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Oswald: the Saint-Martin singer-songwriter behind 'Oxygène'

A short profile of Oswald Clerveus, the Saint-Martin zouk, kompa and R&B singer-songwriter who has been recording since 2007 and released the album 'Oxygène' in 2024.

By SXM Daily · October 22, 2026

Oswald Clerveus, who performs as Oswald, is a singer-songwriter from Saint-Martin, of Haitian descent, who works in zouk, kompa and R&B. He has been recording since 2007, and in June 2024 he released the album "Oxygène". Outre-mer La 1ère has billed him as one of the "ambassadeurs de la nouvelle vague de la musique haïtienne" (ambassadors of the new wave of Haitian music), and he has a following across the French Caribbean and the Haitian music scene.

Illustrative photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Early career

In 2007 Oswald won the fifth Défi Lycéen singing contest in Guadeloupe, and that year he released his debut maxi single, "My Life", recorded at Yard Studio on Saint-Martin, Outre-mer La 1ère and HaitiDJ report. According to HaitiDJ, Michel Mado invited him onto the album "Dédicace" in 2008, and his 2010 singles, including "Ton absence" with Misty Jean, were played on radio in France, the Antilles, Haiti and the United States.

"Oxygène"

"Oxygène", with the single "Pèdi Kontwol", came out in June 2024, Chokarella reported. He took the album on tour, with two shows in Martinique on 7 and 8 February 2025, Outre-mer La 1ère reported.

At home, French-side music also has a stage at events such as the Saint-Martin Jazz Festival, whose second edition drew about 400 people to the Marigot waterfront in November 2024.

Sources

• https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/martinique/le-chanteur-oswald-est-en-concert-en-martinique-pour-deux-soirees-1559626.html
• https://www.haitidj.com/en/artist/oswald/
• https://www.chokarella.com/2024/11/26/oswald-revient-sur-le-lancement-de-son-album-oxygene/

Source: https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/martinique/le-chanteur-oswald-est-en-concert-en-martinique-pour-deux-soirees-1559626.html