Haiti Cultural Change (HCX) presents Diaspora NOW! HYPHENATED. On Saturday, March 11, and Sunday, March 12, 2023, HCX will current multidisciplinary works and artists who will every current a efficiency and take part in a post-show dialogue on the Mark Morris Dance Middle (positioned at 3 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York).
Saturday March 11, 6-8pm, Monvelyno Alexis
Sunday March 12, 3-5pm, Musician Sherlee Skai
Diaspora NOW is a platform for rising literary and performing artists of Haitian descent to premiere works in New York Metropolis, providing alternatives for Haitians and most of the people to interact with new artwork that highlights experiences within the Diaspora.
This yr’s Diaspora NOW, entitled, HYPHENATED, explores the standing and function of Haitian artists as they navigate the dualities of their lives between the disparate cultures, economies, and racial orders of Haiti and the USA. The sequence will characteristic multidisciplinary works and artists who will every current a efficiency and take part in a moderated post-show dialogue about their work. [. . .]
Monvelyno Alexis: As a local of Haiti, Monvelyno discovered from the creators of the Haitian roots music. He grabbed his guitar on the age of 18, matured into a talented musician and made ethnological analysis at sacred locations, resembling Soukri, Badjo, Souvnans. The innovators of this motion guided the younger musician serving to him perceive the language of the drum in relation to the guitar. As a well-rounded musician searching for an authentic sound, Monvelyno moved to the US to review music. This quest helped him to merge all of his influences and he gives listeners a New Music Motion for the Haitian Custom. He names this new sound the Kod ak Po Undertaking to strengthen the Haitian tradition.
Album: DJÒ 21 Grenn Awenken is a mix of a lot of kinds and genres of music to advertise the character of freedom as an unbiased solo artist. The album begins with mainstream membership sounds to encourage pleasure and happiness to the viewers, switching easily to the acoustic world for a quieter, extra inspiring ambient vibe and ending with the Conventional/religious to hook up with our ancestors.
Sherlee Skai: World music singer-songwriter Sherlee Skai brings a novel sound formed by multicultural influences from Haitian folklore to American jazz and soul. She sings from the guts combining music, activism, and historical past. Sherlee has graced levels resembling Harlem Week and Lincoln Middle along with her polished, incandescent jazz vocals. She launched her first album, “TOUTOUNI” – naked– in 2018 and is engaged on her second album, which she’s going to launch this yr.
A fierce activist, Sherlee Skai makes use of her music and voice as a software to deliver consciousness about social injustice, notably U.S. immigration insurance policies. Witnessing the mistreatment of Haitian migrants and others, she has made it her obligation to advocate for extra humane and equitable immigrant remedy.
Album: Misyon / Mission is a socially engaged mission that facilities Haiti by calling out its inner and exterior antagonists and have fun its tradition. It’s Creole soul: is a fusion of conventional rhythms, jazz, and up to date sound.
For extra data, see https://haiticulturalx.org/occasion/diaspora-now-hyphenated/2023-03-11/