Mizik Ayiti! Residency Late Fall Series | Bonga & Sanba Kebyesou Danlè

Join Haiti Cultural Exchange on Thursday nights for the second edition of the Mizik Ayiti! Residency Series. The Late Fall residency will be held by Bonga Jean Baptiste & Sanba Kebyesou.

Heralded for their skill as musicians, educators, and culture bearers, Bonga and Kebyesou Danlè maintain the power of Haitian culture held in the tanbou. With a wide-ranging repertoire of Haitian traditional rhythms, they have revitalized the rasin mizik movement through their many years on stage.

Bonga and Kebyesou are founding members of the band Foula. Their name, originating from Congo and meaning “the breath of life,” now feels almost prophetic as Foula breathes new life into Vodou music, lifting it out of the purely ritual space and transforming it into a modern artistic language without stripping it of its sacred essence.

Bonga and Kebyesou’s music continues to be listened to, sampled, remixed, and studied, with their band Foula’s album Voodoo Jazz from Haiti now considered a classic, included in international selections of “essential Haitian albums.”

This powerful duo, with unique weekly performances and guest musicians, awaits you this Fall!