Joe Ely - Haiti Music Video

Having rebranded from Shleu- shleu in 1970, the outlook of the band, Skah shah has really changed. So is their music. It was founded in Haiti before its name was changed. As is well known, the Haitian music is Konpa. It carries the cultural origins of the area. It actually represents the culture the Haitian people as well as audience's love for the traditional Konpa music.

After moving to New York City in the mid 1970, the well respect vocalist of the band, Joe Ely, decided to reorganize the group to address the new changes in the band. This also affected their approach to the Konpa music and the Haitian culture. In fact, some reviewers have described their music as having easy rhythms that easily attract the attention and interest of the dancers to dance. This is contributed highly with the seductive playing of the saxophone.

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