Rara is a vibrant annual street festival in Haiti, when followers of the Afro-Creole religion called Vodou march loudly into public space to take an active role in politics.ĭuring the six weeks between the eve of Lent and Easter Week, Haitian Rara bands take to the streets, offering the urban and rural poor of Haiti an opportunity to negotiate power under conditions of political and economic insecurity as well as publicly celebrate Vodoun religious culture. When Baby Doc was run out of the country in 1986, African-derived racine, or roots, music exploded. The Duvalier dictators favored compas dance music, and suppressed the most African-identified cultural expressions. We explore how each of Haitis rulers has championed his own preferred music. A primary source of Haitian culture is Dahomey, the birthplace of vodouthe most commonly held world view among Haitian people today. "From Vodou to Compas to Racine to Rara and Beyond: Haiti became the first black-ruled republic in the Americas in 1804, and music has mirrored, and at times shaped, the twists and turns of Haitis politics and culture ever since. INFORMATION ABOUT RARA AND RARA/RACINE MUSIC
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Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube. Thanks to Kemelit and its lead drummer Azor for their musical legacy. This post is presented for folkloric, religious, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
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Selected comments from this video's discussion thread are also included in this post. This post also provides information about Kamekit's lead drummer Lénord Fortuné, also known as "Azor". This pancocojams post showcases a video of the song "Racine Mapou De Azor" by the Haitian Racine/Rara band "Kamelit" and provides information about Rara/Racine music.