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SUMMARY:Mizik Ayiti! First Thursdays Featuring Riva Nyri Précil
DESCRIPTION:Join Haiti Cultural Exchange Thursday\, December 7 for Mizik Ayiti! featuring Riva Nyri Précil.\nRiva Précil will perform traditional folklore songs\, some of her classic tunes\, and will premiere a sneak peek of new material from her upcoming unreleased album. \n  \n7 – 10 pm\nFiveMyles Gallery\, 558 St. John’s Pl\, Brooklyn\, NY 11213 \n  \nRSVP on Eventbrite »\nRSVPs not required\, but highly recommended. Entry is first come\, first served\, so please make sure to come early if you’d like to grab a spot! \n  \nAbout Riva Nyri Précil\nBorn in Brooklyn\, Riva Nyri Precil grew up in Haiti where she was exposed to and studied under many of the great masters of Haiti’s cultural and artistic scene. Riva received her BA in Music Therapy from Loyola University of New Orleans\, became the founder & CEO of a bespoke jewelry company “Love\, Nyri” and the author of her Haitian Creole children’s book set in Jacmel\, “Anaëlle Ak Lasirèn”. \nHer debut solo album in Creole\, “Perle De Culture\,” is a fusion of traditional Haitian songs\, soul\, African tones\, and jazz elements\, followed by a collaborative band album by Bohio Music “Ayiti Nan Kay La” and most recently her children’s lullaby album “Dodo Titit”. Riva also teaches traditional Haitian folklore through a workshop she’s established called “Tout Se Pa” which welcomes all levels to learn the basics of Haitian dance. \nRiva’s work embodies the beauty she sees in her heritage through her singing\, dancing\, jewelry designs and writing. Riva continues to perform in New York City and globally and is working on her next studio album set to release Spring 2024.
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LOCATION:FiveMyles Gallery\, 558 St. John’s Place\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11213
CATEGORIES:Mizik Ayiti! 2023
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SUMMARY:Mizik Ayiti! First Thursdays Featuring Foula
DESCRIPTION:Join Haiti Cultural Exchange Thursday\, November 2nd for Mizik Ayiti! First Thursdays featuring Foula.\n7pm Doors\n7:30pm An n Pale (Let’s Talk) — a conversation with the artists\n8pm Performance \nAbout Foula \nFoula has an extensive performance history\, presenting their highly original and artistic take on Vodou Jazz at festivals and concert halls throughout Haiti\, the Caribbean\, the US and beyond\, but the chance to experience a reunion of this musical legacy has become exceedingly rare.  \nThis incarnation of the band features 3 original Foula members: Gaston (Bonga) Jean-Baptiste (tanbou/percussion/vocals) Jean-Raymond Giglio aka Sanba Kebyesou (tanbou/percussion/vocals) Yves (Chico) Boyer (bass/percussion/vocals) Along with two long-time collaborators and perennial Foula disciples; Paul Austerlitz (sax/clarinet/flute)\, and Markus Schwartz (drumkit/tanbou/ percussion).  \nThis performance of Foula’s music is dedicated to the great composer and musicologist Wilfred “Tido” Lavaud\, who “crossed over” in 2020\, as well as to Foula member Thurgot Theodat\, currently residing in France. \n \nAbout Haiti Cultural Exchange \nHaiti Cultural Exchange is a nonprofit organization established to develop\, present\, and promote the cultural expressions of the Haitian people. Support Haitian arts and culture with a donation to Haiti Cultural Exchange today.  \n\nRSVPs not required\, but highly recommended. Entry is first come\, first served\, so please make sure to come early if you’d like to grab a spot! \nReserver Your Spot »
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/mizik-ayiti-first-thursday-featuring-foula/
LOCATION:FiveMyles Gallery\, 558 St. John’s Place\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11213
CATEGORIES:Mizik Ayiti! 2023
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SUMMARY:Mizik Ayiti with Goussy Célestin's Ayiti Brass
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Brooklyn Botanic Garden on Thursday\, July 13th\, for Mizik Ayiti featuring Goussy Célestin’s Ayiti Brass!\n7 PM | Brooklyn Botanic Garden\, Cherry Esplanade\nFREE with Garden Admission \nGarden Tickets Available Here » \n— \nAbout The Artist\nGoussy Célestin’s Ayiti Brass is a music ensemble that incorporates both sound and movement\, inspired by New Orleans’ second-line and Haiti’s Rara traditions with Jazz. The mission is to engage and awaken audiences in an impactful way\, ultimately evoking an experience of connection\, openness and possibilities. Their performances encourage participation in song and dance\, aiming to leave audiences moved and uplifted. \nBrooklyn born Haitian-American artist Goussy Célestin interchanges the roles of pianist\, composer\, vocalist\, dancer\, and arranger with ease. \nGoussy has performed for the last two decades for audiences both locally and internationally. After graduating from the Highschool of Music & The Performing Arts in New York City\, Goussy continued her studies with such esteemed artists as Ron Carter\, Jimmy Heath\, Donald Byrd\, Barry Harris\, Jaki Byard and Sheila Jordan. \nGoussy’s current mission integrates all of her disciplines in her project\, Goussy Célestin’s Ayiti Brass\, incorporating elements of traditional Haitian folklore and Jazz. \nShe is a faculty member for music education programs at Jazz at Lincoln Center. She is also a mother to two sons\, her “greatest creative compositions”.  Goussy leads classes and performances for neurodiverse families with Lincoln Center’s Passport and Big Umbrella programs. \nHer awards include\, Laundromat Project: Create Change Fellow\, Queens Council on the Arts\, Gardarev Residency\, Field Leadership Fund\, and Space @ Ryder Farm Residency. She was a featured vocalist for Rattlestick Theater\, and was a workshop facilitator for The Mile Long Opera. She leads music workshops for Bobby McFerrin’s CircleSongs School and The Metropolitan Opera in NYC. \nDuring the pandemic\, Goussy completed an advanced vocal improvisation workshop\, “All The Way In”\, led by vocal dynamo\, Rhiannon and received a commissioning grant from Mutual Mentorship for Musicians. Currently\, Goussy is a recipient of New York State Council on the Arts’ Support For Artists Award\, as well as having just received the NYC Women’s Fund grant from the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and New York Foundation for the Arts\, for her upcoming recording release in 2024.
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LOCATION:Brooklyn Botanic Garden\, 990 Washington Avenue\, Brookyln\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mizik Ayiti! 2023
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SUMMARY:Mizik Ayiti!
DESCRIPTION:Brooklyn Botanic Garden in partnership with Haiti Cultural Exchange present Mizik Ayiti!  \nMay 6\, 2023 |11:00am\nAlexandra Jean-Joseph & Sky Menesky of Imamou Lele \nLet’s take a journey to Haiti through the exploration of traditional games\, songs\, drumming and dance movement.   \nAlexandra Jean-Joseph is an educator\, dancer and choreographer. As the Artistic Director of drum and dance ensemble Imamou Lele\, she currently produces cultural material and folkloric works of Haiti through traditional dance. As a manbo of Haitian Vodou\, she strives to preserve the connection between Haitian Folkloric Dance and Vodou rites and to promote dance as an experience where spirit and art meet. She currently practices with her spiritual family at Le Temple D’Olohoum in Queens\, New York. Le Temple D’Olohoum is dedicated to the observance of Vodou in its most religious aspect. It focuses on creating a physical\, mental\, moral\, and spiritual environment for the practice of Vodou.   \nSky Menesky is an educator\, percussionist\, and cultural activist. He currently works as a middle school teacher in Brooklyn\, New York while hosting “The Sky Menesky Podcast”. The podcast is a sans-frontiere radio program committed to promoting\, defending\, and educating Haitians and non-Haitians on the importance of Haiti\, and advocating for cultural\, economic\, and political change in our community here within the diaspora. As the Music Director of drum and dance ensemble Imamou Lele\, Sky aims to protect and promote Haiti’s folkloric traditions and continue to preserve Haiti’s cultural heritage through traditional songs and drum rhythms.   \nImamou Lele is an ensemble of dancers\, drummers\, and vocalists sewn together in the spirit of Haiti. Under the artistic direction of Alexandra Jean-Joseph and the music direction of Sky Menesky\, Imamou Lele aims to promote and preserve Haiti’s cultural heritage through traditional song\, music\, and movement. Imamou Lele’s latest work\, featuring Alexandra and Sky\, uses elements of traditional spiritual practice to explore womanhood within the context of society in Haiti and its diaspora.  \n  \nMay 6\, 2023 |1:00pm\nBuyu Ambroise & The Blues in Red Band present a fusion of jazz & Haitian rhythms. \nBuyu Ambroise has performed in New York City with various ensembles for more than 20 years\, playing usually Haitian Konpa music or Jazz. Buyu has worked with many notable Haitian groups in the New York Metropolitan area. He recorded with Ayizan\, a landmark avant-garde Rara ensemble. He also led the band Freefall which included world renowned Latin percussionist Bobby Sanabria (currently leader of the group Asuncion and the former drummer in Mario Bauza’s big band). Freefall also featured the talents of eclectic jazz percussionist Mino Cinelu (formerly with Miles Davis\, Sting\, and Weather Report). Buyu has also worked in the Project Liberty Jazz Ensemble with drummer Ben Dixon. Despite a long absence from Haiti\, his roots in Haitian culture remain strong. In his debut & sophomore albums Blues in Red (released in June 2004) & Marasa (released in December 2006)\, Buyu draws from the folkloric repertoire of Haitian music. Buyu could not resist the calling of infusing the similar African roots of both Haitian music and American Jazz into these story-telling melodies. Buyu has created a fruitful combination of traditional Afro-Haitian beats with the smooth improvisational grooves of enticing bass lines\, melodic brass solos & piano explorations in styles that take after those of American Jazz greats such as John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter.  \nComing from a Jazz perspective\, Buyu has revealed a natural relationship between the complex polyrhythmic structures in both the North American form and the Afro-Caribbean sound of traditional Haitian music. This fusion is the birth of a new musical style that encompasses the two and sustains the mix effortlessly.  \n  \nMORE DATES AND PERFORMANCES TO BE ANNOUNCED!\nReserve FREE community tickets here »\nThis event is FREE with Garden Admission
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/mizik-ayiti/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Botanic Garden\, 990 Washington Avenue\, Brookyln\, NY\, United States
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