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"Fèy" is a traditional Vodou folk song in Haiti.In Haitian Creole, "fèy" means "leaf", and the lyrics of the song describe a leaf falling from a tree.Like many traditional songs in Vodou folklore, the lyrics of "Fèy" can hold many meanings, both religious and political.
Erzulie nennen O", also known simply as "Erzulie", is a song composed at the age of 14 by the Haitian singer Kandjo (1879–1947), also known as Auguste de Pradines. "Erzulie" is often said to be one of his most beloved songs.
One of Oswald Durand's most famous works, the 1883 Choucoune is a lyrical poem that praises the beauty of a Haitian woman of that nickname. Michel Mauléart Monton, an American-born pianist with a Haitian father and American mother composed music for the poem in 1893, appropriating some French and Caribbean fragments to create his tune.
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Cornelia Schutt, known by her stage-name TiCorn, is a Haitian folk singer and songwriter recorded Haiti Cherie in the 1960s. Georges Moustaki, has long maintained "Haïti Chérie" in his Francophone repertoire. Harry Belafonte, has recorded several versions of "Haïti Chérie" in English. Nancy Ames, recorded a version in Haitian Creole in 1963 ...
The band's songs include lyrics in Haitian Creole, French, and English. RAM is famous for its regular Thursday night performances at the Hotel Oloffson in downtown Port-au-Prince, attended by hotel guests and a wide spectrum of the country's political and racial groups.
Twoubadou (Haitian Creole pronunciation:; French: Troubadour) music is a popular genre of guitar-based music from Haiti that has a long and important place in Haitian culture. The word comes from troubadour, a medieval poet-musician who wrote and sang songs about courtly love. Like the troubadours of old, the Haitian twoubadou is a singer ...
Sanba yo wrote a song "Vaksine" as a part of a UN vaccination campaign. "Ke'm Pa Sote" by Boukman Eksperyans, whose song title translates to "I Am Not Afraid" in English, was the most popular song at the 1990 Carnival in Port-au-Prince and was widely understood to be a criticism of the corrupt military government of General Prosper Avril. [5]