• Lakou Mizik – Poze
    • Lakou Mizik – Panama'm Tonbe
    • Lakou Mizik – Anba Siklòn
    • Lakou Mizik – Bade Zile
    • Lakou Mizik – Pran Ka Mwen
    • 1. Morning in Jacmel
    • 2. Poze
    • 3. Panama'm Tonbe
    • 4. Anba Siklòn
    • 5. Bade Zile
    • 6. Zao Pile Tè
    • 7. Tanbou'n Frape
    • 8. Peze Kafe
    • 9. Pran Ka Mwen
    • 10. Is Fa Ti Bo
    • 11. Parenn Legba
    • 12. Wa Di Yo

    “Lakou Mizik, formed after the devastating Haitian earthquakes of 2010, is a genial cross-generational coalition along the lines of the Buena Vista Social Club. Its songs, some of which are topical, draw on the rhythms and incantations of voodoo, the trumpeting of rara carnival music and hearty call-and-response vocal harmonies on their way to galloping, exultant dance grooves. Two veteran music producers joined the group to help create their debut album: Chris Velan, a Montreal singer-songwriter and producer responsible for producing two albums for Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, and British producer Iestyn Polson, famed for his work with David Gray, David Bowie, Patti Smith and others. The resulting album reflects the African, French, Caribbean and U.S. influences that collide in Haiti. The spirit-stirring vodou rhythms and call-and-response vocals are supported by the French café lilt of the accordion. Intricate bass lines and interlocking guitar riffs mesh mesmerizingly with the joyful polyrhythmic hocketing of rara horns. These powerful layers are topped by sing-along melodies with inspiring, socially conscious lyrics. The end result is a soulful stew of deeply danceable grooves that feels strangely familiar yet intensely new -- and 100% Haitian.