It’s the kind of thunder that foretells a perfect storm of sound.

Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra – “Bade Zile”

“Bade Zile” (2016)

This joyous song blends various energetic and lively sounds from Africa and Haiti.    

Rhythmic and Exuberant

“Bade Zile”  features a backdrop of powerful natural beats that provide a smooth and subtle rhythm. Deftly layered on top of the polyphonic backbeat, we get perfect accents from guitar and bass, along with plenty of exuberant vocals.  

Thunder to Your Ears

While the lyrics for this song are unavailable, a YouTube comment implies that the title could mean something like “The Spirit of Thunder.”  Apparently, it’s the kind of thunder that foretells a perfect storm of sound.    _{(Image source)}

Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra

The Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra was planned as a one-off performance, initiated and promoted by the French Institute in Haiti.  

Come Together, Across the Ocean

The institute’s director brought together Afro-beat pioneer Tony Allen and a wide cross-section of Haitian musicians. The plan was for the musicians to compose some songs together, and then perform them at a large public performance, which was to be broadcast throughout the island. 

Smoke on the Island

However, various obstacles arose – including a smoke bomb, and then the failure of some of the sound equipment. Nevertheless, as evidenced by this vid, they did manage to put on a fine performance. Moreover, they cobbled together much of the music on the self-titled album.   

According to PopMatters (USA), the album “Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra”  was one of  “The 12 Best World Music Albums of 2016.”                _{(Image source)}
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Into your ears … through 5 channels

 The various posts are categorized into 5 channels _{(Right-Click to see details)}
         1 – “Music to Your Ears” (MTYE)
         2 – “Cover Versions”
         3 – “Honor Roll”
         4 – “Documentaries”
         5 – “Mock’n’Roll”

More “Music to Your Ears” ...

          Previous posts in this series – "MTYE posts 1–20"
          Previous posts in this series – "MTYE posts 21–40"

Links to my other series ...

          Lou Reed – "Anthology of Memorable Lyrics, Part 1"
          Lou Reed – "Anthology of Memorable Lyrics, Part 2"

          Great Lyrics, a compilation – “Part One – My Lyrics Posts 3~30”
          Great Lyrics, a compilation – “Part Two – My Lyrics Posts 31~60”  

          Vocab-Ability – "Introduction to Vocab-Ability"  
          Vocab-Ability – "Index"  to all Chapters and Sections  

          Notes from Under the Tatami Mats – "Part One – Notes 1~50"  
          Notes from Under the Tatami Mats – "Part Two – Notes 51~87"