Creole Songs of Haiti / Various Artists Creole Songs of Haiti

• 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?)

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 mouvement 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.