Just The Way It Was: Haitian | Just The Way It Was: Haitian | Moving Image | Dancers Musicians Video recording Oral communication Oral narratives Storytelling Tales Television Dance Dance Haiti. Arts, Haitian Haitian Americans Drum music Drum performance Music performance Body movement Clothing and dress Performing arts Drummers (Musicians) Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Just The Way It Was: Haitian
- Date
- 1990-10-21
- Description
- One video recording. (VHS; 26 minutes) Just the Way It Was was a cultural group that exhibited Haitian and Jamaican culture, including dance, music, and storytelling. They also had a cable access television program in Miami. This was episode #3 of that series. In it, Louis hosts a selection of Haitian music, dance, and storytelling. Louis told a traditional Haitian tale. The drummers were Kettly and Rosemond Pascal. The dancers were Bien-Aine, A. Louis, Escarmant, Sanneau, Hall, Simon, Polynice, and Labossiere. Fuller and Louis produced the program.
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a_s1576_65_c96-119 | Sunday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Performance Stage) (Tape 1) | Sound | Dancers Storytellers Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Oral performance Storytelling Oral narratives Tales Arts, Haitian Haitian Americans Asian Americans Arts, Japanese Japanese Americans Dance | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Sunday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Performance Stage) (Tape 1)
- Date
- 1996-05-26
- Description
- One audio cassette tape. McKenzie served as emcee. Liliane Nerette Louis, Haitian storyteller, tells "Knick Knack" (a story about a "stupid" family) and a "Bouki" story. She also talks about mother's day in Haiti as well as some Haitian history and culture (such as stories being passed down through women). Kazuko Law and Wako Kai perform Japanese dance (Dionna Godwin of Gulf Breeze, FL, interprets). They perform: traditional wedding dance; Okasa Wakari Bushi (farewell dance); Honan Ondo (folk dance for harvest); Heisei Iwai (dance wishing peace and happiness from Emperor); Kawachi Otoko Busiti (dance about the life of a flamboyant man; they perform this dance twice with audience participation).
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a_s1576_05_c81-036 | Recording of the Compas Creole radio show | Sound | Disc jockeys Fieldwork Radio announcing Radio programs Radio stations Arts, Haitian Haitian Americans Radio broadcasters | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
a_s1576_t86-031 | Friday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Reel 10) | Sound | Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Arts, Haitian Music performance Shells Musical groups Music Latin America Harp music Haitian Americans Venezuelan Americans Arts, Venezuelan Latinos Musicians Dancers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Friday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Reel 10)
- Date
- 1986-05-23
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Copied onto C86-74. Jesus Rodriguez on Venezuelan harp, Henry Rodriguez on maracas, and Nelson Zuleta on quatro. Joseph played po lambi (conch shell). He also discusses its history and uses. Andre Max and George Edmond play drums and rhythm sticks. Gavilarine Moraville performs traditional Haitian dances. The folklife area in 1986 focused on Miami-Dade, which stemmed from fieldwork work on the 1986 Miami-Dade Folklife Survey, conducted by Lauri Sommers, Tina Bucuvalas, and Nancy Nusz.
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a_s1576_t86-026 | Friday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Reel 5) | Sound | Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Workshops (Adult education) Arts, Haitian Haitian Americans Music performance Shells Arts, Venezuelan Venezuelan Americans Harp music Musicians Harpists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Friday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Reel 5)
- Date
- 1986-05-23
- Description
- One reel to reel recording. Copied onto C86-69. Joseph plays po lambi (conch shell). He also discusses its history and uses. Andre Max and George Edmond play drums and rhythm sticks. Gavilarine Moraville dances. Jaime Bronsztein, born 1940 plays traditional Jewish wedding songs, klezmer music. The folklife area in 1986 focused on Miami-Dade, which stemmed from fieldwork work on the 1986 Miami-Dade Folklife Survey, conducted by Lauri Sommers, Tina Bucuvalas, and Nancy Nusz.
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a_s2034_04_cd03-089 | Friday performances at the 2003 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Disc 4) | Sound | Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Oral performance Storytelling Oral narratives Medicine & culture Arts, Haitian Haitian Americans African Americans Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s2034_02_cd04-086 | Friday performances at the 2004 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Disc 6) | Sound | Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts African Americans Workshops (Adult education) Arts, Haitian Haitian Americans Storytelling Oral narratives Narratives Apprentices Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s1576_t86-043 | Saturday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Reels 11-12) | Sound | Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Workshops (Adult education) Arts, Haitian Haitian Americans Music performance Shells Demonstrations Salsa (music) Calypso music Music Latin America Musicians Dancers Musical groups | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Saturday performances at the 1986 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Reels 11-12)
- Date
- 1986-05-24
- Description
- Two reel to reel recordings. (Copied onto C86-86, C86-87.) The start of Grupo's performance can be found on T86-42. Friedland served as emcee. Joseph played po lambi (conch shell). He also discusses its history and uses. He is joined by several Haitian dancers. The folklife area in 1986 focused on Miami-Dade, which stemmed from fieldwork work on the 1986 Miami-Dade Folklife Survey, conducted by Lauri Sommers, Tina Bucuvalas, and Nancy Nusz.
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a_s2034_05_cd06-092 | Saturday performances at the 2006 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Disc 16 & 17) | Sound | Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Arts, Haitian Latinos Haitian Americans Music Latin America Singers Musicians Bands (Music) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Saturday performances at the 2006 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Disc 16 & 17)
- Date
- 2006-05-27
- Description
- Two compact discs. Falcon served as emcee. The band consisted of Jude Papaloko (lead guitar, vocals), Russel Pierre (bass), Claudio Cruz (sax), Kenneth Metzker (drums), Yatande Boko (drums), Joseph Fleuristal (guitar), Omi Salewa Ajamu (dancer, maracas, vocals), and Oladuni Ajamu (dancer, vocals).
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a_s1576_06_c81-051a | Hallan Daphnis interview | Sound | Field recordings Haitian Americans Emigration and immigration Arts, Haitian Radio broadcasters Radio announcing Interviews Latinos Life histories Oral histories | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Hallan Daphnis interview
- Date
- 1981-08-17
- Description
- One audio cassette. Daphnis, a radio announcer for the Compas Creole radio show, discusses why he immigrated to the United States; his education in the U.S.; his work with the H.A.C.A.D., Haitian American Community Association of Dade; the Little Havana neighborhood; traditional celebrations; Haitian folk music; the similarities between Little Haiti in Miami and Haiti itself; trends in Haitian immigration to the U.S.; negative stories put out by the media about Haitians, especially regarding voodoo; the arts and Haitian artists; local Haitian restaurants in Little Haiti, etc. Copied from T81-80, though the reel is missing
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