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SUMMARY:Mizik Ayiti! at Brooklyn Botanic Garden featuring Pauline Jean
DESCRIPTION:Haiti Cultural Exchange presents Mizik Ayiti! celebrating the traditional rhythms of the island of Haiti\, featuring Pauline Jean. \nSunday\, May 3\, 2026\nTwo Sessions: 12:30 & 2:30\nBrooklyn Botanic Garden\nPlant Family Collection\n990 Washington Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY 11225 \nPauline Jean is a Haitian-American vocalist whose artistry gracefully bridges jazz with global traditions and the rich rhythms of the African diaspora. Celebrated for her warm\, expressive tone and captivating stage presence\, she creates performances that are both intimate and expansive\, inviting audiences into a deeply moving musical experience. \nRooted in her Haitian heritage\, Pauline’s work reflects themes of identity\, memory\, and cultural connection\, brought to life through nuanced storytelling and dynamic musicality. She has performed on distinguished stages and at festivals across the United States and internationally\, earning recognition for performances that are as emotionally resonant as they are artistically refined. \nThrough her voice\, Pauline Jean honors tradition while embracing a contemporary sensibility\, offering music that is timeless\, soul-stirring\, and profoundly human. \n  \n\nPresenting in collaboration with the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.\nFree with Garden admission.\nClick here to purchase tickets for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden » 
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/mizik-ayiti-at-brooklyn-botanic-garden-featuring-pauline-jean/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Botanic Garden\, 990 Washington Avenue\, Brookyln\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mizik Ayiti!
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SUMMARY:Mizik Ayiti! at Fall Harvest Festival featuring Riva Nyri Précil
DESCRIPTION:Riva Nyri Précil will present a demonstration of traditional Haitian rhythms\, songs\, and dances associated with the harvest season\, which is closely linked to the spirit Kouzen Zaka.\nKouzen Zaka is the lwa (spirit) of the harvest and agriculture in Haitian Vodou. Kouzen Zaka’s colors are blue and green\, and is recognizable by his blue denim clothing\, straw hat and djakout (shoulder sack). He is the protector of the peyizan (rural farmers)\, defender of the poor\, and holds supreme knowledge of herbal medicine. For Kouzen Zaka\, and farmers would agree\, hard work is returned with abundant harvest! For this reason\, he is also considered a lwa of sage business decisions. His favorite offerings are tchaka\, a stew made with pinto beans\, corn\, beef\, and chayote squash\, and white rum infused with wormwood. \n— \nPresenting in collaboration with the Brooklyn Botanic Garden as part of the Fall Harvest Festival. Celebrate the fall season surrounded by Brooklyn’s most fabulous foliage. Enjoy a cider and beer garden\, live music\, horse-drawn carriage rides\, lawn games\, pumpkin-decorating\, hands-on activities for families\, and more. \nFree with Garden admission.\nClick here to purchase tickets for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden »  \n—\nABOUT THE ARTIST \nRiva Nyri Précil is a Brooklyn-based Haitian multi-disciplinary artist. With a degree in Music Therapy from Loyola University in New Orleans\, she has built a dynamic career as an author\, visual artist\, jeweler\, musician\, and dancer. Her work honors and modernizes Haitian traditions through projects like Altar Art and Wearable Altar. Renowned for blending Haitian music with African roots\, R&B\, Soul\, and Jazz\, she directs Tout Se Pa\, providing global dance education. Riva focuses on elevating Caribbean culture\, promoting wellness\, and facilitating healing through music and dance therapy\, utilizing traditional Haitian music to foster self-connection.
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/mizk-ayiti-at-fall-harvest-festival-featuring-riva-nyri-precil/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Botanic Garden\, 990 Washington Avenue\, Brookyln\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mizik Ayiti!
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SUMMARY:Mizik Ayiti! at Hamptons Jazz Fest with Godwin Louis’ Experience Ayiti Project
DESCRIPTION:This special event features the acclaimed Godwin Louis and his transformative Experience Ayiti Project—a powerful blend of traditional Haitian rhythms\, modern jazz\, soul\, and Afro-Caribbean influences.\nThrough the heartbeat of rara\, the pulse of kompa\, and the spiritual depth of vodou-inspired grooves\, Experience Ayiti offers a musical journey that honors Haiti’s past while reimagining its cultural future. \nPresented in collaboration with Hamptons Jazz Festival and Wings Over Haiti\, this program is more than a concert—it’s a call to celebrate\, connect\, and uplift. \nCome experience the rhythm\, the history\, and the spirit of Ayiti. \n  \nSunday\, September 7\, 2025\n6:30-9:00 PM \nGET YOUR TICKETS HERE »
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/mizik-ayiti-at-hamptons-jazz-fest-with-godwin-louis-experience-ayiti-project/
LOCATION:Southhampton Arts Center\, 25 Jobs Ln\, Southampton\, NY\, 11968\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mizik Ayiti!
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SUMMARY:Mizik Ayiti! at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden with Rasin Okan
DESCRIPTION:Join HCX at Brooklyn Botanic Garden on Thursday\, July 17\, 2025 for Mizik Ayiti! featuring Rasin Okan!\nJoin us for a powerful evening of music\, memory\, and movement as Rasin Okan presents original songs channeling the revolutionary pulse of Haitian folk music and echoing the deeply ancestral courage of Haiti’s freedom fighters to remember\, reconnect\, and rise. Let the music move your spirit. Let the memory ignite your soul. Come ready to celebrate culture\, connection\, and the enduring power of Haitian roots. \nBorn of Haiti’s mizik rasin movement\, Rasin Okan is the only Brooklyn-based rasin sèch band. In the spirit of rasin sèch (directly translated to dry roots)\, Rasin Okan emphasizes the sounds and songs of traditional Haitian Vodou ceremonial music without much electric accompaniment. Led and co-founded by Jean E. Montina\, Sanba Mayombe\, the group writes original songs and evocative folk music to insight the revolutionary spirit of Haiti’s freedom fighters\, to a pulsating rhythm. \nPresented in collaboration with Brooklyn Botanic Garden. \nFree with Garden admission. Click here to purchase tickets for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden »  \n 
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/mizik-ayiti-at-the-brooklyn-botanic-garden-with-rasin-okan/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Botanic Garden\, 990 Washington Avenue\, Brookyln\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mizik Ayiti!
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SUMMARY:Mizik Ayiti! featuring the Michael LeMorin Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Join HCX at Brooklyn Botanic Garden in the Osbourne Garden on Sunday\, May 4th\, 2025 for Mizik Ayiti! featuring The Michael LeMorin Quartet!\n  \nThe Michael LeMorin Quartet takes its listeners on a tour from Haiti through the Caribbean to Brazil—but always back to Haiti. Styles travel from reggae to twoubadou (Haitian troubadour) to samba and bossa nova dance on a jazz foundation. A repertoire of classics alongside original compositions by Mr. LeMorin with lyrics in Kreyòl\, French\, and English speak to both mind and heart. This performance will celebrate springtime\, love\, and the incomparable country of Haiti. \n  \nSunday\, May 4th\, 2025\nBrooklyn Botanic Garden in the Osbourne Garden\nTwo performances at 12:00pm and 2:30pm \n  \nPresented in collaboration with Brooklyn Botanic Garden. \nFree with Garden admission. Click here to purchase tickets for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/mizik-ayiti-featuring-the-michael-lemorin-quartet/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Botanic Garden\, 990 Washington Avenue\, Brookyln\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mizik Ayiti!
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SUMMARY:Mizik Ayiti! featuring TRANPE
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss the last Mizik Ayiti! concert of the season! Join us for the first Thursday in March for TRANPE!\n  \nThursday\, March 6\, 2025 | 6–10pm\n6pm | Reception & DJ set by Serge Negri\n7pm | Performance by TRANPE\n9pm | Dance breakdown with DJ Serge Negri \n  \nTRANPE is the convergence of Sheila Anozier’s deep relationship with Haitian folk melodies and Vodou and Rufus Cappadocia’s mastery of modal music and polyrhythm. Together\, they create a transcendent version of the “Mizik Rasin”.  \n \nGet there early & stay after for a special DJ set by DJ Serge Negri! \n— \nABOUT THE MUSICIANS \nTRANPE is the Brooklyn based group of vocalist Sheila Anozier and cellist Rufus Cappadocia. Together\, they create a vibrant tribute to Vodou culture. Their debut album\, Twa Fèy\, Twa Rasin\, was released in 2024 and also features Haitian master drummer\, Bonga Jean Baptiste.  \nIn Haitian Kreyòl\, tranpe (to soak) is the name of a powerful drink where medicinal leaves and roots are soaked and infused in an unrefined rum\, called kleren. The power of the songs is in the roots and leaves while the cello is the catalyst. This healing alchemy infuses their repertoire\, and the traditional Vodou songs carried by Anozier’s voice are embraced by the transcendent expression of the cello. Cappadocia juggles organic rhythms with virtuosity and velocity\, and Anozier’s vocal melodies intertwine with the voice of the bow. Her moving vocals add a visceral and spiritual dimension to the music. It invites listeners on a journey through the cultural and spiritual landscape of Haiti\, enhanced by the masterful playing of Cappadocia on five-string cello. Acting as both a melodic and rhythmic anchor\, the cello offers a lush harmonic background and complex rhythmic textures that are one with Anozier’s vocals.  \n  \n DJ Serge Negri’s sets bridge genres and places\, meshing Haitian traditional and contemporary music\, classic hip hop\, and global sounds on backbreaking house beats. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nFunding provided\, in part\, by Howard Gilman Foundation. 
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/mizik-ayiti-featuring-tranpe/
LOCATION:Haiti Cultural Exchange\, 35 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mizik Ayiti!
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SUMMARY:Mizik Ayiti! featuring Alegba & Friends
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first Thursday in February for Mizik Ayiti! featuring Alegba & Friends\n  \nThursday\, February 6\, 2025 | 6-9pm\n6-7pm Reception\n7-9pm Performance\n \n  \n“Music is love! Let’s share the love!” – Alegba \nAlegba & Friends arrive at Mizik Ayiti! for an energetic night! Celebrating Alegba Jahyile’s birthday on February 6\, dance and join this social & cultural movement! Uniting people with their music\, Alegba & Friends have become an icon of the Brooklyn Haitian music scene. Their high energy\, soulful Haitian roots and jazz fusion will warm us up as we party down. \nFunding provided\, in part\, by Howard Gilman Foundation. 
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/mizik-ayiti-featuring-alegba-friends/
LOCATION:Haiti Cultural Exchange\, 35 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mizik Ayiti!
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