![]() Marked by the tireless beat of the drums of petro inspiration, hardly supported by the drum machine, the powerful voice of Azor, with the characteristic tone of the voodoo priest, assister by a women chorus, celebrates the voodoo loas, sings the attachment to the roots and comments on the episodes of the political life and others artistic quarrels.Īfter several tours outside of the country (between them nine trips to Japan) and a documentary (Haïti, cœur battant de Carl Lafontant), the band "Racine Mapou de Azor" succeeded in keeping the genuine traditional music of their country, while they use the modern ways of broadcasting, which allows their musical productions to be part of the professional musical scene in Haiti, and to compete with usual meanstream music. Benjamin Hebblethwaite, Myrlande Denis and Tahiri Jean-Baptiste. without modern arrangements or electric instruments. Musically, with songs and percussions, bas drums and congas, the band "Racine Mapou de Azor" plays traditional music or pure rasin, i.e. They aspire to maintain the contact with the roots of their traditions and the sacred, like the mapou, voodoo sacred tree with imposing roots, renowned for accomodating the spirits. The success of the band "Racine Mapou de Azor" partly means the normalization of voodoo, through music, its recognition as a culture, and the acceptation of the African and rural part of Haitian identity.įrom this perspective, the members of the band, who admit to be voodoo practitioners, explicitly join tradition and the symbolical universe of voodoo, to which the name of the band refers. During th 90's, with the rasin movment, this band, directed by Jacques Maurice Fortéré "Wawa", started to play voodoo music in concert: with them, voodoo music shifted directly from the hounfort voodoo temples to live stage. The band "Racine Mapou de Azor" was lead by Lénord Fortuné "Azor", singer and drumer who used to belong to several bands, of konpa (SS One and Scorpio) and folklore (Bakoulou group), before becoming part of the band "Racine Kanga de Wawa". "I have the drum in the soul and the music in the bowels" dixit Azor. Yesterday evening Lenord Fortune "Azor", singer and drumer of the band Racine Mapou de Azor passed away, at the age of 46 years (JJuly 16, 2011), to the hospital Bernard Mevs (due to renal failure according to some sources) after going to Saut d'Eau to give a spectacle as part of the celebrations of the Feast of Mont Carmel. The singer, who had just performed at Saut d’Eau as part of the celebrations of the Feast of Mont Carmel, was taken to the hospital at Bernard Mevs, where he died during the night. ![]() Haiti - DR : All gas stations in Dajabón under military control Lnord Fortun, Azor, singer and drummer for the band Racine Mapou de Azor passed away on July 16 at the young age of 46. ![]() Haiti - Economy : The textile sector could lose nearly 40% of its jobs Racine Mapou de Azor - Live Dcs du clbre interprte populaire de chants traditionnels Azor Hati: Le clbre interprte de musiques traditionnelles hatiennes Lnord Fortun (Azor), 46 ans, est. Haiti - Economy : The Investment Facilitation Center is getting stronger Haiti - Diaspora Covid-19 : Daily Bulletin #895 IciHaiti - Tourism : Agreement of 17 million Gourdes between the FNE and the Hotel School of Haiti IciHaiti - Dominican Republic : 8 new Dominican Vice-Consul in Haiti IciHaiti - PNH : A motorcycle thief murderer killed IciHaiti - Weekly road report : 43.7% increase in deaths on our roads In the Dominican Republic, this tradition is known as gaga".IciHaiti - PNH : Bandit on the run intercepted at the border Perhaps more crucially, these bands express much about the current realities of Haitian social, spiritual, and political life as they perform religious work for Voudoun spirits, solidify the notion of community through the patronage of local big men, and contest political oppression. Through the performance of music, song, and dance during long parades of many miles, Rara bands serve participants and audiences by recalling to memory an oppressed and brutal past. Rara is a vibrant annual street festival in Haiti, when followers of the Afro-Creole religion called Vodou march loudly into public space to take an active role in politics.ĭuring the six weeks between the eve of Lent and Easter Week, Haitian Rara bands take to the streets, offering the urban and rural poor of Haiti an opportunity to negotiate power under conditions of political and economic insecurity as well as publicly celebrate Vodoun religious culture. ![]() From Vodou to Compas to Racine to Rara and Beyond: Haiti became the first black-ruled republic in the Americas in 1804, and music has mirrored, and at times shaped, the twists and turns of Haitis politics and culture ever since. The rhythms of Racine and Rara are very similar if not the same, Racine is mainly used in Vodou ceremony while Rara is considered to be the marching bands. This Haitian Style of music is called Racine/Rara, this video has been filmed in Haiti and the song was performed by the group Kamelit.
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