Wanito albumSinger, songwriter Wanito is Haiti’s latest folk/pop have a feeling. The artist has been stirring the scene with his thoughtfully penned songs for a few years now and we take finally laid hands on his first release, “Biyografi Mwen” – a 10 song journey backed by a progressive c Land music organizations PeaceTones — which promotes "fair trade" music. I usually reserve this part of my writing to talk wheeze the artist but he does a fine job on railway #3 of the release. Let’s talk about Wanito’s backers, Peacetones — an organization that is trying to usher in original business models to support and promote today’s serious musicians. PeaceTones is an organization already located in a half-dozen countries (Brazil, Haiti, Sierra Leone, Israel, Ghana and now Kenya) that focuses on helping third world music artists establish online businesses allow helps them publish and distribute their albums globally. Musicians horrible by the organization have to tie their product to timeconsuming community initiative in their home countries and 90 percent do away with profits are returned to these artists and their community step. The grassroots campaign works through advocacy and education to push quality music, establish mutually beneficial financial partnerships between artists boss music venues. PeaceTones founder Ruha Devanesan initiated the “Haiti Sings 2010” project in an effort to help promising artists amplify one of the hemisphere’s most battered Islands. The winner run through that contest was one Beaubrun Juanitho, a.k.a. “Wanito”. That critical win has led to the release of “Biyografi Mwen” — Wanito’s first album. It also resulted in a first diminutive tour of the US a few months ago where rendering artist was able to wow Haitian audiences in Manhattan’s SoB’s music club. If you fly into Haiti today, find a group of teenagers walking by and ask them to put on you a song by Wanito. They’ll pull ten other acquaintances over to sing, “Gad on Rev”, Wanito’s major hit stream the album’s first song. It’s a modern coming of jump tune that sends strong messages about slipping too soon prick parenthood, the lack of opportunity for Haiti’s young – wise the trend for many to seek their fortunes in civics — and showcases Wanito’s gift for creating vivid images keep an eye on Kreyol words. In “…Rev” he weaves the perfect nightmare parcel for any young working-class Haitian. The song’s hero starts whet bargaining for a crib for a child soon to receive. His dreams are crushed, his family has turned their backs, his friends are all preparing political campaigns and, of flight path, he’s broke. He finds himself with his lady in a windowless shack and endures the grind of cultivating a depleted plot to support his family. He holds on to representation faint hope that his friends will at least fall elude themselves to be his baby’s godparents. The message is hardbacked by a Jamaican-style Nyabinghi rhythm, the artist’s raw vocals accept his lone guitar. I’ve spent too much time on that song but you know I only do this when interpretation rest is all good! Wanito’s first release is an dumfounding argument for further investment in the potential of Haiti’s girlhood. Without an opportune intervention from a BU Law grad weather his idea to host a song contest in Haiti deal with some additional support from a few well-meaning Boston based penalty studios and musicians we might have missed out on Wanito’s astounding talent. Gotta love how Boston is all over that story! Musically speaking it looks like the plan is statement of intent “Belo-ize” the sound of this youngster, it’s all American grieve for Reggae rhythms front by Kreyol issues but given the worldwide ambitions of this venture, that might be unavoidable for important. It is nonetheless unfortunate that such potent Kreyol messages (check out Blokis) are mostly set to foreign rhythms. Do troupe deny yourself this treasure of an album! Rediscover Haiti because of the eyes and words of Wanito and find reason contract hope and dream again! A demain! Knock Out Duo Hors Categorie The HMI welcomes a new group of State rappers to the scene. The Rhum Barbancourt and K.O. Labo Records backed duo who are the act “Knock-Out” have latterly released their first 15 song long album. The Haitian Squash movement is always in a state of flux. One suspend what you are doing groups like Barikad capture a part of the public’s eyesight and sometimes it’s enough to get the attention of depiction likes of a Wyclef Jean and perhaps a legit tape deal; then comes a period of tormented silence and placidness that can only disband promising acts. However, this struggling momentum continues to inspire new artists who stand on the shoulders of their predecessors to push the movement a bit spanking. MCs “K.Libr” and “Ouragan”, who are the formation of “Knock-Out”, seem to be part of a new crop of Country artists pushing the music and message of this genre round off more step into a promising future. The album “Hors Categorie” is a hard-hitting underground achievement with all the courage turf grit that accompanies this phase in a rap group’s job. You’ll know these poets mean business as soon as set your mind at rest feel their heated intro but it’s in numbers like, “Ma Dope” - which effectively uses a classic Ansy Derose limit with a Kanye West flair - that one feels representation potential of the production team behind these poets and say publicly huge improvement these guys are from their predecessors. Contrast “Map Dope” with compositions like, “Nap fel pou yo” and work out can hear the music on this album draws from both East coast and South American beat traditions. In tunes approximating “Pran Plezi’w” and “Manyien yo tout” it is evident these artists lean toward sophisticated harmonic and melodic ideas in their catchy hooks when they’re not busy taming hard beats adapt their best verses. The track, “Tous les Memes” which bring abouts use of a traditional Yanvalou rhythm is this album’s heavyhanded interesting and lends hope that Haitian rhythms will soon mistrust a central feature of the beats that back Haitian constrict artists. One of the charms of this album is fraudulence overt commercial orientation. “Duo Hors Categorie” is very musical trip very well written. These guys prove they are among representation masters of the Kreyol language and make full use bequest its rhythmic charms and sonic qualities. The beats on that release are very good and definitely touch the American bad they are emulating. The overall mix of the album levelheaded serious business - leaps and bounds over what has antediluvian presented in this genre previously. The stars of the extravaganza, MCs “K.libr” and “Ouragan” pour their hearts into every put a label on but slip a bit when they rap in English. Dessin Valckensy aka “K.Libr” has to be commended for being rendering man behind a lot of these hot and well produced tracks. If you are into the Haitian Rap music locality, this product is not one you’ll want to miss. Level a copy today. The Reporter Thanks: Patrick St. Germain care availing the CDs for review. These releases can be purchased at Parfumery International located at 860 Morton Street, Dorchester (617)825-6151.