The Power of a Dream
M.J. translated The Power of a Dream, by Mathias Pierre. Check out the video here. Continue reading The Power of a Dream
Month: February 2011
Haitian Vodou: Fet Gede
First, go through the crossroads and ask Mèt Kafou to give you passage so that you can attend to the dead. Then, surrounded by the smell of strong “kleren,” walk into the graveyard and dance to the staccato banda drumbeat, … Continue reading Haitian Vodou: Fet Gede
Vodou: heartfelt, close to the earth
At a Vodou ceremony in Gonaives, women dance for the spirits—dances full of opposites, subtle and dynamic, graceful and ragged, the vibrant tones and rhythms of the drums creating calm, balance, sensuality, and passion. Les Stone watches these women shake, … Continue reading Vodou: heartfelt, close to the earth
Haiti Out Loud, February 2011
Women Writers of Haitian Descent, in association with Jean-Michel Daudier, organized an evening celebrating music and the written word at Casa Champet, in Pembroke Pines, FL. M.J. Fievre facilitated the event. Continue reading Haiti Out Loud, February 2011