Sunday, June 27, 2010

Haitian Musician & Composer Giscard Nazon Forwards YouTube Link To CD 'Belle Ayiti'


[Belle Ayiti - Mizik Savant Ayisyen (Beautiful Haiti – Haitian Classical Music); Tangente au Yanvalou; Sonate Vodou Jazz; Haitian Folk Songs; Zanmi Ansanm Mizik Ayisyen (Friends Together For Haitian Music) (75:29) (2007)]

The CD Belle Ayiti has been featured by AfriClassical and is discussed on the AfriClassical.com page of Haitian composer Julio Racine, whose works appear on the recording. Giscard Nazon is a musician and composer who was born in Haiti in 1980 and now lives in Florida. We have been in touch with him about Haitian Classical Music for several years. Today AfriClassical received this message from Giscard:

"I hope all is well on your end.
I wanted to let you know that there is a related YouTube video with samples from the album featured that you could link to. It's at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYTADYwPsEU
Kind regards, Giscard"

YouTube.com
"ZAMA – Belle Ayiti
Mizik Savant Ayisyen - Haitian Classical Music.
CD produced by Zanmi Ansanm Mizik Ayisyen (Z.A.M.A.) - Friends Together for Haitian Music.
Features compositions by Werner Jaegerhuber, Julio Racine, Martha Jean-Claude and Frantz Casséus. Cover art by Ernst Toussaint. Store link: http://bit.ly/ZAMA__Belle_Ayiti
'All proceeds from the sale of this recording and future recordings are used for ongoing scholarships that Z.A.M.A. is establishing at institutions of music and culture throughout Haiti.'"





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