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Join us for two exciting events on Haiti, organized by the Solid’Ayiti collective as part of Social Justice Days 2012 via the Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG) at McGill University.

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ARTISTS FOR HAITI III
feat. performances by Doc Filah direct from Port-au-Prince, Haiti and Paul Cargnello/Karma Atchykah duo.

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Thursday, Feb. 16th
Doors 21h (9pm) / $8
Les Bobards
4328 blvd St-Laurent
(corner Marie-Anne st.)
Montreal, QC
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Join us for the third edition of Artists for Haiti, a collaboration with Social Justice Days organized by the Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG) at McGill University. A special concert featuring celebrated Rap Kreyòl artist and activist Doc Filah direct from Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

* Doc Filah

Doc Filah, born in 1976 as Pierre Harry Dumorney, is a celebrated voice in Haitian hip-hop, a politically sharp solo artist and member of the popular Rap Kreyòl ensemble Majik Click. Filah is a doctor specializing in veterinary medicine, a graduate from the University of Havana, Cuba.

Today, Filah works in Port-au-Prince while teaching at Universite Americaine des Sciences Modernes d’Haiti (UNASMOH).

A past UN consultant with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Filah has spoken out on the UN’s role in a cholera epidemic that has killed thousands of people in Haiti. He has also criticized the international aid complex in Haiti for its lack of accountability to the Haitian people.

As a hip-hop artist Filah launched the celebrated track REVELASYON in 2004 in collaboration with the NGO Yele Ayiti. Filah has also collaborated with Haitian hip-hop artists Barikad Crew, Fantom, Lòlò, BIC and remains a key member of Majik Click.

* Paul Cargnello & Karma Atchykah duo

When Karma Atchykah and Paul Cargnello take to the stage two worlds collide: Punk-Rock & Hip-Hop. Keep your ears, hearts, and minds open because they will be pointing the next wave of revolutionary rock straight at you.

Whether the music he creates is soaked in reggae-roots or dipped in a Louisiana slow-cooker, singer-songwriter Paul Cargello delivers a sound that surprises and appeals with each offering. He has grown to become one of Montréal’s favorite prolific troubadors. Known for his honest lyricism, his newest release Bras Coupé serves up another measure of conviction & political activism. http://www.paulcargnello.com/

Karma Atchykah is one hard-working emcee, a conscious artist flipping boom bap colloquialisms in French and English, and a serious aficionado of soul music. You hear the influences of his Haitian neighbourhood on equal par with the neck-snap genius of Dilla. With numerous projects already released – The Jack Movement, The Notice and The Honest Truth EPs with producer / emcee Lotus, Karma Atchykah Presents The Burbs LP – he’s only getting warmed up. In March 2010 Atchykah released Diasporama, including the hit ‘Ghost Of You’ a collaboration with James Di Salvio (Bran Van 3000), garnering attention across Montreal and Quebec. http://www.karmaatchykah.com/

* DJ Kobal

Montrealer Jerome Decis, aka DJ Kobal, is informed (read: obsessed) music lover. Kobal is the owner of the Afro Kats record label and is interested in all genres, but has a soft spot for funk. Throughout the years Kobal has held weekly residencies at numerous Montreal establishments such as Blizzarts, Billy Kun and Academy (to name a few). He also held down the popular ‘Afrofunk’ monthly parties with DJ Andy Williams. In the summer of
2009, DJ Kobal was given the task of warming up the stage for Stevie Wonder at the opening show of the 30th Festival International de Jazz de Montreal. Expect a special set filled with rare and classic kompa for this
event. http://www.mixcloud.com/kobal/

Organized by the Solid’Ayiti collective in collaboration with the Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG) at McGill University.

2) Haiti: struggles for access to public health and education today.

With presentations by celebrated Haiti hip-hop artist Doc Filah and investigative journalist Isabel Macdonald

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Wed. February 15th, 18h (6:00pm)
Lev Buchman Room
Shatner Building
3480 McTavish Street, Rm. 203
Montreal, QC
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SolidAyiti presents a panel exploring current struggles in Haiti for access to public health and education today, as part of Social Justice Days organized by QPIRG McGill.

presentations by:

* Dr. Francisco Delacruz, senator in Haitian parliament

Francisco Delacruz is from Lospalis, Haiti located in the Central Plateau and is the founder of COSADH an NGO focused on coordinating PUBLIC health and development services in the central plateau. Francisco is a doctor and graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and also studied public health system management in France. Today Senator Francisco representing the citizens of the Central Plateau.

* Doc Filah

Doc Filah, born in 1976 as Pierre Harry Dumorney, is a celebrated voice in Haitian hip-hop, a politically sharp solo artist and member of the popular Rap Kreyòl ensemble Majik Click. Filah is a doctor specializing in veterinary medicine, a graduate from the University of Havana, Cuba.

Today, Filah works in Port-au-Prince while teaching at Universite Americaine des Sciences Modernes d’Haiti (UNASMOH).

A past UN consultant with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Filah has spoken out on the UN’s role in a cholera epidemic that has killed thousands of people in Haiti. He has also criticized the international aid complex in Haiti for its lack of accountability to the Haitian people.

As a hip-hop artist Filah launched the celebrated track REVELASYON in 2004 in collaboration with the NGO Yele Ayiti. Filah has also collaborated with Haitian hip-hop artists Barikad Crew, Fantom, Lòlò, BIC and remains a key member of Majik Click.

* Isabel Macdonald

Isabel Macdonald will present on the topic “New Haiti, Same Corporate Interests?” two years after Canada and other powerful governments announced announced bold plans to build a “New Haiti” after the January 12, 2010 earthquake, journalist Isabel Macdonald looks at who’s benefiting from Haiti’s rebuilding. Her talk focuses on the problems that have plagued these reconstruction efforts–from delays in funding, to the exclusion of Haitians from decision-making, to the over-reliance on imported goods, to the awarding of no-bid contracts to foreign companies.

Isabel Macdonald is a Montreal-based journalist and media scholar who writes for The Nation, The Montreal Gazette, The Toronto Star and The Guardian, amongst other publications. A contributor to the Canadian Center for Investigative Reporting, her investigative reporting work has been featured on BBC World Service, Good Morning America, MSNBC, Radio-Canada’s Telejournal and CNN, and she has often appeared as a guest on Democracy Now! The former communications director of the NYC-based media watch group FAIR, she is currently completing a PhD in Communication at Concordia University analysing the prospects of new forms of digital storytelling–including “comics journalism”–to address the democratic deficit in Canadian reporting on Haiti.

Organized by Solid’Ayiti collective as part of Social Justice Days, co-organized by the Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG) at McGill University.

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Tune-in for a Montreal radio broadcast launch of the recently released “Democracy in Haiti” mixtape live on CKUT community radio.

Featuring interviews with Haitian hip-hop artists Vox Sambou & Diegal Leger (Rawgged MC) and also filmmakers Magee McIlvaine & Lena Jackson currently finalizing a documentary film “Democracy in Haiti” on grassroots Haitian struggles. Interviews will focus both on the recently released mixtape, via Nomadic Wax in New York City, but also on the process of creating the “Democracy in Haiti” documentary film.

For the Montreal broadcast launch for “Democracy in Haiti” CKUT radio, we will feature tracks from the compilation but also other Haitian musical sounds, hip-hop and beyond, projecting the diverse sounds of progressive Haitian musical culture. This Montreal broadcast launch of “Democracy in Haiti” will air as a special edition of “World Skip the Beat” on Monday, May 2nd in Montreal in collaboration with Nomadic Wax and the Montreal-based collective Solid’Ayiti.

Also joining the program is author and activist Yves Engler speaking Canadian interference in Haiti dating back to the 2004 coup d’état against popular Haitian political leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide and recent reports on Canadian interference in post-earthquake Haiti.

* Solid’Ayiti

email: info(at)solidayiti.ca
web: https://solidayiti.ca/
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* background info on “Democracy in Haiti” Mixtape
http://nomadicwax.bandcamp.com/track/democracy-in-haiti-mixtape

Serving as the sister project to the upcoming Nomadic Wax documentary film, “Democracy in Haiti,” the Democracy in Haiti Mixtape highlights the political, cultural and social issues facing Haitian youth after the earthquake that struck the country in January 2010. The third film in the “Democracy In …” series, “Democracy in Haiti” presents to audiences Haitian youth who have been active in the rebuilding of their country. In Haiti the youth make up the largest percentage of the population, yet, their voice is often ignored in discussions of political importance.

Serving as an outlet for Haitian youth to bring forth their voice, “Democracy in Haiti” spotlights several young artists who have taken active roles in the reformation of Haiti’s cultural and political stature. Lena Jackson, the Nomadic Wax Director of Photography for the “Democracy in Haiti” film, recently returned to the country to document the events of the second round presidential elections and further capture the voice of Haitian youth on film. “Democracy in Haiti” helps audiences understand the important role Haitian youth must play in the foundation of Haiti’s political and social future. Featuring talent from Haiti and the Haitian Diaspora around the world, the Democracy in Haiti Mixtape brings together a diverse group of hip-hop artists contributing verses that emphasize the socio-political issues currently facing Haitian society. As the audio backdrop to the “Democracy in Haiti” film, the Democracy in Haiti Mixtape encourages Haitian youth to stand up and take part in the successful rebuilding of their nation’s society.

The Democracy in Haiti Mixtape is mixed by DJ Nio of Zero Plastica and produced by Magee McIlvaine of Nomadic Wax, Vox Sambou and DJ Nio. Mastered and engineered by Dan Cantor of Notable Productions.

visit http://www.democracyinhaiti.com/ to learn more about the “Democracy in Haiti” film.

Tracklist – (Mixed by DJ Nio of Zero Plastica crew out of Italy)

1. Krs One speaks about Haiti*
2. Diegal + Dj Nio – Intro
3. Vox Sambou – Ô Haïti
4. Stichiz – Haiti Peyi Mwen
5. Khaos Le Messager – Rich-Ter d’Haïti
6. Trajik – Mond sa
7. PJay. f. F-Ner (Majik Click). – “Rev Brize”
8. Lou Piensa – skit
9. Emrical – Oublie
10. Nomadic Massive – Afrika Malik El Umma
11. G Bobby Bon Flo – Se reyalitem
12. Karma Atchykah – Diasporama
13. Katalog – Nou two toleran
14. Eyezon – Yele ‘Ele
15. BrownRice Family f. Okai – Soldier
16. Koloni – Judgement

* WikiLeaks’ lesson on Haiti
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/dec/17/haiti-wikileaks

Video Broadcast of Haitian Youth and Education Panel Discussion

Mercredi 8 décembre 2010
portes sâ€ouvrent à 19h, entrée gratuite!
Cinéma J.A. de Sève
Université Concordia
1400 de Maisonneuve Ouest
Montréal, Québec
Retransmission en direct sur Parole Citoyenne: http://parolecitoyenne.org/table_rond_haiti

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Solid’Ayiti présente une table ronde sur l’éducation en Haïti dans l’ère de la reconstruction avec l’écrivain Jean Saint-Vil & quelques membres de Nomadic Massive.

À lâ€approche du premier anniversaire du terrible tremblement de terre qui a frappé Port-au-Prince l’hiver dernier, Solid’Ayiti vous invite à une table ronde à l’Université de Concordia à Montréal pour mettre l’accent sur lâ€enjeu que représente lâ€accès à lâ€Ã©ducation en Haïti.

Cinq members du groupe hip-hop montréalais Nomadic Massive ont été invité par l’ONG haïtienne APROSIFA (Association pour la promotion de la Santé Intégrale de la famille), avec le soutien de Alternatives, à animer des ateliers dâ€art avec des jeunes aspirants artistes vivant dans le quartier de Carrefour-Feuilles à Port-au-Prince en Octobre 2010. En guise d’exercice à la fois en matière d’autonomisation et de guérison, la semaine d’ateliers a entraîné une unique et puissante expérience d’apprentissage tant pour Nomadic Massive que pour les participants. Lâ€expérience a été filmée et dans le cadre de cet événement, sera projeté un extrait d’un documentaire en cours de réalisation, intitulé «The future of Haiti » (L’avenir d’Haïti) via Nomadic Wax.

Jafrikayiti (Jean Saint-Vil) nous fournira une perspective historique de la lutte pour la création dâ€Ã©tablissements d’enseignement publics viables respectant lâ€autodétermination Haïtienne depuis la Guerre de lâ€Indépendance qui a renversé le colonialisme français.

Panelistes :

* Jean Saint-Vil – Jafrikayiti

Jafrikayiti (Jean Saint-Vil) est né à Port-au-Prince, en Haïti en 1967. Il publie régulièrement des écrits sur l’histoire et la culture haïtienne. Durant cet événement, Jafrikayiti offrira ses commentaires et réflexions sur le courant actuel en Haïti qui lutte pour créer des projets d’éducation accessible et nationale, enracinée dans l’histoire et la culture haïtienne.

Jafrikayiti est cofondateur des deux organisations AKASAN (Ayisyenki ap Soutni Ayisyen nètalkole) et Jaku Konbit qui travaillent en Haïti afin de renforcer la base populaire selon les principes popularisés par Marcus Garvey. À Ottawa, Jafrikayiti anime régulièrement deux programmes de radio: Bouyon-Rasin à l’Université d’Ottawa (CHUO 89.1FM) et Rendez-vous Haïtien à l’Université Carleton CKCU (93.1fm), tout en étant largement présenté comme un commentateur en affaires haïtiennes, se joignant régulièrement à CBC et, récemment, Democracy Now! Actuellement Jean Saint-Vil est le directeur des politiques et des Relations internationales au conseil de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles et en Génie du Canada (CRSNG).

* Nantali Indongo

Nantali Indongo, alias I am Black Girl, nous parlera du voyage de Nomadic Massive en Octobre 2010 à Port-au-Prince en Haïti, pour animer des ateliers dâ€art avec des jeunes aspirants artistes vivant dans le quartier de Carrefour-Feuilles. Indongo, membre du groupe Nomadic Massive est également une éducatrice alternative qui utilise la culture hip-hop en tant quâ€outil moderne d’éducation. Indongo est cofondatrice du programme “Hip-Hop No Pop” et a été invitée dans plusieurs écoles secondaires et campus de cégeps afin de donner des ateliers sur des sujets tels l’histoire du hip-hop et la langue. Nantali Indongo a étudié la littérature à l’Université d’Ottawa, a obtenu un certificat d’études supérieures en journalisme du Collège Humber et siège au conseil d’administration de la Maison des jeunes de la Côte-des-Neiges, tout en contribuant à CBC radio à Montréal.

* Vox Sambou

Vox Sambou nous parlera de l’initiative Solid’ayiti à Montréal et de son récent voyage à Port-au-Prince en Haïti, aux côtés de quatre autres membres de Nomadic Massive et Magee McIlvaine (cinéaste international – Nomadic Wax) pour animer des ateliers Hip Hop avec les jeunes marginalisés du quartier Carrefour-Feuilles. Au nom de Solidâ€Ayiti et de la Faculté d’éducation de l’Université McGill, Vox a également livré des ordinateurs et des fournitures scolaires au Lycée Jean-Baptiste Cinéas à Limbé, sa ville natale.

Membre fondateur du groupe international Nomadic Massive, Vox Sambou a publié son premier album solo acclamé par la critique, Lakay, en 2008, et a lancé, lors de la Journée mondiale du sida en Décembre 2009, son troisième vidéo, DiscriminaSida, qui met en évidence la lutte contre le SIDA en Haïti. Vox Sambou a été impliqué de façon cruciale à un mouvement de solidarité entre artistes Montréalais et projets communautaires en Haïti, notamment à Limbé. Il est cofondateur de Solid’ayiti, une initiative dâ€artistes et de militants de Montréal créée au lendemain du tremblement de terre du 12 janvier. Sa mission est de renforcer une solidarité à long terme entre Montréal et Haïti autour des principes d”education, d’autosuffisance, de reforestation,et de decentralization.

Commandité par:

CKUT Radio
Alternatives
Nomadic Massive
Parole Citoyenne
NOula-Commerce international solidaire
McGill University Education Graduate Students Society

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oeuvrant pour une solidarité à long terme entre des gens de Montréal et les mouvements luttant de justice sociale en Haïti selon les principes quâ€autosuffisance, éducation, décentralisation et reboisement sont necessaries à une saine reconstruction.

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Solid’Ayiti presents a panel discussion with writer Jean Saint-Vil & members of Nomadic Massive on education in Haiti in the reconstruction era

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As Haiti approaches the one year anniversary of the devastating earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince last winter, Solid’Ayiti invites you to a panel discussion at Concordia University in Montreal that will focus on the struggle to build and support accessible public education in Haiti.

Specifically this event will focus on Nomadic Massive’s October 2010 trip to Haiti to work with the Haitian NGO APROSIFA (Association pour la promotion de la santé intégrale de la famille) who, with the support of Alternatives, invited the Montreal-based hip hop super group Nomadic Massive to Port Au Prince to conduct arts workshops with young aspiring artists living in the neighborhood of Carrefour-Feuilles. As an exercise both in empowerment and healing, the week of workshops resulted in a unique and powerful learning experience for both Nomadic Massive and the participants.

As part of this event Solid’Ayiti will also present an excerpt of a documentary in progress titled ‘The Future of Haiti’ via Nomadic Wax.

Solid’Ayiti will also present Jafrikayiti (Jean Saint-Vil) to speak broadly on the present and historical struggle in Haiti to create viable public educational institutions rooted in Haitian struggles for self-determination throughout the past centuries since Haiti’s 1804 revolution that overthrew French colonialism.

presentations by

* Jean Saint Vil – Jafrikayiti

Jafrikayiti (Jean Saint-Vil) was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1967 and regularly publishes writings on Haitian history and culture. At this event Jafrikayiti will offer commentary and reflections on the current struggle in Haiti to create accessible and national education projects rooted in Haitian history and culture.

Jafrikayiti is co-founder of organizations AKASAN (Ayisyen ki ap soutni Ayisyen nètalkole) and Jaku Konbit which work in Haiti to empower the grassroots following the principles popularized by Marcus Garvey. In Ottawa Jafrikayiti regularly hosts two radio programs: Bouyon-Rasin at the University of Ottawaâ€s CHUO 89.1fm and Rendez-vous Haitien at Carleton Universityâ€s CKCU 93.1fm, while has been widely featured as a commentator on Haitian affairs, regularly joining CBC and recently Democracy Now!. Currently Jean Saint Vil is the Director for Policy and International Relations at the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

* Nantali Indongo

Nantali Indongo, aka I am Black Girl, will speak on Nomadic Massive’s October 2010 trip to Port Au Prince, Haiti to conduct arts workshops with young aspiring artists living in the neighborhood of Carrefour-Feuilles. Indongo an artist with Nomadic Massive is also an alternative educator using hip-hop culture as a contemporary educational tool, Indongo co-founded the “Hip-Hop No Pop” program with Maryse Legagneur and has been invited to tour high-schools and CEGEP campuses and teach workshops on more relevant topics to youth today, including the history of hip-hop and language. Nantali Indongo studied literature at the University of Ottawa, got a graduate certificate in journalism from Humber College and sits on the governing board of the Maison des jeunes de la Côte-des-Neiges while contributing to CBC radio Montreal.

* Vox Sambou

Vox Sambou will speak on the Solid’Ayiti initiative in Montreal and Nomadic Massive’s recent trip to Port-au-Prince, Haiti with four members of Nomadic Massive and Magee McIlvaine (international filmmaker-Nomadic Wax) to conduct Hip Hop workshops with marginalized youth in the Carrefour-Feuilles neighborhood. In Haiti Vox also delivered computers and school supplies donated by the McGill University Faculty of Education to Lycée Jean-Baptiste Cinéas in Limbé, Vox’s hometown.

A founding member of the international crew Nomadic Massive, Vox Sambou released a critically acclaimed first solo album, Lakay, in 2008 and on World AIDS Day in December 2009, launched his third video, DiscriminaSida, which highlights the struggle against AIDS in Haiti. Vox Sambou has been critically involved in building solidarity between artists in Montreal and grassroots community projects in Haiti, particularly in Limbé. He is a co-founder of Solid’Ayiti, an initiative of artists and activists in Montreal created in the wake of the catastrophic earthquake that has left tens-of-thousands of Haitians dead, whose mission is to build long-term solidarity between people in Montreal and Haiti around the pillars of self-sufficiency, independence, social justice and peace.

* co-sponsored by

CKUT Radio

Alternatives

CitizenShift

Nomadic Massive

Education Graduate Student Society (EGSS) – McGill University

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Solid’Ayiti is an initiative of artists and activists in Montreal working to build long-term solidarity between people in Montreal and movements for social justice in Haiti. Solid’Ayiti works to promote self-sufficiency, education, decentralization and reforestation.

email: info(at)solidayiti.ca

web: https://solidayiti.ca/

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* Artists for Haiti II *

featuring celebrated hip-hop artist Dramatik | launch for Vox Sambou’s new video ‘DiscriminaSida’

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Wednesday March 31st 19h30
@ Café Campus
57 rue Prince-Arthur Est
Montreal, Quebec
$10 in advance via admission.com  | $15 at door

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Solid’Ayiti is an initiative of artists and activists in Montreal working to build long-term solidarity between people in Montreal and movements for social justice in Haiti. The ‘Artists for Haiti’ concert series, an initiative of Solid’Ayiti,  launched in the wake of the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti on Jan 12th that left tens-of-thousands dead, major elements of the public infrastructure destroyed and a country already the poorest in the western hemisphere severely wounded. Solid’Ayiti will work to promote self-sufficiency, independence, social justice and peace in Haiti for the long-term.

Artists for Haiti II is a fund raising event for Lycée Jean-Baptiste Cinéas in Limbé, Haiti. For many years the Lycee was using the space of l’ecole nationale des filles until its construction during the 1st term Rene Preval government. The Lycee has 2 sets of classes, morning and afternoon, of approximately 2000 students, boys and girls and 100 staff. However it has no funding, no library, no cafetaria, no computer labs, no court to play in. All funds received will be directed towards this school to secure funding for continued education, all the more important given the devastating events since Jan 12th.

performances by:

* Dramatik (http://dramatik.ca/)
Dramatik is a internationally celebrated Montreal hip-hop artist, the second generation of Haitian immigrants who left their home country for this metropolis. Dramatik’s family life was far from easy, shaped by financial crisis and domestic violence; today Dramatik embodies the quintessential example of a young resilient artist who has found an outlet in music. After traveling between New York City and Montreal, Dramatik formed the iconic Montreal hip-hop group Muzion along with Imposs and J-Kyll. Muzion quickly developed into one of Quebec’s most celebrated hip-hop ensembles, and in 2004 Wyclef Jean enlisted Dramatik and Muzion to collaborate on the hit track “24 heure à vivre”. Recently Dramatik launched La Boîte Noire, a solo album that has gained both critical and popular acclaim in Quebec and internationally.

* Moe Clark (http://www.myspace.com/moeclarkspokenword)
Métis sound artist Moe Clark fuses her unique understanding of performance narrative with traditions of circle singing and spoken word. With a background in voice, performance, and visual arts, she employs a looping pedal to add multi-layered vocal structures to her performance. Her poetic songs resonate with the power to heal, to celebrate spirit and to connect with authentic purpose. After her debut album release Circle of She: Story + Song (April â€08) Moe toured extensively across Canada and recently made her debut performances in Europe and South America. She believes in the power of transformation and the continuum of the oral tradition through active involvement in communities, both locally and internationally.

* Vox Sambou (http://www.voxsambou.com/)
Vox Sambou is a celebrated Montreal hip-hop artist originally from Limbé on the northern coast of Haiti, and is a key figure in the global rap ensemble Nomadic Massive. Vox Sambou’s launched a solo album Lakay in 2008 to critical acclaim and will be publicly launching ‘DiscriminaSida’ at Artists for Haiti II, a video single on the struggle against AIDS in Haiti which went live on World AIDS Day in December 2009. Vox Sambou has been critically involved in building solidarity between artists in Montreal and grassroots community projects in Haiti, particularly in the Haitian city Limbé.

* Meryem Saci
Meryem was born in Algiers, Algeria and came to Canada in July 2000. She has made waves in the hip hop world as the powerful voice of Nomadic Massive, joining them as an integral band member in summer 2005 at Maison des Jeunes Côte-des-Neiges. Meryem will present her first major solo performance in Montreal at Artists for Haiti II, which will prove to be a riveting soulful performance backed by friends from Soulchestra and Nomadic Massive.

* DJ Andy Williams (http://ewola.com/andy.htm)
DJ Andy Williams is highly-respected deejay and radio host in Montreal with a growing international recognition, spinning regularly in Europe and the Caribbean. Andy’s collaborations with various deejays and musicians reaches to and from many sources globally: Andy has had the opportunity to grace the turntables with many underground musicmakers & curatorial peers who have the utmost respect for obscure rarities in dancefloor tracks. It wasn’t easy at first playing mediums of ethnic backgrounds such as Cumbia Paseito, Mento, Avant-Garde Jazz, Funk and hard hitting Electro sounds in North America and Europe, but it’s nothing new to intelligent avid listeners since the mid-century.

sponsored by:

CKUT radio
Suoni per il Popolo festival
Cinema Politica
Alternatives
Public Transit Recordings
Pop Montreal
Haiti Action Montreal

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* Artistes pour Haïti II *

Mettant en vedette lâ€artiste Hip-hop Dramatik / Lancement du nouveau vidéo-clip de Vox Sambou, « DiscriminaSida »

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Mercredi, 31 mars, 19h30
@ Café Campus
57, rue Prince-Arthur est
Montréal, Québec
10$ à lâ€avance admission.com  | 15$ à la porte

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Solidâ€Ayiti est une initiative dâ€artistes et dâ€activistes de Montréal, visant à établir une solidarité entre la population de Montréal et les mouvements de justice sociale en Haïti. La série de concerts « Artistes pour Haïti », une initiative de Solidâ€Ayiti, a été lancée à la suite du tremblement de terre catastrophique en janvier dernier, qui a fait des dizaines de milliers de morts, a détruit des éléments majeurs de lâ€infrastructure publique et a meurtri cette nation déjà la plus pauvre de lâ€Occident. Solidâ€Ayiti veut promouvoir lâ€autosuffisance, la justice sociale ainsi que la paix à long terme en Haïti.

« Artistes pour Haïti II » est une activité de levée de fonds au bénéfice du Lycée Jean-Baptiste Cinéas, à Limbé, en Haïti. Pendant plusieurs années, ce lycée a opéré dans les locaux de lâ€Ã‰cole nationale des filles, jusquâ€Ã  la construction de son propre édifice pendant le premier mandat du gouvernement de René Préval. Le lycée a deux groupes de classes, un le matin et l’autre l’après-midi, déservant environ 2000 étudiant-e-s, filles et garçons, et une centaine de membres du personnel. Cependant, le lycée ne reçoit aucun financement, nâ€a pas de bibliothèque ni de cafétéria, pas de laboratoire informatique et pas de cour dâ€Ã©cole ni de terrain de jeu. Tous les fonds reçus vont être remis à cette école afin dâ€assurer un enseignement continu, dâ€autant plus important depuis la dévastation du 12 janvier.

Avec des prestations de :

* Dramatik (http://dramatik.ca)
Dramatik est un artiste hip-hop de renommée internationale, de la deuxième génération dâ€immigrant-e-s haïtien-ne-s qui ont quitté leur nation pour sâ€installer dans notre métropole. La vie de famille de Dramatik fut loin dâ€Ãªtre facile, teintée de violence familiale et de crise financière. Aujourdâ€hui, Dramatik incarne la quintessence de la résilience chez un artiste, sâ€Ã©tant trouvé un exutoire dans la musique. Après avoir voyagé de Montréal à New York, Dramatik a fondé le célèbre groupe de hip-hop montréalais Muzion, avec ses collègues Imposs et J-Kyll. Muzion est rapidement devenu lâ€un des groupes de hip-hop les plus reconnus du Québec. En 2004, Dramatik et Muzion ont collaboré avec Wyclef Jean au succès de la chanson « 24 heures à vivre ». Dramatik a récemment lancé La boîte noire, un album solo qui sâ€est valu les faveurs autant de la critique que des amateur-e-s, au Québec comme à lâ€international.

* Moe Clark (http://www.myspace.com/moeclarkspokenword)
Moe Clark est une artiste qui fait dans le métissage sonore et infuse son interprétation unique de la performance orale et narrative aux traditions de chants de cercle et du « mot parlé ». Avec une expérience de performance vocale et en arts visuels, elle emploie une pédale de réverbération afin dâ€ajouter des épaisseurs vocales à ses prestations. Ses chansons poétiques résonnent de la puissance de guérison, célébrant la spiritualité et lâ€authenticité. Après le lancement de son premier album, Circle of She : Story + Song, en avril 2008, Moe a fait la tournée du Canada et a récemment fait ses débuts en Europe et en Amérique du Sud. Elle croit au pouvoir de transformation ainsi quâ€Ã  la continuité de la tradition orale, traduite en implication active dans la communauté, autant locale que globale.

* Vox Sambou  (http://www.voxsambou.com/)

Vox Sambou est un artiste acclamé du hip-hop montréalais, originaire de Limbé sur la côte nord de Haïti, et une figure de proue du rap global de lâ€ensemble Nomadic Massive. Vox Sambou a lancé en 2008 son album solo Lakay, acclamé par la critique, et lancera, dans le cadre de Artistes pour Haïti II, « DiscriminaSida », un vidéo-clip à propos de la lutte contre le Sida en Haïti, qui a été diffusé en direct lors de la Journée internationale contre le Sida, en décembre 2009. Vox Sambou sâ€est impliqué de manière significative pour bâtir une solidarité entre les artistes montréalais-e-s et les mouvements communautaires en Haïti, spécialement dans la ville de Limbé.

* Meryem Saci

Meryem est née à Alger, en Algérie, et sâ€est établie au Canada en juillet 2000. Elle a fait sa marque dans le monde du hip-hop en étant une voix puissante au sein de Nomadic Massive, et se joignant à ce groupe en tant que membre à part entière à lâ€Ã©té 2005, à la Maison des jeunes de Côte-des-Neiges. Meryem fera sa première prestation majeure en solo à Montréal dans le cadre dâ€Artistes pour Haïti II accompagnée de ses ami-e-s de Soulchestra et Nomadic Massive, ce qui promet dâ€Ãªtre un événement inspirant et marquant.

* DJ Andy Williams (http://ewola.com/andy.htm)

DJ Andy Williams est reconnu tant pour ses prestations de DJ quâ€en tant quâ€animateur de radio à Montréal, jouissant d’une reconnaissance internationale grandissante, performant tant en Europe que dans les Caraïbes. Andy a collaboré avec plusieurs DJ et musicien-ne-s, puisant à une diversité de sources de musique du monde. Andy a eu lâ€occasion de faire tourner les tables en compagnie de nombreux-ses musicien-ne-s de la scène underground, au grand plaisir de ses pair-e-s qui apprécient et respectent lâ€originalité dans la musique de dance. Bien quâ€il nâ€Ã©tait pas évident de prime abord de faire reconnaître les accompagnements diversifiés, tels que le Cumbia paseito, le jazz avant-gardiste, le Mento, le funk ou lâ€Ã©lectronique en Amérique du Nord comme en Europe, ces mélanges ne sont plus étrangers aux auditeur-e-s avant-gardistes et curieux-es depuis le milieu du siècle dernier.

Commandité par :

Radio CKUT
Le festival Suoni per il populo
Cinéma politica
Alternatives
Public Transit Recordings
Pop Montréal
Action Haïti Montréal