After years of releasing singles, the Haitian producer Michael Brun is preparing to release his first album. In the early s, during the heady days when EDM was clobbering its way into the global pop mainstream, you could have found Michael Brun holding down a set at any number of rave-centric festivals. But when he toured the U. These shows were a creative reintroduction of sorts — the stony dance music that fills Anglo arenas receded, giving way to the more complicated, syncopated rhythms that can be found in the musical traditions of Haiti. Eazi, out today; Lokal will follow on the 28th.
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Meet Nathalie Joachim. The Recording Academy spoke with Joachim to learn more about the rich stories and in-depth research process behind Fanm d'Ayiti , her classical training at Julliard and why she sees using her platform as a vital necessity. She also shares what gives her the most hope in the world right now and how she has found strength in her identity. It's huge, honestly, on so many levels. It's a humongous triumph. I mean it's my first solo record so to do that, to put myself out there in this way. I think most people know me from a classical world, and to put out a vocal record that's really personal and tied to my family's heritage in such a deep way, to really step into myself as an artist in this way and to have the record be received really positively was enormous.
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In a dark club in Downtown Brooklyn, surrounded by more than people, Agathina Ginoue Nozy took a sip of Haitian rum. She stood near an altar stacked with skulls, lit candles, cigars, rum, coffee and bowls filled with charred salt fish, boiled plantains, cassava and piman spicy peppers. Nozy said. Her face was painted to look hollow, like a skull, and she wore a dark skeleton bodysuit and a black veil. With her fingers wrapped around a smoking pipe and an austere look on her face, Ms. Nozy had become the embodiment of Maman Brigitte, a Haitian lwa or goddess of death. Voodoo believers, Haitians and curious partygoers gathered last Saturday night to celebrate Fet Gede, or the Festival of the Dead. It is one of the most anticipated celebrations in the Haitian voodoo religious calendar. Nozy, a year-old Haitian immigrant who was born and raised in Port-au-Prince, moved to New York City just before she turned
By Andre Paultre. Although some violence flared between protesters and police, the mood overall was calmer than in recent rallies, as the opposition appeared to heed calls from the United Nations and Canada to stage peaceful demonstrations. At one point, protesters atop a truck blasting music used microphones to beseech others not to throw rocks at police and businesses. Earlier in the day, clashes had broken out as helmeted police with shields used trucks, water cannons and tear gas to prevent protesters from marching on the headquarters of the U. Some protesters set tires aflame and hurled rocks, bottles and Molotov cocktails in the streets. Moise in late September removed several security officials following the incident. The country is still grappling with the fallout from past crises, including a earthquake that killed some , people. Protests in the most impoverished country in the Americas last week were among the largest and most violent in months. During some of the unrest, specialized units of the U. Anti-government demonstrations turned especially violent in February, when the United Nations said 41 people were killed and another injured.
