Chemin,

I didn't even finish reading your "book" and will come back to it later, when I have time. But yo, you gotta chill. I think the only solution to the flaws you find in the direction Haitian music is taking is for you to start your own band, work hard at making Haitian music thay way you believe it should be, and pray and hope that the rest of the Haitian music industry follows your lead.

I said the above.

TWOUBADOU   RULES  ....

Twoubadou has been around for a long time, even before konpadirek. It was played by the "small people" what other would call "neg pye sal". Born in a village near Cap-Haitien, twoubadou was played by the small band in the area as well as small kids. When I was about 5, I was a drum player using "mamit manteg" I played with others using "tet boutey" as 'piston', a big wooden box called, 'manniba', chacha, etc....

As a Geologist I had the opportunity to travel in the heart of the country and twoubadou is the music played by small bands on saturday night 'bal' and small parties.

My mother was a 'madansara' and every Sunday night in the 'kwabosal' market, there was a small band formed mostly by the 'travaye machninn' entertaining the merchants.

Having a 'peyizan' background was one of my greatest experience. Many people will reject twoubadou because of its 'pep' origin. Twoubadou is sample. It is a cultural thing not made by or for sophiticated people. 

All original Haitian like twoubadou the same way they are 'fou' about Rara and 'Bann Apye'.

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