Rabòday

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Rabòday
Stylistic originsRasin[1]
Cultural originsMid-2000s, Haiti[1]
Typical instrumentsTanbou, drums, modular synthesizer, percussion, personal computer
Haiti

Rabòday is a rhythm of traditional dance music played to the drum and is arranged to electronic music.[2][3][4][5][6]

Etymology[]

Rabòday is a name borrowed from one of the hundreds of traditional Vodou rhythms, one that is at every base of Haitian music.[2]

Origins[]

Rabòday emerged in the mid-2000s and was inspired by Rasin music, which is the mixture of traditional Haitian rhythms and with pop-rock music since the 1980s. As in Rasin, Rabòday talks about society's problems.[1] A high-octane mélange of electronic sounds, live syncopated rhythms and politically charged lyrics, Raboday music was spearheaded by Fresh La, Haitian pop singer and leader of the band Vwadèzil. It has become the defining sound of a generation of young Haitians recovering from a major natural disaster: the devastating 2010 earthquake.[7]

Rhythm[]

Rabòday has a 4/4 dance rhythm.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Stuart, Alanna, ed. (27 November 2015). ""Music is the Haitian soul": a primer on Haiti's unstoppable music scene". CBC. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b Ferreira, Susana, ed. (7 July 2015). "How Disaster And Tragedy Spawned A Radical Music Movement In Haiti". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  3. ^ Thump staff, ed. (9 May 2014). "Thump's Haitian Dance Music Glossary". Thump. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  4. ^ Côté-Paluck, Etienne, ed. (15 July 2013). "Musique du Ghetto: Raboday". Urbania. Retrieved 29 October 2015. (in French)
  5. ^ Asimov, Nanette, ed. (28 May 2011). "Carnaval Dancers, Float Makers Prepare for Parade". SF Gate. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  6. ^ Wells, Brent, ed. (30 May 2013). "DJ Festival Set for Saturday in Downtown Lynchburg". News Advance. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Fresh La: Haiti's political pop star on voicing the sound of a generation". CBC Arts. Nov 24, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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