Creole Songs Of Haiti / Var Creole Songs Of Haiti / Var CD

This recording combines vocal interpretations of Vodou (an Afro-Haitian religion) ceremonial songs and popular secular melodies by legendary Haitian singer, dancer and folklorist Emerante de Pradines and the all-male folklorique chorus Michele Dejan Group. Recorded by Harold Courlander during the 1940s movement folklorique-a period revaluing the traditional arts and practices of the Haitian peyizan (peasants), de Pradines maintains a traditional troubadour-like performance of songs while the Michele Dejan Group arranges all traditional tunes into liturgical or full chorale settings.

1. Soleil (The Sun) 2. Manman'm Voye'mpote Cafe (My Mother Sent Me to Carry Coffee) 3. Legba Na Console (Legba We Console Ourselves) 4. Cimalo 5. Song to Ogoun 6. Papa Simbi Voye'm Cherche Dleau (Papa Simbi Sent Me to Find Water) 7. Dodo Ti Pitit Manman (Sleep Little Mother) 8. Bonsoir Dames (Good Night Ladies) 9. Ca'q'a Recevoir Moin? (Who Will Receive Me?)