Haitian Appreciation Thread

[Mega]

Been listening to alot of old Zenglen recently (the 1999 - 2005 years)

when I was younger, Gracia Delva was like Michael Jackson to me.... top 5 voices ever.

& Maestro Richie is my favorite songwriter ever.

So nostalgic.... Our music is so underrated.

I use to stay singing this song and it got me in so much trouble with my Gran...

 

[mson]

I felt the same way when I was in Panama and seen how popular Tambou Combo was.

Panama loves konpa

M'pa kwè misye manje bon grio chak swa menm jan avè nou

He off that swine. But we got all kinds of legumes and beans for him.

 

[intruder]

I felt the same way when I was in Panama and seen how popular Tambou Combo was.

Oh yeah. Among older Panamanians Tabou is like god!

even here in Atlanta or in Miami if Tabou does a show you’re guaranteed to see a pack of Panamanians representing.

 

[mson]

Oh yeah. Among older Panamanians Tabou is like god!

even here in Atlanta or in Miami if Tabou does a show you’re guaranteed to see a pack of Panamanians representing.

How is the Haitian population in Atlanta?

 

[intruder]

How is the Haitian population in Atlanta?

Nowhere near Miami or New York but a good amount

 

[Secure Da Bag]

Apparently Farrakhan made a little pit-stop on Champs De Mars

Wyclef was there too.

Farrakhan was as usual speaking the truth.

I don't think the people was feelin him tho

 

[intruder]

Wyclef was there too.

Farrakhan was as usual speaking the truth.

I don't think the people was feelin him tho

Haitians, especially the younger generations would not know who he is. Remember language barrier is a just that. A barrier. I was 21 y/o living in the U.S. for 5+ years and didn’t know who Farrakhan was.

 

[Secure Da Bag]

Haitians, especially the younger generations would not know who he is. Remember language barrier is a just that. A barrier. I was 21 y/o living in the U.S. for 5+ years and didn’t know who Farrakhan was.

Fair enough. But I was hoping the words would hit them harder.

I'm seeing that words are not enough. Or they've heard that too many times before.

 

[get these nets]

Translation was meh but pretty accurate. I cant say i wouldnt have done a better job. At leas the avoided the cardinal sin some make: Trying t translate english to kreyol word for word. You gotta translate the expression. Goes for all languages.

Prefer literal translations.
I laugh loudly when I see translators botch or lazily attempt to repeat what somebody is saying.

I posted an episode of an Islander cooking show before. Chef/host was Haitian, the other host was from English speaking island.

Funniest part to me

host 2"how do I say that 'this food is amazing' in Kreyol ?"
host 1 "li bon" (it's good)

Wait, what?

 

[Secure Da Bag]

Completely off topic,but I'd let those two (on the left) cook a meal for me.

 

[get these nets]

Completely off topic,but I'd let those two (on the left) cook a meal for me.

Chef Thia on the left is Ayisyen. I like her, her natural expression makes it looks like she's high ALL THE TIME.

 

[get these nets]

 

[intruder]

Interesting.
I went to middle school with a Thybulle back in Haiti in the early 90s. I wonder if they’re related because that’s not a very common name in Haiti.
Tho the one I knew is dead. Idiot shot himself in the head while showing off to his friends one night. At least that was the story I was told in school when he died but it was from a reliable source. Never liked homie (a bit of a bully) but that’s a hard way to go.

 

[get these nets]

Interesting.
I went to middle school with a Thybulle back in Haiti in the early 90s. I wonder if they’re related because that’s not a very common name in Haiti.
Tho the one I knew is dead. Idiot shot himself in the head while showing off to his friends one night. At least that was the story I was told in school when he died but it was from a reliable source. Never liked homie (a bit of a bully) but that’s a hard way to go.

 

[intruder]

This breh looks at least 50. The one I’m talking about would have been between 40 and 42 right now. But like I said homie is dead