Boukman Eksperyans Biography

Updated December 31, 2012 5:39 PM

A music band from the capital city of Haiti, Port-au-Prince, the name of the band Boukman Eksperyans is from a voodoo priest who was famous in 1971. Boukman Eksperyans was founded in 1978 by Theodore "Lolo" Beaubrun and his wife Mimerose and members of various groups who launched the Mizik Rasin revolution in Haiti in the late 1970s. One of these groups was led by Fanfan Alexis, and included the future musicians of such groups as Group Sa, Foula, and Rara Machine.

Beaubrun's father was a comedian and was often referred to as the Bill Cosby of Haiti. While on tour in the United States, he brought back a James Brown which left a lasting impression on young Lolo. After his parents divorced, he followed his mother to Brooklyn, New York. In the United States, he studied two years of Business Administration.

The band Boukman Eksperyans made a breakthrough when their album was nominated for the highly competitive Grammy awards; Voudou Adjae was the name of the album that made the band to be known widely. This brilliant release introduced the world to Boukman Eksperyans worldly high energy sound fusing traditional Haitian and Caribbean rhythms with rock and reggae. Voudou Adjae brought the band international prominence and made them the spokespeople for Haitian people.

The band Boukman Eksperyans has released other great and well known albums which have accorded them international recognition.

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