Death in Haiti: Funeral Brass Bands & Sounds From Port au Prince

by Félix Blume

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The French sound artist curates a profound, completely unvarnished collection of field recordings documenting funeral processions in Port-au-Prince. Capturing the chaotic, deeply emotional clash of wailing brass bands, mourning crowds, and street noise, the release is a vital ethnomusicological document of Haitian mortality rituals. It serves as an incredibly powerful, deeply immersive auditory experience of cultural grief and celebration.

Genres

  • Field Recordings
  • Haitian Music
  • Marching Band

Tracklist

  1. Pran Kwa Mwen
  2. Wake
  3. Piano and Screaming
  4. Funeral Procession: Ami fidèle et tendre
  5. Last Prayer
  6. Prayers, Singings and Maestro Midouin's Saxophone Solo
  7. Mouri Jodi
  8. Last Words
  9. Lot Bo Rivye A
  10. Marijuana, Rhum and Music Around the Grave
  11. Jesus sauveur
  12. Cries
  13. Pitye
  14. Blagueur Ti Batau, Last Joke