Kassoumaii – A Celebration of LIFE and Community!
I would like to give a big THANK YOU to everyone who came out for my workshop entitled “KASSOUMAII”. The word itself is from the Jola people’s language and it means to “welcome” or “welcoming in” specifically. I chose this as the name of my class because there is a need to welcome in and […]
Fi Wi Sinting 2014 Conference
This weekend, I’ll be accompanying my teacher, Baba Medoune Gueye to the Fi Wi Sinting Festival in the beautiful country of Jamaica! The Festival is where Jamaicans from all walks of life meet , greet and mingle with visitors/tourists in a family setting while indulging in Fi Wi Sinting the Jamaican phrase meaning” It is […]
Rara Tou Limen
I just uploaded some pictures from a photo job I did in California in October 2011. The job was for a Haitian Folkloric dance company called Rara Tou Limen (Rara or RTL for short). Rara was Established in 2004 by Artistic Director Portsha Jefferson. The Company has continually offered Bay Area residents, as well as people […]
Ayiti Chronichles – The next phase
I’ve been back in the States now for over a month. Lucky me. Since I’ve been back, I’ve trying to deal with what I saw and experienced in Haiti. I’ve got a quick list of items that I will be focusing on during the next couple of months: 1. Haiti is NOTHING like they say […]
Ayiti Chronicles – Take it to the streets!
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Ayiti Chronichles – Bring de DRUMS!
It’s about 6:10am on Wednesday. Everyone from the Edeyo crew is still sleep. yesterday was off the chain! One the first day that I taught dance class, we had no music due to the fact that the building in which the children have classes in, had to current (electricity). Yesterday, I was ready for them […]
Ayiti Chronicles – Arrival
We arrived around 1:30pm yesterday. I’ll be honest in saying that it feels really great to be out of the cold weather in the States and into this 90+ degree weather down here! After almost freezing to death waiting in the walkway leading to the plane at JFK, walking into this heat (and doing the […]
Ayiti Chronicles – Preparation
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