Vodoun-Pop is musical style that combine elements of traditional Haitian Vodou ceremonial and folkloric music with Euro-American Pop music, that's played without any Verses just Ostinatos (Vamps), Hooks, Choruses and Scats
It is often referred to simply as "Pop Vodou" in Haitian Creole.
It is used as background ambient music in Folk Dance classes, Haitian Lounged, Restaurants and Voodoo temples (Peristyles), from mainly the French-Creole and Crenglish speaking countries of the Caribbean, such as Haiti, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe as well as Canada, France and Western Africa and Haitian communities in the Untited States.
Typical instruments are:
Rada and petro drums, tanbou, rara horns, electronic keyboards/Keytar, electronic drums, electric guitars, electric bass, Percussions,drums, piano, strings tumpet, flute, Backing tracks, E-Synthesizer, personal computer, Singable melodies) Humming, Whistling, and Drumming.
The tracks are predominantly instrumental, and are usually play and dance to a RADA rithym, which usually starts slowly and burst into a feverish pitch.
The dance is characterized by the hands being placed on knees or thighs, and has several main variations: Yanvalou debou (upright), Yanvalou do ba (crouching), Yanvalou zepòl (a "shoulder dance"), etc."
A notable label of this kind of Vodoun-Pop is Negre Marron Records which was foundef in New York City 2018 by René Guemps.
It is often referred to simply as "Pop Vodou" in Haitian Creole.
It is used as background ambient music in Folk Dance classes, Haitian Lounged, Restaurants and Voodoo temples (Peristyles), from mainly the French-Creole and Crenglish speaking countries of the Caribbean, such as Haiti, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe as well as Canada, France and Western Africa and Haitian communities in the Untited States.
Typical instruments are:
Rada and petro drums, tanbou, rara horns, electronic keyboards/Keytar, electronic drums, electric guitars, electric bass, Percussions,drums, piano, strings tumpet, flute, Backing tracks, E-Synthesizer, personal computer, Singable melodies) Humming, Whistling, and Drumming.
The tracks are predominantly instrumental, and are usually play and dance to a RADA rithym, which usually starts slowly and burst into a feverish pitch.
The dance is characterized by the hands being placed on knees or thighs, and has several main variations: Yanvalou debou (upright), Yanvalou do ba (crouching), Yanvalou zepòl (a "shoulder dance"), etc."
A notable label of this kind of Vodoun-Pop is Negre Marron Records which was foundef in New York City 2018 by René Guemps.
Our Vodoun-Pop dancing class intructor Marlene finally taught us the meaning behind the Yanvalou dance this after noon.
by Negre Marron Records October 21, 2018