![]() Marked by the tireless beat of the drums of petro inspiration, hardly supported by the drum machine, the powerful voice of Azor, with the characteristic tone of the voodoo priest, assister by a women chorus, celebrates the voodoo loas, sings the attachment to the roots and comments on the episodes of the political life and others artistic quarrels.Īfter several tours outside of the country (between them nine trips to Japan) and a documentary (Haïti, cœur battant de Carl Lafontant), the band "Racine Mapou de Azor" succeeded in keeping the genuine traditional music of their country, while they use the modern ways of broadcasting, which allows their musical productions to be part of the professional musical scene in Haiti, and to compete with usual meanstream music. without modern arrangements or electric instruments. Musically, with songs and percussions, bas drums and congas, the band "Racine Mapou de Azor" plays traditional music or pure rasin, i.e. TIDAL is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hi-def video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content. They aspire to maintain the contact with the roots of their traditions and the sacred, like the mapou, voodoo sacred tree with imposing roots, renowned for accomodating the spirits. The success of the band "Racine Mapou de Azor" partly means the normalization of voodoo, through music, its recognition as a culture, and the acceptation of the African and rural part of Haitian identity.įrom this perspective, the members of the band, who admit to be voodoo practitioners, explicitly join tradition and the symbolical universe of voodoo, to which the name of the band refers. During th 90's, with the rasin movment, this band, directed by Jacques Maurice Fortéré "Wawa", started to play voodoo music in concert: with them, voodoo music shifted directly from the hounfort voodoo temples to live stage. The band "Racine Mapou de Azor" was lead by Lénord Fortuné "Azor", singer and drumer who used to belong to several bands, of konpa (SS One and Scorpio) and folklore (Bakoulou group), before becoming part of the band "Racine Kanga de Wawa". "I have the drum in the soul and the music in the bowels" dixit Azor. Yesterday evening Lenord Fortune "Azor", singer and drumer of the band Racine Mapou de Azor passed away, at the age of 46 years (JJuly 16, 2011), to the hospital Bernard Mevs (due to renal failure according to some sources) after going to Saut d'Eau to give a spectacle as part of the celebrations of the Feast of Mont Carmel. Haiti - DR : All gas stations in Dajabón under military control Haiti - Economy : The textile sector could lose nearly 40% of its jobs Haiti - Economy : The Investment Facilitation Center is getting stronger Haiti - Diaspora Covid-19 : Daily Bulletin #895 IciHaiti - Tourism : Agreement of 17 million Gourdes between the FNE and the Hotel School of Haiti IciHaiti - Dominican Republic : 8 new Dominican Vice-Consul in Haiti IciHaiti - PNH : A motorcycle thief murderer killed IciHaiti - Weekly road report : 43.7% increase in deaths on our roads IciHaiti - ONA : 3 inspectors and a driver kidnapped IciHaiti - North : Marijuana plantations burned by the Police IciHaiti - Paris : Passports of December 2021 and January 2022 still being processed.IciHaiti - PNH : Bandit on the run intercepted at the border ![]() ![]() Haiti - Culture : Racine Mapou de Azor to the feasts of Saut d'Eau Haiti - FLASH : Online passport application very soon Haiti - Education : Introduction of the single book at the next school year Haiti - Martissant : A bus riddled with bullets between 6 and 12 injured passengers Haiti - Diaspora Covid-19 : Daily Bulletin #838 IciHaiti - 2022 Caribbean Games - JUDO : Marie Jean Gilles silver medal IciHaiti - PNH : Funeral of Divisional Inspector Robert Ménard Racine mapou de azor music driver# The group Racine Mapou, who recorded last month at Real Biz Studio of Ricky Juste, is latest album, "Minokan Azor" announced that his CD will be available at the patronal feast of Saut d'Eau, July 16 and on the radio, throughout the country on the same day. Saut d'Eau is the principal patronal feast of country where is celebrated Our Lady of Mount Carmel. On this occasion, the village of Ville Bonheur, located 65 km north of Port-au-Prince, receives nearly 200,000 visitors from neighboring departments, the capital and the diaspora. ![]() They come to honor the Virgin of Mount Carmel, Virgin of Miracles, who would have appeared there in July 1848.Īzor was very attached to the feasts of Saut d'Eau. Every year since its founding, the group Racine Mapou performed there for 5 consecutive nights, on the place called "Frontière" at the entrance of Ville Bonheur. In 2011, it is precisely the day of the Mount Carmel that Azor died after having performed his last show.įor the first time in 18 years, the patronal feast of Saut d'Eau, will be without Azor, but a special tribute will be given.
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