Obed Calvaire

UpCal Entertainment, headed up by Robert Mailer Anderson, has been a great supporter of music over the years. In 2024, Robert expressed his interest in supporting a new album by Obed Calvaire. That album, titled 150 million gold francs, uses music as a way to discuss with the world the history and ongoing issues in Calvaire’s native country, Haiti. As a musical work, it transcends the written history and hearsay of the modern world - a history created by the colonizers and perpetuated by the biased lens it created.

‘Through seven sublime performances, Obed Calvaire’s 150 Million Gold Francs conveys this distinctively Haitian resilience — the light and joy that persist through so much darkness.’

With a donor connecting to the artist using the Third Way and Ropeadope platforms, this album was pressed to vinyl and limited in presence on Digital Service Providers. This resulted in full artist integrity and control, with costs recouped in the first quarter. This allows the artist to collect royalty revenue immediately and proceed to his next project.

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