Vodou Lakay at a Dance in Miami
The percussionists of Rara Lakay are known as Vodou Lakay when they perform alone, as they do for various dances, like the one I was …
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Rara Lakay- Rara Procession in Little Haiti
Rara Lakay leads the weekly Friday night rara procession through the neighborhood streets of Miami’s Little Haiti community.
Rara Procession in Little Haiti with Rara Lakay
Each week on Friday night, Rara Lakay leads a rara prcoession through the streets of Little Haiti in Miami. The band of tin horns and …
Beginning a Friday Night Rara Procession in Little Haiti with Rara Lakay
Rara Lakay leads a rara procession through the residential streets of Little Haiti on each Friday night, beginning from the murals on the wall at …
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, …
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 …