Babaliah Loves Haïti 2


Following volume one, this new exploration of my haitian records highlights the latin vibe of the 60's : Meringue, Vaudou-jazz, cuban-inspired rythms and of course, compas direct and cadence rempa. Played by bands that have since became parts of the legend : Jazz des jeunes, Pierre blain, Raoul Guillaume, orchestre Tropicana, Orchestre Citadelle, Etoile du soir, ...and of course Nemours Jn Baptiste and Webert Sicot. At the end of the selection you 'd even listen to really old recordings including Ensemble aux callebasses. The main purpose here is how big band arrangments blended with personnal exploration of latin rythms lead to a new cultural identity, sometimes in a complicated relationship with François Duvalier's National identity idea...