Saturday, October 12, 2013

Marabout de mon coeur

I've heard much about Joe Trouillot from older Haitian relatives and family friends, but only tried listening to him recently. "Marabout de mon coeur" is quite beautiful and based on a poem. Will definitely listen to more of his music and other gems 1950s and 1960s Haitian music. Another work I am enjoying a lot today is Haitian Merengues by Sicot, released back in 1960. Very repetitive at times, but something akin to a pleasant slight breeze on a slow but relaxing day. Still, what I want to do is find recordings of older Haitian classical music, but, alas, that wealth of musical culture and history has not been properly served and recorded. Where can one go to find Occilius and Occide Jeanty, for instance?

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