deserved tribute to Joseph Dieudonné Larose, who died on January 9, 2026 in Montreal. Larose is one of the few artists who achieved success with their musical group in Montreal (Missile 727).
The interpretation of a sequence from the song "Mandela" was one of the evening's highlights, after requesting a minute of silence in memory of the much-missed Dieudonné Larose.
The success of songs like "Savalou, San pou San, A la de Ka," at this evening, shows the strength and quality of the group's musical production. The interpretation of certain hit songs like "Lanmou doudou" by Jacques Sauveur Jean, "Antann poun Antann nou" by Coupé Cloué establishes the group's target clientele which is situated in the age range of 40 and older.
It was with the song "Lalin ak Soley," the eponymous title of their album, that the group set the hall on fire through the refrain "Nap bwé." Zafem's fifth performance in Montreal which brought together more than a thousand participants this March 8, 2026 was a success, considering the context in which this evening was held.
Security alerts, rumors about problems between Réginald and Dener that circulated until the morning of March 8, everything suggested that a boycott campaign was being set up with the aim of making the evening fail.
The reinforcement of security measures in the surrounding area and in the hall went as far as the presence of a police dog at the entrance to the hall. Proof that the threats and intimidation were taken seriously by the evening's organizers.