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The excitement and anticipation of everyone finally came to an end with the release, a few months ago, of Klass’ latest CD “ Ret nan Liy ou”. There are a number of artists and musical groups which have reached such a level of excellence that the public becomes more and more demanding with each relea...

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Chronique musicale – Fred Paul strikes again! Recently, the Haitian Parliament voted to declare July 26 the « National Day of Konpa », following an initiative by the artist senator Gracia Delva. Whatever one may say, it is a laudable initiative, even though one wishes that such decision would be par...

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This Chronique musicale covers two recently released CDs which will make the delight of those who enjoyed listening to the harmonious sound of the guitar in Haitian music. Toto Laraque’s “ Guitarement vôtre – Vol. 8 ‘ is a real gem. It is well worth reading what Toto Laraque, this veteran of the Kon...

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Chronique musicale 175: Orchestre Septentrional – Yon ti kout je – Chapo ba for a superb new CD! Throughout her turbulent history, Haiti has known terrible moments: natural disasters, dictatorships, leadership crisis and so on. Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a frightening crisis of moral ...

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From Emerantes de Pradine, Martha Jean-Claude, Farah Juste, to Emeline Michel, Yanick Étienne, Pauline Jean, Rutshelle Guillaume, Darline Desca, Princess Eud etc., to Mélanie Charles, Mélissa Dauphin, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Haitian and Haitian-American female singers have been steadily increasing t...

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Nearly 8 years after the release of “ The tribute ””, his magnificent homage to the victims of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Jean Chardavoine ‘s most recent release opens a new window into the creativity of this excellent guitarist. Entitled “ Deep within ”, this CD offers another perspective of the...

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Even though the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virgina area (DMV) is not necessarily known as a hub of Haitian musical groups, the area has had a host of famous Haitian musicians and musical groups, for example: pianists Serge Simpson, Jean-Carlo Courvoisier, Wilfrid Casimir; the excellent bassist ...

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Even though she is not new on the Haitian musical scene, I believe this is Rutshelle Guillaume’s first solo release entitled :”Rebelle”. If you are looking for a song on the CD entitled “Rebelle”, you will not find it, because there is known . The best explanation for this title is provided , not by...

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Djakout #1’s numerous fans have a good reason to feel happy after listening to the latest release of the band entitled “Nou pap dòmi deyò”. From a personal point of view, I consider this album as one of the best of Djakout Mizik #1. From the first notes , the CD rocks and makes you want to get up an...

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Ochan pou Manno Charlemagne Nan mwens pase 2 mwa, de gwo mapou tonbe. Nou panko menm fin gen tan regrèt disparisyon potorik mizisyen Boulo Valcourt, epi nouvèl la tonbe dimanch maten 10 desanm : Potomitan Manno Charlemagne janbe lòt bò dlo. Lè n ap pale de Manno Charlemagne, se tout yon epòk n ap so...

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Chronique musicale - Kavalye, kwaze le uit anba tonèl! After the release in 2013 and 2015 of the voluminous work of Georges Wilson, Haitian music teacher, composer, renown researcher in Haitian ethnic music, those interested in exploring the music of colonial Caribbean influenced by Europe will welc...

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Kè mwen fè mwen mal (Kè nou fè nou mal) - Un humble hommage à Boulo Valcourt « W a di l yon rivyè dlo ap koule nan je m pou li Toulejou, touleswa se a li m ap panse Soufrans la va fini pa dechire m an de Priye pou li vin jwenn men … » du dernier disque de Boulo Valcourt. Un coup de poing en plein e...

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Strings - Joie de vivre in music Fans of Haitian music will surely remember the late 1990s, when the famous Haitian guitar group “ Strings ” took the country by storm. Everywhere it played, the ballrooms were packed, their CDs sold like hot cakes. While things cooled down a bit, the group did not d...

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The Power of Pauline Jean From Lumane Casimir to Martha Jean-Claude, to Toto Bissainthe, to Emeline Michel, to Mélanie Charles, to Yanick Etienne, to Mélissa Dauphin, to Cecile Mc Lorin Salvant and to many more... All of them Haitian or Haitian-American female jazz singers who have burst onto the m...

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Boulo Valcourt, as versatile and smooth as ever. Since the early 60s, the period of the so-called Yé-Yé songs, he has been entertaining the Haitian audience, first as the lead singer in the famous yé-yé group “ Les Copains”, then much later with the Caribbean Sextet, or with iconic drummer Azor, or ...

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Gabel: Meaningful konpa Since the appearance of the so-called mini-jazz towards the mid 60s, interestingly enough, every 10 years more or less, Haitian konpa would go through some kind of a reevaluation or modernization process which saw the emergence, or rather the re-emergence of the brass section...

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There was a time, quite a few years ago, when the Washington DC area was better known as a place where Haitian bands from everywhere came to perform in front of an eager Haitian audience: Ska Sha, Magnum Band, Carimi (which by the way has just apparently dissolved), Septentrional, Tropicana, and man...

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There was a time when the jazz genre was appreciated by a relatively small group of young Haitian musicians who performed in rather small settings in the Pétion-Ville area. How things change”. Nowadays, there is the Annual Jazz Festival that takes place in different cities in Haiti, and jazz concert...

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Lakou Mizik brings the house down The Dance Place was rocking last night April 23 in Washington D.C!. If you read what I wrote on www.windowsonhaiti.com and Facebook a couple of weeks, you need now to have the “ in concert experience “ with Lakou Mizik presently on a US tour which will take it to Ne...

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Lakou Mizik, music with a message It was in 2010 that the world watched in horror as an earthquake devastated Haiti, killing an estimated 300 000 people. The horror turned to worldwide admiration as Haitians came together to help one another. A few years later, another earthquake hit Haiti again, t...

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HAITI in a classical mood – a total musical enchantment How many times have we heard our elders repeat this famous sentence : music make manners mellow (La musique adoucit les moeurs)? It is unrealistic to expect that such results will automatically come; however, if , after listening to this magnu...

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Map salye nou kanmarad yo sou fowòm sa, Mwen gen kèk jou mwen pa parèt, se paske mwen te yon ti jan okipe. Mwen te vle pale nou de yon ti vwayaj mwen sot fè Ayiti gen apeprè twa semen konsa. Vwayaj sa te fèt ak yon oganizasyon ki rele Beyond Borders e nou tal vizite kèk pwoje ke l ap ankadre nan zòn...

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Kèk ti remak rapid: Jodya, gen yon gwo mach pasifik kap fèt nan Pòtoprens ke Kolektif 4 desanm lan òganize pou defann dwa Ayisyen nan Repiblik Dominiken.. Anpil òganizasyon etidyan, sosyete civil, pati politik elatriye ap patisipe. Eske se revèy patriyotik la? Sanble sa. Dapre nouvèl map tande nan r...

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Friends, this is an interesting article to read. See below. News / World In Haiti, building people, not things: Porter Dr. Paul Farmer, who has saved hundreds of thousands of Haitian lives, talks about the rebuilding process and why he’s “not cynical at all.” “For things to go right (in Haiti), the ...

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Sou kesyon rasis kay vwazen nou, map poste piba a yon atik ke jounalis Jemima Pierre de "Black Agenda Report " (BAR) te pibliye sou koze sa. Na enterese li sa li te ekri nan lane 2011 lan sou pwoblèm sa. Sityasyon an pa chanje, li vin pi mal. The Dominican Republic Hates Black People Submitted by Je...

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Premye bagay, map prezante kondoleyans bay fanmi ak zanmi tout moun ki pèdi lavi yo ousman ki blese nan gwo manman trajedi sa. Nan memwa pa mwen, se premye fwa mwen wè yon trajedi konsa, sitou yon trajedi ke yo te ka evite. Mwen sonje lè mwen te pi jèn, lè mwen te konn al nan kanaval, mwen te konn w...

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Konsiderasyon sou rasis dominiken an Nou tout konnen koulye a sa ki pase kay vwazen nou nan pati Lès zile Kiskeya. Dominiken touye konpatriyòt nou nan de kondisyon ki fè moun sonje sa ki te konn pase nan lane 60 yo nan Etazini ak ban rasis Ku Ku Klan yo. Yo boule drapo nou nan de kondisyon ki montr...

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Pou moun ki panko li atik sa, pou enfòmasyon nou. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/10/world/haiti-judge-throws-out-cholera-suit-against-un.html?_r=0 Haiti: Judge Throws Out Cholera Suit Against U.N. A federal judge in Manhattan dealt a set back on Friday to victims of Haiti’s cholera epidemic who have...

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Se nan vandredi 2 janvye 2015 ke popilasyon Washington D.C. a viv yon gwo moman istorik. A 9.30 nan maten jou sa, Karl Racine prete sèman kom Komisè Gouvènman pou Washington D.C. Li vin pi gwo otorite lajistis nan kapital peyi Etazini. An angle, tit ofisyèl li se “Attorney General for the District o...

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Bonswa tout kanmarad yo,

Mwen pat ko gen tan swete tout moun Bòn Ane. Li panko twò ta. Map swete nou tout ak tout fanmi nou tout bon bagay pou 2015, anvan tout, LASANTE. San lasante, nou pa nan batay ditou. Power Ball la a vin apre.......

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Marylin, Tayi, Jaf,

Good to hear from all of you. It seems that a good number of us is back. Piti, piti, nap repadele.

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Onè, Respè pou Guy ak tout kanmarad yo sou Ann Pale, vèsyon 2014. Finalman, mwen resi jwenn yon tan pou mwen retounen nan Ann pale. Map remesye Guy (Pwofesè Pistach) ankò pou tout jefò li yo, malgre gwo kou sa Ii so pran ak disparisyon tokay li Guy Victor. Map prezante li tout senpati mwen ankò. Kan...

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I am reproducing below a moving tribute posted by Eng. Jean-Claude Elie on his excellent and informative site, RockMasters Entertainment, to the memory of saxophonist Jacques Chancy. The passing of this great humanist, educator and artist leaves a great void on the Haitian musical scene and Eng. Eli...

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Chronique musicale 156 It has been quite a few years since Haiti lost an artist who can rightfully be considered a national treasure: Guy Durosier. While he left a big void which will be difficult, if not impossible to fill, the vast discography he left us will always remain a great source of inspir...

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Chronique musicale 155 Following up on its dazzling studio release a couple of years ago, Harmonik has done it again! Its latest release entitled : "Let's go" is as dynamic and entertaining as its first one, if not better. I, for one, had been waiting with great anticipation this album to hear how t...

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There are artists who are very prolific and others who do not seem to be too concerned with releasing a CD every year or so. And there are those who take their time and when they do release their CD, it is always a work of quality, a work of creativity , in short, a work of excellence. In my view, B...

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Once upon a time, long long ago in 1968, in the city of Pétion-Ville, Haiti, a musical group was born named "Los Incognitos". As the name indicates, it remained relatively unknown until a year later, when the group renamed itself "Tabou Combo", a title much more evocative of its Haitian and African ...

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Chronique musicale 152 - Orchestre Septentrional The passing of Maestro Hulric Pierre-Louis on September 2, 2009 may have left a gaping physical hole in the legendary Orchestre Septentrional and on the Haitian musical scene in general, but his spirit and rich legacy remain as vibrant as ever, if we ...

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Chronique musicale Last year, in one of my musical exploration tours to New York, I stumbled upon what turned out to be a gem of a CD. Shedly Abraham, one of my favorite drummers, had just released a new CD entitled : New Attitude. And what an attitude indeed! If you were familiar only with Shedly's...

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After the terrible earthquake which put Haiti on its knees on January 12, 2010, one of the first sectors to seek to recover and to come out of its stupor was the artists: musicians, painters, people of letters, etc. And for a good reason. Haitian artists strive in times of tragedy. Many musicians ha...

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In the liner notes of his latest release entitled “Momentum”, the great Haitian jazz pianist Réginald Policard decides to go the scientific route. We can read the following: “Momentum is a corner stone concept in physics..” or “To calculate the momentum of a moving object, multiply the mass of the o...

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As Haiti and her people are still reeling from the devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010. Artists from all stripes have been making a special effort to regroup, to continue to create, as a way to soften the pain of having lost a relative, a friend, a spouse. And there is no better therapy for a...

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Kaptenn , kouman w ye? Mon chè, mwen pa konnen si gen kèk magazen CD ayisyen kote w ye a, men si ou gen moun New York, ou ka mande li achte li pou wou. Oubyen, ou kapab achte li tou sou Entènèt. Si wal sou Google epi tape Chardavoine, fòk ou ta ka rive sou sit ki pou pèmèt ou achte li. Kenbe fèm, Se...

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For a number of years now, the New York and Miami areas have become strongholds of Haitian jazz outside of Haiti. I can remember a few years ago when S.O.B organizes a huge Haitian jazz evening, one of the first, to the delight of the many fans. There has been not let up since. You cannot talk about...

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If there is a musical genre in Haiti that has steadily and qualitatively developed, it is without doubt the jazz genre. Many artists come to mind, such as like Eddy Prophète, Réginald Policard, Turgot Théodate, Jean Caze, Alix Buyu Ambroise, Richard Barbot, and the list goes on and on. The many Hait...

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Le monde musicale antillais vient d'être durement affecté par a disparition de deux géants de la musique antillaise. La semaine dernière, le monde du soca apprenait la disparition d'Alphonso Cassell, mieux connu sous le sobriquet de "Arrow". Arrow est aussi le fameux compositeur du tube de soca qui ...

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After a rather unusually long hiatus, I am resuming the Chronique musicale with a bang, particularly for those who enjoy Haitian jazz. Some months ago, I received the newest work by the wonderful Haitian jazz pianist Reginald Policard entitled : “Live in Haiti”. Yes, there is nothing more enjoyable ...

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La leçon d'Haiti Fidel CASTRO Voilà deux jours, à partir de six heures de l'après-midi à Cuba, mais déjà de nuit en Haiti du fait de sa position géographique, les chaînes de télévision ont commencé à informer qu'un violent séisme de catégorie 7,3 à l'échelle Richter, avait frappé sévèrement Port-au-...

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La situation continue d'être tragique et se détériore alors que les approvisionnement s'accumulent sur la piste de l'aéroport en Haiti. L'aide promise est arrivée, maintenant comment la distribuer? Telle est la question à l'examen. De toute façon, il est impératif que ces approvisionnements soient d...

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We are are still numb, in total shock, walking around like zombies. It must be a bad dream. But no, it did happen and every night since Tuesday, we can see and hear everything on CNN, MSNBC, BBC, NBC, ABC and so on. The international press has rushed to Haiti: Brian Williams, Anderson Cooper, Diane ...

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