#RACINE MAPOU AZOR PROFESSIONAL#
Marked by the tireless beat of petro-inspired drums – barely supported by a rhythm machine, the powerful voice of Azor, with the characteristic timbre of voodoo priests, seconded by a choir of women, celebrates the voodoo loas, sings l attachment to the roots or comments on episodes of political life and other artistic quarrels.Īfter fourteen years of existence, seven recorded discs, several tours abroad (including nine trips to Japan) and a documentary film (Haiti, beating heart of Carl Lafontant), the group “Racine Mapou de Azor” succeeds the bet of preserve the authenticity of traditional music, while using modern means of dissemination, which allow it to be included on the professional music scene in Haiti, and to compete with the music that usually occupies the news. Musically, with songs and percussion, bass drums and congas, the group “Racine Mapou de Azor” interprets traditional music or pure rasin, that is to say without modern arrangements or electric instruments (while the other trend of music rasin gladly adopts the rhythms of rock and their instrumentation). They aspire to maintain contact with the roots of tradition and the sacred, like the mapou, sacred voodoo tree with imposing roots, reputed to harbor spirits.
With this in mind, the members of the group, who all recognize that they are practicing vodouisants, explicitly subscribe to the vodou tradition and symbolic universe, to which the name of the group refers. The success met by the group “Racine Mapou de Azor” therefore means, in part, the normalization of voodoo, through its music, its recognition as a culture, and the acceptance on the African and peasant side of the Haitian identity. It may have gained recognition in this way: Rasin bands now take part in the Port-au-Prince Carnival where they parade proudly as an integral part of the Haitian music scene. It then began to emerge from its marginalization and to be heard openly throughout the country, benefiting in particular from modern means of dissemination (disc, radio, television). In the 90s, led by the rasin movement, this group, led by Jacques Maurice Fortéré, “Wawa” set out to play voodoo music in concert: with him, it went directly from the hounfort (voodoo temple) to the stage. In 2011, it is precisely the day of the Mount Carmel that Azor died after having performed his last show.or the first. The group “Racine Mapou de Azor” is led by Lénord Fortuné “Azor”, singer and drummer who belonged to numerous formations, of konpa (including SS One and Scorpio) or folklore (troupe Bakoulou), before being part of the group “Racine Kanga de Wawa”. Musically, with songs and percussion, bass drums and congas, the group Racine Mapou de Azor interprets traditional music or pure rasin, that is to say without. Nevertheless, for a few years, carried by the rasin movement, which advocates a return to the African side of Haitian roots, it has also been present on stage thanks to professional groups, the most popular of which is undoubtedly the group “Racine Mapou de Azor”.
#RACINE MAPOU AZOR DRIVER#
IciHaiti - ONA : 3 inspectors and a driver kidnapped IciHaiti - North : Marijuana plantations burned by the Police IciHaiti - Paris : Passports of December 2021 and January 2022 still being processed.Traditional Haitian music, made up for the most part from the African heritage, is especially present in rural areas, where it is performed by amateur musicians grouped around Voodoo temples. Haiti - Culture : Racine Mapou de Azor to the feasts of Saut d'Eau Haiti - FLASH : Online passport application very soon Haiti - Education : Introduction of the single book at the next school year Haiti - Martissant : A bus riddled with bullets between 6 and 12 injured passengers Haiti - Diaspora Covid-19 : Daily Bulletin #838 IciHaiti - 2022 Caribbean Games - JUDO : Marie Jean Gilles silver medal IciHaiti - PNH : Funeral of Divisional Inspector Robert Ménard Racine mapou de azor music driver# The group Racine Mapou, who recorded last month at Real Biz Studio of Ricky Juste, is latest album, "Minokan Azor" announced that his CD will be available at the patronal feast of Saut d'Eau, July 16 and on the radio, throughout the country on the same day.
Saut d'Eau is the principal patronal feast of country where is celebrated Our Lady of Mount Carmel. On this occasion, the village of Ville Bonheur, located 65 km north of Port-au-Prince, receives nearly 200,000 visitors from neighboring departments, the capital and the diaspora. They come to honor the Virgin of Mount Carmel, Virgin of Miracles, who would have appeared there in July 1848.Īzor was very attached to the feasts of Saut d'Eau. Every year since its founding, the group Racine Mapou performed there for 5 consecutive nights, on the place called "Frontière" at the entrance of Ville Bonheur. In 2011, it is precisely the day of the Mount Carmel that Azor died after having performed his last show.įor the first time in 18 years, the patronal feast of Saut d'Eau, will be without Azor, but a special tribute will be given.
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