| First
Annual Festival of Haitian Music in Brooklyn's Prospect Park |
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Park's first annual festival of Haitian music revealed the diversity and
popularity of modern Haitian music in New York City. The festival
highlighted the New Generation of Haitian Musicians, including the Rara
music of Boukman Eksperyans, the Queen of Haitian song Emeline Michel and
Brooklyn favorites 2 Sweet whose music combined elements of compas and rap.
Mainstays Tabou Combo and Zin closed the show. |
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| Haiti's
leading band for Rara music, Boukman Eksperyans includes the following band
members, Theodore "Lolo" Beaubrun, Jr. - Lead Vocal, Band Leader,
Mimerose "Manze" Beaubrun - Lead Vocal, Band Leader,
Ted Gabriel Beaubrun - Percussionist, Keyboard,
Laura Beaubrun - Dancer, Jean Paul Coffy -
Keyboards, Musical Director, Hans Dominique -
Percussionist, Tamboo/Main Drum, Gerald Alfred -
Bass Guitar, Raymond Lexis - Percussionist,
Background Vocalist, Katiana Malbranche - Dancer,
Henry B.D. Pierre Joseph - Percussionist, Background Vocalist,
Henry B.D. Pierre Joseph - Percussionist, Background Vocalist,
Gary Seney - Percussionist, Tamboo, Hubert
Severe - Bass Guitar |
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| Emeline
Michel's voice melodious voice rose and fell above the steady Afro-Caribbean
rhythms and swayed the crowd at Celebrate Brooklyn. Ms Michel, is one
of a new generation of Haitian musicians whose music reinvigorates
traditional rhythms with contemporary social, political, and inspirational
themes. The band included Jericho Goura and Serge Decius on
Percussion, Makarios Cesaire on Guitar, Gashford Guillaume on drums,
Frederic LaFargeas on Piano and Adrien Legagneur on Bass. To purchase
Emeline Michel's music, please visit
cdbaby.com
and visit her official website at http://emelinemichel.homestead.com/home.html
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| Gwen Laster on
Violin along with Emeline Michel |
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| Gwen Laster, Adrien
Legagneur, Makarios Cesaire and Emelin Michel |
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| Serge Decius,
Emeline Michel and Makarios Cesaire |
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| 2 Sweet, a
Brooklyn favorite, featuring Junior Edmond (lead vocals), Alex Chamblin
(vocals and bass), Ivan Brice (keyboards), Charles Senat (guitar) and Jah-P
(rapper). The music was a unique and invigorating fast-paced blend of
Compas and Rap and had the crowd on its feet. |
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| Junior Edmond, lead vocals, and Alex
Chamblin, vocals |
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| Alex Chamblin,
vocals and Charles Senat, Guitar |
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| Jah-P tears it up
with his rapping |
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