- Record Label: Strut
- Release Date: Jan 28, 2014
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May 13, 2014
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Apr 1, 2014There are countless high points, memorable moments and addictive grooves on these two discs, and Haiti Direct is most certainly already a candidate for compilation of the year.
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The WireMar 28, 2014A sparkling set that traces a number of lines through Haiti's musical patrimony. [Mar 2014, p.66]
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Feb 18, 2014The groundbreaking compilation Haiti Direct gathers 27 tracks from those decades: big bands with jubilant horn sections (including the one led by the compas pioneer Nemours Jean Baptiste); “mini jazz” bands that replaced horn sections with guitars; rock bands with a psychedelic streak; small twoubadou (troubadour) groups and more.