iam.ri'shar — Rich'Lad Music artist portrait

The Artist

iam.ri'shar

Jazz · Blues · Quiet-Storm · R&B · Soul · Kompa Soul · Soul Française — from the inside out.

RI'SHAR is the artistic evolution of Richard Ladouceur — a creator whose music has always lived at the intersection of memory, heritage, and cinematic sound.

Beginning his journey under the name Richard Ladouceur, he released intimate, reflective works shaped by jazzy warmth, poetic storytelling, and a deep sense of cultural identity. Those early songs carried the sincerity of a writer discovering his voice, blending lived experience with melodic honesty.

Today, that foundation has transformed into something richer. As RI'SHAR, he steps fully into a multilingual identity where English, French, and Haitian‑Creole flow naturally through orchestrated, jazz‑fused, blues, soul and orchestrated ballads.

Across platforms like CD Baby, SoundCloud, Apple Music, Spotify, and others, RI'SHAR continues to refine a sonic world that is intimate, cinematic, and deeply personal. His upcoming releases bridge the emotional depth of the Ladouceur era with a new, orchestrated direction that highlights narrative precision and cultural resonance.

Every track feels like a lantern in the dark — a blend of jazz, orchestration, and multilingual storytelling that invites listeners into a space where vulnerability becomes melody.

RI'SHAR is not a reinvention. He is the continuation of a story finally told in its true accent.

Influences

Nina Simone
Antoine Rossini "Ti-Manno" Jean-Baptiste
Marvin Gay
Corneille
Barry White
Ansy Dérose
Michael Bublé
Charles Aznavour
Babyface
Emeline Michel
Sade
Dieudonné Larose
Shirley Horn
Eric Virgal
Maxwell
Cee-Lo Green
Shai
Pentatonix
Miles Davis
George Benson
Thelonious Monk
Bill Withers
"I don't make music to be heard. I make it to be felt."

— iam.ri'shar

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