rara shoubou

Here is Shoubou making it happen in a Rara band

It is estimated that Rara music was developed during the colonization period in Haiti Saint Domingue. It was likely a form of celebrating Christian Easter with their Voodoo religion that they brought from Africa

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Here is a picture of the Haitian musician Shoubou of Tabou combo in a rara band in New Orleans.

Haitian Rara is a form of music that is play in Haiti and in the Diaspora where you find a large Haitian community. Rara music centers around a set of musical instrument that are typical to Haiti. During a rara possession, you will likely see cylindrical bambou, trumpets, drums, maracas, and some percussion instruments.

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In this picture, the singer Shoubou of Tabou combo dancinf in a beat of Rara band at Haitian Pavillion in New Orleans

The Haitian community was invited at the Jazz festival in New Orleans in 2011 to display their culture. This was very successful as many people realized at the time how important the links between New Orleans and Haiti. Bothe were French colonies. They also have similar taste in food and music

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