The film follows a group of young immigrants who take an ancient music from the hills of Haiti and reinvent it on the `streets of Brooklyn. The journey of this unlikely band offers a unique insight into the Haitian-American experience—a rare glimpse into a world of roots music, traditional spirituality, and cultural activism.
The final toll taken by Tropical Storm Hanna on Haiti is heavy. 500 bodies have been counted while material damages remain incalculable. Many of the country’s regions, especially Gonaives, and some communes in the Southern Department are still inaccessible. Hanna has worsened the catastrophic situation left by storms Fay and Gustav which hit the country during the month of August.
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“Professional model, and lead dancer for the group RockFam, the young Ywana Paul, passed away early this morning, following a terrible road accident at Delmas 40 b. A driver having lost control of the bus he was driving took this flower who was just starting to shine.
Faced with this loss, we are sending our sympathies to her family, her friends and colleagues from RockFam, for whom it will be difficult to fill the void that she will leave in their hearts and contributions. Adieu Ywana.” From www.Roroli.com
SAINT-MARC, Haiti - Far-reaching Tropical Storm Hanna drenched flood-plagued Haiti on Wednesday, adding to the miseries of a country that has lost 110 lives to mudslides and flooding since mid-August.
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