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Guest Mix: KOBAL “Haiti Legba Sound” (Forgotten Treasures from Haiti)

KOBAL is one of Montreal’s best and most respected music diggers and DJ’s. In the past 15 years you could find him anywhere in the city where vinyl records are sold. He is currently part of the Canicule Tropicale collective of DJ’s in Montreal. We asked him to put together a …

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Future Classics

Future Classic: Vox Sambou “Dyasporafriken”

For those of you who don’t know, I’m a child from the Haitian Diaspora and though there is a strong delegation of Haitians in my city it was still hard to keep the connection between the culture I was being taught at school and the culture my mom was teaching …

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Future Classics

Future Classic: Poirier “Sak Te Gen Tan Gen La” feat. Imposs (Haiti Carnival 2011)

Holly molly. My homie Poirier has been warning the population of the internets that this was coming. Collaboration with Montreal hip-hoper Imposs. I actually went to high school with him! Seriously this is some next level 165 bpm type shit and has the potential to be played by tons of …

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Music Documentaries

Haiti Stand-Up Video Quebec Tribute

Very good and timely tribute to all the people of Haiti who have endured a very rough 12 months to say the least. Several Quebec hip-hop artists combined forces to mark the very sad one year anniversary of the earthquake. Obviously Quebec has very strong ties with Haiti as there …

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Notes for Haiti Project – Oxfam America

A really positive project with all proceeds going to the Haitian relief fund via Oxfam America. You can download this project for a minimum donation of 1$, but we suggest you dig a little deeper! Follow the link Artist roster : Karriem Riggins, eLZhi, Invincible, Fashawn, SlopFunkDust, Astro, Crown Royale (Buff 1 & DJ Rhettmatic, Jordan Rockswell, Blu, Now …

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