Learn about Haitian music and dance as an integral part of traditional Vodou practice.
Experience the lively sounds of Vodou jazz.
Listen to Makandal as part of the New York City soundscape.

Listening Room
"Simbi Dlo"
Available on The Drums of Vodou CD or Rhythms of Rapture

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N.B. Prices include shipping and handling. International customers, please write us at makandal@earthlink.net for prices.

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Route de Frères CD
This debut album by Haitian American jazz drummer Andrew Cyrille & Haitian Fascination takes the listener on a jazz-nuanced odyssey to the island country of Haiti. The collection assembles master musicians Hamiet Bluiett (baritone sax), Alix Pascale (acoustic guitar), Lisle Atkinson (bass), Andrew Cyrille (drums), and Makandal's own Frisner Augustin (percussion and vocals). Case notes by Amiri Baraka. Produced by Petri Haussila for TUM Records. $20.00

Prepare CD
Makandal celebrates the 200th birthday of Haiti with the release of its CD, Prepare. Featuring the incomparable ensemble of Master Drummer Frisner Augustin, the recording explodes with the sacred sounds of Vodou. Cover art by Kesler Pierre, photo by Chantal Regnault, and notes by Dr. Lois Wilcken. $11.00



The Drums of Vodou book
Published in 1992, this 128-page book by Dr. Lois Wilcken provides the social and religious context of Vodou drumming, descriptions of instruments, a chapter on song and dance, and notations of 16 traditional rhythms. $22.00



The Drums of Vodou CD
This compact disc accompanies the book of the same name. Master Drummer Frisner Augustin demonstrates selected rhythms on tracks 5-11. Tracks 1-4 feature La Troupe Makandal, including vocals, trombone, and bass. $11.00

Erzili CD
La Troupe Makandal introduces a compact disc version of its 1986 cassette. The recording features traditional Vodou songs in spicy jazzed-up style. $11.00



Rhythms of Rapture CD
Subtitled "Sacred Musics of Haitian Vodou," this compact disc, released in 1995 by Smithsonian Folkways, offers live ceremonial music, studio recordings, and popular songs from Haiti. Hear La Troupe Makandal's "Simbi Dlo" on Track 7. $16.00
 

Angels in the Mirror book/CD set
Drs. Elizabeth McAlister and Y.-M. David Yih, and Holly Nicolas produced this one-of-a-kind collection of thirteen field recordings. The CD-size book that contains the recording includes photographs by Chantal Regault, recipes for a luck bath and soup joumou (traditional squash soup), proverbs, and more. $22


Island Sounds in the Global City book
A collection of critical essays, this 185-page book surveys a rich mosaic of popular Caribbean styles and explores the fascinating relationship between music and cultural identity in America's largest, most diverse urban center. Essays by Drs. Gage Averill and Lois Wilcken explore Haitian styles. $21.00

 

Global Beat of the Boroughs 2-CD set
Two CDs for the price of one bring together outstanding grassroots ensembles from more than a dozen of New York City's most vibrant ethnic communities. Smithsonian Folkways created this set for its New York City exhibit at the 2001 Folklife Festival. Featuring Andy Statman, the Klezmatics, Los Pleneros de la 21, and, of course, La Troupe Makandal (Disc II, Track 9). $16

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Please make checks and money orders payable to La Troupe Makandal, Inc., and mail to the Troupe at 621 Rutland Rd Apt 4C, Brooklyn, NY 11203-1716. If you have any questions about your order, please email makandal@earthlink.net. You should receive your order within two weeks.

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