Reissue of 1983 album “Koté Ou” brings jazzlike enclaves of beauty and depth in a Haiti of violent politics.
Reissue of 1983 album “Koté Ou” brings jazzlike enclaves of beauty and depth in a Haiti of violent politics.
Adolf Alzuphar
Emmanuel Adolf Alzuphar is a music critic and regular contributor to Entropy, The Brooklyn Rail, Rhythm Passport, and other publications.
Haiti
It’s challenging to be a Haitian female rapper in a world that often defines rap as American, female as sweet, and Haitian as miserable.
Born from an intense five-day composing session, the unprobable Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra is both an evidence of ever vivid cultural roots of the Caribbean island – and a celebration of globalization.
Born from an intense five-day composing session, the unprobable Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra is both an evidence of ever vivid cultural roots of the Caribbean island – and a celebration of globalization.
Bringing together generations of Haitian musicians, Lakou Mizik is a vehicle for hope and energy where it’s most needed.
Bringing together generations of Haitian musicians, Lakou Mizik is a vehicle for hope and energy where it’s most needed.