Robert Martino (R.M.): A humble man, a peaceful soul, a musician. I was born in Haiti in 1951 to an Italian father and a Jordanian mother. My mother was born in Bethlehem and my father in Italy. They immigrated to Haiti and met in Gonaïves, where they married.

My brothers and sisters were born in Gonaïves. At that time, it was a major city with a lot of activity.