Woy Presents A New Radio Documentary about Haitian Music

There has been a mass exodus of migration from Haiti to cities like New York, Miami, Philadelphia, Boston, etc. This may seem random and arbitrary to the random observer, but this has been a steady result of years of imperialism and government neglect, and the Haitian people have been singing about it the entire time. 

This documentary weaves together the voices of Haitian artists and activists, in dialogue with historical audio. We chronicle how Haitians have always used song as the preeminent tool for preserving their shared memory of oppression and injustice — and for mapping a hopeful vision for their future.

Our co-hosts are Haitian sisters Nathalie (Talie) and Mélodie Cerin, with Talie in Philadelphia and Mélodie in Haiti. They bring together those brave voices from Haiti’s past and the songs and experiences of today’s outstanding Haitian musicians. This documentary features musicians, Sherlee Skai and John Steve Brunache, an intergenerational look at the Haitian musical tradition of the atis angaje.

In partnership with the International Women’s Media Foundation and American Public Media, Woy Magazine is so excited to share this project that offers a new insight into Haitian culture. Keep an eye (ear) out for this radio documentary on a public radio station near you. See below for a list of past and upcoming air times and cities (some of these dates and times are subject to change):

PENNSYLVANIA 

Philadelphia​​ WHYY​​ Sun, Feb 23, 6 pm​​

• Cape May​​WNJZ
• Atlantic City​​WNJN
• Manahawkin​​WNJM

Pittsburgh ​​WESA​​ Fri, Feb 21, 9 pm​

CALIFORNIA

• San Diego​​ KPBS​​Sun, Feb 16, 5pm
• Calexico​​KQVO

GEORGIA

• Atlanta​​ WABE​​ Sat, Feb 15, 7pm

ILLINOIS

• Carbondale ​​WSIU ​​Thurs, Feb 6, 8pm

• Olney​​​ WUSI
• Mt. Vernon​​ WVSI

INDIANA

Bloomington ​WFIU​​ Sat, Feb 8, 5 pm

IOWA

Iowa Public Radio (WOI AM, FM)​Wed, Feb 5, 1 pm 

Iowa Public Broadcasting​​

Des Moines/Ames​WOI-FM​​​

• Bettendorf​​KNSB
• Carroll​​​KNSC
• Cedar Falls/Waterloo/Cedar Rapids KUNI​
• Clear lake/Mason City KNSM​​
• Davenport​​KUNI
• Dubuque​​KNSY
• Iowa City​​KUNI
• Fort Dodge​​KNSK
• Lamoni​​KNSL
• Ottumwa​​KNSZ

Des Moines/Ames ​WOI-AM (IPR News)​​​

• Cedar Rapids/Iowa City/Quad Cities WSUI-AM
• Clear lake/Mason City KRNI-AM

NEW YORK

New York City: WNYC-AM & FM (New York Public Radio)   Sat, Feb 15, 6 pm

• New York City​​ WNYC-FM
• New York City​ ​WNYC-AM820​​​
• Trenton, NJ​​WNJT​​​​​​​​
• Sussex, NJ​​WNJP​​​​
• Netcong, NJ​​WNJY​​​​
• Toms River, NJ​WNJO

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma City/ Norman/ Stillwater  KGOU​ Sun, Feb 2, noon

• Spencer​​KROU
• Woodward​​KWOU
• Clinton​​KQOU​​​
• Ada​​​KOUA​

OREGON

Portland​​KOPB ​​Sun, Feb 2, 9pm

• Astoria​​ KOAC-FM
• Corvallis ​KOAC-AM ​​
• Eugene ​​KOPB-AM​​
• Bend​​​ KOAB​​​
• Pendleton​​ KRBM​​​​
• La Grande ​​KTVR​​​​
• Baker City ​​KOBK​​​​​
• Gleneden Beach ​KOGL​​​
• Lakeview​​ KOAP​​​
• Tillamook​ ​KTMK
• The Dalles​​ KOTD
• John Day​​ KOJD
• Enterprise​​ KETP
• Hood River​​ KHRV
• Burns​ ​​KOBN

*We will continue to update this list as more cities pick up this documentary.

Feature Photo of Sherlee SKAI by Banning Eyre for afropop.org

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