She Got Soul: Talie Ayiti interview part 2

 This is the second part of Nathalie Cerin's little chat with A l'Haitienne. Find the first part along with a short introduction  hereAL:What is the most challenging thing about breaking into the music industry?  NC: The most challenging would be that people tend to only associate Konpa as Haitian music. I enjoy Konpa just as much as the next person, but people are really cheating themselves of wonderful musical discoveries by only...

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Holding on... made in Haiti!!!

Kudos to JPerry and GraphCity. Simple but beautiful video. I'm looking forward to more like th...

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Do you know Jany?

In the 60's,  a young woman with dreams of becoming a medical doctor stumbled into the modeling worldModels get discovered all the time you might say, but she is something different... She is Jany Tomba!She's a Vre Fanm Kreyol (Haitian Beauty) with dreams and an unsure future in the great, exciting, and scary world that is NYC in the 1960's.She went on to become a very popular model covering many magazines and doing ad campaings in the 60's...

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Touristic Haiti dreams 3

Saut D'eau Mirebalais HaitiNot much to say today... Forget anything you've heard and just admire the pictures :) 1. Kokoye Beach Here2. Grottes Marie Jeanne Here3. Saut D'eau...

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Macaroni au gratin

Haitian style mac and cheese before I baked itSooo I know this is late but I meant to make a Thanksgiving Haitian style post this year but the picture above ended up being all the food pic I took because I actually had to cook this year and I was dead tired by the time the table was ready. When I was done in the kitchen I went to take a nap to while we waited to everybody to get to the house and well let's just say by the time I came back... the...

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Se Kom si

Natural Haitian beauty singing a beautiful song. "Se Kom si", i love this song of Tifane,Enj...

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She Got Soul: Nathalie "Talie" Cerin part 1

A couple of weeks ago, I got the privilege to send Nathalie "Talie Ayiti" Cerin some questions that she answered for me. I asked too many questions and she answered in great detail to all of them... So I've decided not to take anything away and just post our little chat in 2 parts. I'm posting the first part today to also say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Talie. She's an awesome artist and a great person. I'm a huge fan!This is the second installment of "She...

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Chocoune

The History of Choucoune Stolen LegacyI knew the song from Haiti but I never really thought about the history of Choucoune so I found this article very interesting. Check it out and comment to let me know how you feel about it. I'll share my thoughts later, I just wanted to post this while I remembered. http://defend.ht/history/articles/events/1374-the-ordeal-of-yellow-birdHere's Melanie JB Charles singing Choucoune. I love Melanie Charles so naturally I love her signing this songOh and I dedicate this song to Jen :)Here's a little bit of...

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Un-Haitian food and birthday pics

And so it was on Na's birthday that we decided to be un-Haitian and try some new food. I mean really as a "typical" Haitian you won't see me eat Sushi.... non merci. We, well at least people in my family turn up their noses at other people's food. That actually includes some other Haitian people's food but I digress... Clearly, you can see that Nacha and I have been Americanized hehe. We went to a new place that serves Thai/Japanese/Peruvian food....

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Cabbage

This picture makes me happy. These arecabbage rows at Kenscoff. For some reason I always wanted to go to Kenscoff... I like vegetables ...

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Remeniscing...

 It took a beat for us to remember and on cue we started blasting out all the lyrics to this old song. We never missed a word. While I drove with a big smile on my face, my speakers blaring, we remembered every word, every beat, every voice. We laughed at the end about how crazy it is that we remembered everything. Even English words that we did not know the meaning of ages ago back in Haiti when we learned those songs. Now we giggle and scoff " but what are they saying? that is not even a real English word" lol. The lyrics were to some old...

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Queens watching the Lion King

Queens watching the Lion King!!?  Humm... you might be curious to know who are those queens? Were are they? What exactly i am talking about? Well, look at these pictures and tell me what you see... Ahhh! you see what i am talking about now? From left to right in the first picture are : Amahoola Ikechi, Princess Na (me), and Martine. Second picture from left to right are: Princess Na (me again lol) ,Steph, and Amahoola Ikechi.We decided...

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Oh Africa!

This video is an awesome combination of art and music. Feel free to dance! Enjoy :-)-J...

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Picture of a beach in Haiti. I find this simple picture very intriguing and thought I would share it. Feel free to post whatever descriptive words that comes to mind. Here's one: Ser...

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Grottes: Caves in Haiti

While looking at beautiful places to add to my Haiti travel plans, I stumbled upon Grotte Marie-Jeanne. I was in awe! It looked intimidating and breathtaking at the same time. I wanted to learn more about it, and other caves in Haiti. I thought about preservation and the touristic values that those caves presented all the while doubting that anything positive is being done with those beautiful sites.With a little research, I found the caves of Haiti...

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More of my favorite food!

I haven't been thrilled with how unfit I've become lately, so I've finally gotten serious about getting back to healthy habits. I started eating healthier... but I cannot give up my favorite food. banann avek pwason!!! Remember the last Haitian Plate!So I've resolved to make them differently now no more frying! So this is how I eat my bannan avek pwasonand like this when I get tired of the above. These plaintains are ripe...Sooo yeah. I've been able...

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Riddim Runway 2011: Caribbean Fashion and Music for a cause

Riddim Runway is a fashion show/benefit concert that takes place annually in southwest florida.When I found out that all this show was free... You know my Haitian self had to make it there.None of my friends were available so I dragged my mom and my little sister with me ( hey let's make it a family affair all we need to hear is "free")Well we were late... no surprise there, but we did get to enjoy most of the show.We brought the canned food that...

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Kanaval- Fashion and Benefit

 I saw this and thought I would share. It's for a great cause so if you find yourself in the area and if you like this kind of thing you should definitely stop by :)The fashion and photography is different and interestingKANAVAL is a fashion installation inspired by the rich tradition of Haitian Carnival. This unique fashion benefit exhibition for Haiti features menswear designer Hvrminn’s latest project. Curated by world-renowned Haitian...

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Map li ak ke kontan: Summer Stories Series

Le Jardin d'Enfant I remember those days of reading and reciting lovely poetry, drawing with chalk, singing French nursery rhymes, carefree. When physical education was playing non-stop tag, jump roping with cousins and friends - double dutch. The days of "M'ap Li ak Kè Kontan", listening to the grownups tell folktales, feeling sorry for Bouki while being entertained by the wits of Malice (Bouki et Ti Malice). The days of Alouette and...

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Chak moun fet nan yon peyi...

Mwen menm mwen fet an Haiti. Haiti pa'm li tou piti se ladann m'anvi mouri- Emeline Michel "Ayiti Cheri"One of my favorite songs. I agree with the song except I just want to visit all corners of the beautiful Haiti and not just die there (lol). Most Haitians don't even know some of the gorgeous places in the island. (I can't blame them because of "situations"  Such a pity...Well we are gonna show you some places that you might add to your travels...

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