{"product_id":"595478","title":"Afro-haitian Experimental Orch - Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeven-and-a-half thousand kilometres of cold ocean separate West Africa from Haiti. But music can cover that distance in a heartbeat, crossing the Atlantic to reunite the rhythms and religion of people torn from their homes to be sold into slavery on the Caribbean island. And on its self-titled album, the Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra honours those ghosts of the past even as it walks steadfastly and hopefully into the future. \u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eExperimental by name, the band was definitely experimental by nature. The concept started with Corinne Micaelli, the director of the French Institute in Haiti. She wanted to bring drummer Tony Allen, the power behind Afrobeat and one of modern music\\u2019s towering figures, to the island. A performance with Haitian musicians at a major public concert would be perfect. Allen agreed, and Erol Josu\\xe9, a singer, dancer, voodoo priest, and director of the Haitian National Bureau of Ethnology, helped to recruit local percussionists and singers. They decided, in order for different strands of Haitian music to be represented, that the musicians would be drawn from a cross-section of the country\\u2019s foremost bands, including Racine Mapou de Azor, RAM, Erol's own band, the Yizra'El Band and Lakou Mizik, the group of Sanba Zao, one of Haiti's leading percussionists and traditional singers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eTogether, the musicians had just five days to compose and rehearse the set they\\u2019d play in the main square of Haiti\\u2019s capital, Port-au-Prince, and broadcast live throughout the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eWhat emerged from those long, hot sessions were a series of tracks with roots on both sides of the Atlantic, compelling layers of subtle polyrhythms that bridge centuries and cultures. Relentless grooves become the foundation for soaring, utterly modern melodies like the swirling, electronica-fuelled \\u201cSalilento\\u201d or the Afro Vocoder ritual sound of \\u201cYanvalou\\u201d that\\u2019s inspired as much by Krautrock and Sun Ra as Lagos or Port-au-Prince. Flying on inspiration and adrenaline, it\\u2019s roots music for a global future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSalilento\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChay La Lou\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYanvalou\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBade Zile\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoze\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePa Bat K\\xc3\\xb2w\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWongolo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMon Ami Tezin\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55169454408065,"sku":"595478","price":5.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51t03k_7FDL._SL1500.jpg?v=1768076994","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/595478","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}