David
"Ti Coca" Mettelus, of Haiti, Live in Washington,
DC
From a large tent at the Smithsonian
Folklife Festival, 2004, the sound of "Ti Coca,"
and his group Wanga Nègès, escaped over the
crowd and through the cracks of the tent, like the smell of
fine cuisine from a popular restaurant.
producer: Ginau Mathurin
La
Troupe Makandal Footage of dance and drum group "La
Troupe Makandal." The group performed at the Embassy
of Haiti in the last part of 2003 as part of a celebration
of Haiti's 2004 Bicentennial year.
Footage of Haitian
participation at the 2004,
DC Caribbean Carnival. The great
Haitian konpa band, Top Vice, entertains the crowd. The people
of Haiti dance and wave their flags in the streets.
Beethova
Obas Video of a performance
at the University of Maryland
Rara
Band (II) Performance of a rara
band at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2004
Jean-Claude
Eugene short perfor-mance
at the Embassy of Haiti
La Troupe
Makandal Performance at the
Embassy of Haiti in 2003
Daniel
Bernard Roumain (DBR) The
Central District Forum presents DBR & The Mission
