Courage in Creole
Friday, February 05, 2010
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Djarara (Janaya Williams)
Brooklyn-based band Djarara plays the traditional Haitian street music known as rara, which features metal horns, bamboo trumpets, and drums. Every one of the 15 band members lost someone in the recent earthquake. They're continuing the music, and even rehearsing a new song to commemorate the tragedy. "Rara is life," says one of the musicians. Produced by WNYC's Janaya Williams.
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Janaya Williams
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Thanks for this link and program. I am an instant fan being a Haitian American who has been exposed to rara music my whole life but never knew the context behind it, especially the spirituality.
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