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Maxwell

Birth name
Gerald Maxwell Rivera
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of birth
May 23, 1973
Date of death
Ethnicity
* father – Puerto Rican * mother – Haitian
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Birth Name: Gerald Maxwell Rivera

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: May 23, 1973

Ethnicity: * father – Puerto Rican * mother – Haitian

Maxwell is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Maxwell, along with D’Angelo and Erykah Badu, founded the neo soul movement in the 1990s. He is also known as Musze, Muze, X’Mosque, and Mennard.

Maxwell has stated :

I’m from Brooklyn, New York… My family is from the West Indies: My mother is from Haiti and my father is Puerto Rican.

I’m from Brooklyn, New York… My family is from the West Indies: My mother is from Haiti and my father is Puerto Rican.