Haydain Neale
Haydain Neale | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | September 3, 1970 |
| Origin | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Died | November 22, 2009 (aged 39) Toronto, Ontario |
| Genres | Soul, R&B |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1990–2009 |
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Haydain Neale (September 3, 1970 – November 22, 2009) was a Canadian singer-songwriter from Hamilton, Ontario. He was best known as the lead singer of the band jacksoul. Neale also served on the faculty of the Humber College Summer Songwriting Workshop and as president of the Songwriters Association of Canada.
He starred in the commissioned jazz opera Québécité by George Elliot Clarke, which debuted at the Guelph Jazz Festival in 2003. Neale played Ovide Rimbaud, a Haitian-Québécois architect.