Walking Behind A Rara Procession Through Little Haiti
The start of the Friday night rara procession on the week that I was in Miami was delayed because of the Miami Heat’s playoff game, …
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Rara Lakay Rehearsal
The members of Rara Lakay rehearse before the weekly Friday night rara procession in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood.
Rara Lakay-Rehearsing Before A Procession in Little Haiti
The Rara Lakay band rehearses in their neighborhood prior to the weekly Friday night rara procession in Little Haiti. These processions, common in Haiti during …
Rara Lakay Rehearsing Before The Friday Night Procession
Although the joyful music of a Haitian rara procession might seem spontaneous, a considerable amount of rehearsal is actually necessary, as the musicians showed me …
Evening In Little Haiti Before the Rara Procession
Later in the evening, I went back to Little Haiti in hopes of witnessing the weekly rara procession which occurs every Friday night. Rara is …
Experiencing the Best of Haiti in Miami
One of the attractions of Miami is the city’s great diversities of culture, allowing you to experience the food, music and art of several different …
Celebrating The Arts At The Little Haiti Cultural Center
Anyone in the Miami area who is interested in Haitian art, dance or music should check out the Little Haiti Cultural Center on Northeast 59th …
Feeling The Heat Of Vinyl at Miami’s @sweatrecords
In the middle of Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood is the city’s newest record shop, Sweat Records, next to the popular Churchill’s Pub rock venue. Sweat …
Folk Life Fridays in Overtown
While looking for a parking place to eat at Jackson Soul Food, my cousin Marcy and I saw people setting up booths and barbecue grills …
Mobile Rapper @sonnybama Drops A New Video Featuring Jelly Roll (@jellyroll615)
Quietly and methodically over the last several years, Mobile artist Sonny Bama has been building a following and creating a body of unique rap songs …