THE LAKAY SE LAKAY PROJECT SEEKS TO BE A MULTIMEDIA HUB FOR EMERGING CUTTING-EDGE HAITIAN DIASPORIC (OF HAITIAN DESCENT LIVING IN HAITI & ABROAD) INNOVATORS. THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, DOCUMENTARIES, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, AND EVENTS OUR VISION IS TO CREATE GLOBAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE; EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR HAITIAN DIASPORA ADULTS AND YOUTH; AND HIGHLIGHT HAITIAN ARTISTS & ENTREPRENEURS.
Lakay se lakay
The exhibition:
BYENVENI
AS THE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AT THE CARIBBEAN CULTURAL CENTER AFRICAN DIASPORA INSTITUTE, DJ SABINE BLAIZIN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP BYENVENI, A MULTIMEDIA EXHIBITION CURATED BY YVENA DESPAGNE.
THIS EXHIBITION SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON THE CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS OF ELEVEN ARTISTS WHO FOCUS ON THE THEME OF LAKAY (TRANSLATED AS HOME IN HAITIAN-KREYÒL), AND EXPLORE HAITI AS BOTH A CHERISHED INTERNAL SANCTUARY, PRESERVING CULTURAL TRADITIONS AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICES, AS WELL AS AN EXTERNAL HAVEN, A SPACE OF REFUGE, FAMILIAL AND COMMUNAL DEVELOPMENT, A SOURCE OF BOUNDLESS JOY, AND THE CORNERSTONE OF SOVEREIGNTY. THE EXHIBITION WILL BE ON DISPLAY FEBRUARY 15 - NOVEMBER 14, 2024.
The Cuba Haiti
Project
What is the historical, sociopolitical, cultural, and artistic connection between Cuba and Haiti? Discover Cuba's and Haiti's past, present, and future through the lens of a group of contemporary Cuban/Haitian artists. Experience their stories via an immersive audiovisual interpretation which includes interviews, traditional dance, drum, and electronic music. These shared stories demystifies the stereotypes of Haitians and Cubans. They redefined for themselves the concept of home and identity through a creative arts lens and are actively making a new history.
HAITI’s Sonic
ambassadorS
Haiti's sonic ambassadors continue to transform the soundscape of the African Diaspora. The last decade saw an unprecedented surge of cultural innovators who leverage online platforms to develop and share their compositions across the globe -- from new genres of music like Afro-Electronica and Global Bass, to the podcasts, parties and cultural networks which sustain them.
@ManoliaLive convened Val-Inc (@vjeanty), @DJ-Sabine, and @Ayinsko at the 2015 Haitian Studies Association in Montreal, CA to map the imprint of Haitian aural tradition on this global cultural exchange.