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What do these songs sound like?
This page features the melodies and samples for the songs quoted in the book or on this web site. The titles marked with an asterisk are not
available yet but will be soon. Thank you for your patience.
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Text
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Reference
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Music
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La Dessalinienne
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Patriotic Songs (on this site)
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Listen
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La Dessalinienne (Sung)
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Patriotic Songs (on this site)
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Listen
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Fière Haiti
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Patriotic Songs (on this site)
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Listen
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Chant National
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Patriotic Songs (on this site)
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Listen
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Grenadye a Laso*
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Page 206 (in the book)
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Listen
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Rasanbleman (Pa Kriye...)
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Page 237 (in the book)
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Listen
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Lift Every Voice and Sing
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Page 213 (in the book)
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Listen
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La Marseillaise
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Page 248. End note #59
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Listen
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Also listen to other traditional Haitian songs.
Many of these tunes are very old traditional Haitian melodies often sung in a more modern rhythm.
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Title
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Artist
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Sample
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La Reine Congo
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Martha Jean-Claude
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Listen
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Gede Zarenyen
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Simbi - Vodou Beat
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Listen
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Ezule
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Simbi - Vodou Beat
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Listen
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Rasanbleman
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Simbi - Vodou Beat
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Listen
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Rasanbleman (Excerpt 2)
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Simbi - Vodou Beat
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Listen
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Simbi
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Simbi - Vodou Beat
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Listen
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Simbi (Excerpt 2)
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Simbi - Vodou Beat
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Listen
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And much more coming soon!
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