15359: (Hermantin) Miami Herald-Twoubadou Saturday (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: leonie hermantin <lhermantin@hotmail.com>

Posted on Fri, Apr. 18, 2003
Miami-Herald

WORLD MUSIC/Cary Darling hed
Twoubadou Saturday, and ska on Sunday

HAITIAN MELODIES

Meanwhile, Haitian twoubadou, a silky and romantic take on Haitian compas,
takes the stage at Bayfront Park on Saturday at the Haiti Twoubadou
Festival. ''Twoubadou'' translates as ''troubadour'' and, as that
designation implies, the style is more concerned with melody, lyrics,
harmonies and acoustic instruments than some of its Caribbean competitors.

To get a taste of twoubadou, pick up Haiti Twoubadou Volume 3, the latest
project from Fabrice Rouzier and Clément Bélizaire. Many of the musicians on
the album are set to perform Saturday and it's a sweet and soaring
collection that, even though mostly in Creole, still resonates with
Anglophones, simply because of its superior melody. Still, they do offer an
English take on Bob Marley's Turn Your Lights Down Low that manages to
capture the spirit of the original while adding a particularly Haitian
twist.

While much of the emphasis at the recent Haitian Music Awards held in Miami
was on the more uptempo mix of compas and hip-hop, twoubadou has emerged as
a competing style and is increasing in popularity. The Haiti Twoubadou
Festival should help cement its popularity on this side of the Florida
Straits.

• The 420 Festival takes place at noon Sunday at American Legion, 6445 NE
Seventh Ave, Miami. Admission is $10 for discount presale tickets, $15 for
general admission, $7 for 18 and older after 11 p.m. (all live acts end by
11 p.m.). General admission includes free admission to the Revolver/The
Church/BeatCamp after-party for patrons 18 and over. Advance tickets
available through today at Uncle Sam's Music, 1141 Washington, Miami Beach
(305-532-0973) or 4580 N. University Dr., Sunrise (954-742-3722), Evolution
of the Grove, 3098 Fuller St., #10, Coconut Grove (305-443-9470), Yo Yo
Vintage Boutique, 742 NE 79th St., Miami (305-754-4279), Happy Times Smoke
Novelty, 1607 NE 123rd St., Miami (305-899-9499), and Hard Rock Café, 401
Biscayne Blvd., Miami (305-377-3110).

• The Haiti Twoubadou Festival takes place at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bayfront
Park, 301 N. Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Playing are Yves Joseph, Jude Jean,
James Germain, Carl F. Behrmann, Mikael Benjamin and others. Admission is
$20 (adults) and $10 (children under 10). Call 305-888-3939.

Cary Darling's World Music column runs monthly in Weekend. He can be reached
at

cdarling@herald.com


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