HAITI BLACKOUT

19.00 Warmup cocktails, Blackout session 20.00 Haiti: Konpa, Méringue, Rara, Vodou Exploring Haiti’s musical history Guest: Lynsey Laroche Listening in the dark is a fantastic, deep experience. Join us to explore the music of Haiti from the 50s to the 80s: Méringue, Konpa Dirèk, Mini Jazz, Konpa, Rara, and traditional Vodou music . Listening in the dark is a fantastic, deep experience. Join us to explore the music of Haiti from the 50s to the 80s: Méringue, Compas Direct, Mini Jazz, Compas, Rara, and ceremonial Voodoo music . We are happy to welcome Haitian artist Lynsey Laroche to talk about the history of Haitian music. Cocktails by weird mixmaster Mark Henning’s Cocktail Bingo Bar. Lynsey Laroche Lynsey is a Haitian singer-songwriter whose music reflects a mixture of Jazz, Soul, and Konpa. Drawing inspiration from the evolution of Haitian music since the 1980s onwards, she seeks to bridge the aesthetic lineage of that heritage with contemporary forms. Hosted by Edo Bouman, Vintage Voudou Vintage Voudou explores and shares music through the medium of vinyl, trying to locate the world’s most magical sounds and most infectious dance tunes. Bingo Cocktail Bar Weirdmix Master Mark Henning leaves the beaten path, and takes himself and you into new territories, cooking up for each listening session new tastes & smells, cocktails that he and you have never encountered before.