BROTHER HIGH RARA GROUP Kreyol Fest 2011 Wingate Park Brooklyn, NY june 26th

BROTHER HIGH FULL TEMPO RARA Kreyol Fest 2011 Wingate Park Brooklyn, NY june 26th 2011 Originating in Haïti, rara is a form of festival music used for street processions, typically during Easter Week. The music centers on a set of cylindrical bamboo trumpets called vaksen (which may also be made of metal pipes), but also features drums, maracas, güiras or güiros (a percussion instrument), and metal bells, as well as sometimes also cylindrical metal trumpets which are made from recycled metal, often coffee cans. The vaksen-s perform repeating patterns in hocket and often strike their instruments rhythmically with a stick while blowing into them. In the modern day, standard trumpets and saxophones may also be used. The genre though predominantly Afro-based has some Taino Amerindian elements to it such as the use of güiros. The songs are always performed in Haitian Kreyòl and typically celebrate the African ancestry of the Afro-Haïtian masses. Vodou is often implemented through the procession. The genre was imported to the Dominican Republic and is now an integral part of the Afro-Dominican music scene, where it is known colloquially as Gaga. In the Dominican Republic, the music is often played by the Afro-Dominican population as a cultural tribute to their African ancestors in the same manner as their counterparts in Haiti. Rara in Haiti is often used for political purposes, with candidates commissioning songs praising them and their campaigns. Rara lyrics also often address difficult issues, such as political oppression or poverty. Consequently, rara groups and other musicians have been banned from performing and even forced into exile—most notably, folk singer Manno Charlemagne who later returned to Haïti and was elected mayor of Port-au-Prince in the 1990s. Rara performances are often performed while marching, and are often accompanied by twirlers employing metal batons. Performances generally begin on Ash Wednesday and culminate at Easter Weekend.

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[wpakonnenmwen]

This is not rara pa nou.....this is BROTHER HIGH from BROOKLYN!!

thanks for posting this...its probably the best clip of rara outside of haiti on the whole internet. They were on fire that day, and the whole event was beautiful

[tornadochaser66]

@wpakonnenmwen Mesi anpli bro! I have about 20 more minutes of video footage of them from that Kreyol fest. The rest of the footage is HOT also while they were on foot marchingaround the field!! I just havent had much time to upload it I will try to do it today. Má pale avek w' pita!!

[rasinayiti]

this is Rara Pa Nou from New Jersey.

look them up on Face Book

[tornadochaser66]

@rasinayiti Thanks I found their name its BROTHER HIGH RARA ...although some of the guys from RARA PANOU were there that day! but thank you for the reply! mesi anpil!

[mearder]

Co ko femme haitienne Bon

[bivo511]

this is great!!!

[tpthigh1]

thks TO everybody who supported BROTHER HIGH RARA FUL TEMPO..1ST off my name is TPT pipiti pi red...i play kone(the instruments paying harmony)..i wantna tell u guys thks again for supporting BROTHER HIGH FULL TEMPO and stay posted i got more videos for yall...from our rehearsals to performances...till next time....BROTHER HIGH FOR LIFE

[bolebruchs]

Morgan rinsing it out!!



[HAITIcherie1804]

BON BAGUY NETT!!!