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The poorest country in the western hemisphere is still rich in one thing - music. Hear the suave and subtle mini-jazz bands of the belle epoch, rowdy rara (carnival) groups, shanty town rappers and vodou punks.Andy Kershaw 'can't seem to keep away from Haiti' - you can hear Andy Kershaw on Sunday nights on Radio 3. Listen to the whole programme (22'35) or click on any of the tracks to the left. |
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Marasa Elu
by RAM
album: Songs from the Last Testament
BBC Session
Richard Morse brings together vodou rhythms with punk rock. |
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M Pap Mache A Tè Anye
by Rapa La Bel Fraicheur de L'Anglade
album: Angels in the Mirror - Vodou Music of Haiti
Ellipsis Arts (USA)
Rara bands take to the streets during carnivals and elections. |
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Manman Tyoul La Sou
by Ensemble Aux Calebasses
album: Ensemble Aux Calebasses
Mini Records (USA)
Saxophonist Nemours Jean Baptiste invented compas direct in the 50s. |
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Ti Yannick
by Les Fantaisistes De Carrefour
album: En Tourné Volume 2
Mini Records (USA)
Mini-jazz compas from the 60s, the worst years of Papa Doc's terror. |
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Ayiti Pa Fore
by Manno Charlemagne
album: Konbit (Burning Rhythms of Haiti)
A&M records (UK)
''The Haitian Bob Marley', celebrating the fall of Baby Doc in 1986. |
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