Haitian performance

Friday, November 19, 8pmWorld Music Institute Presents:Vodou Drums & Dances of HaitiLa Troupe Makandal with Emilene MichelSymphony Space, 95th & Broadway, New York$26 - For tickets and information call: 212-545-7536http://www.worldmusicinstitute.org/The Brooklyn-based Afro-Haitian company La Troupe Makandal, under the direction of master drummer Frisner Augustin, is renowned for its performances of ritual chants, drumming and dances associated with Vodou (voodoo). The ensemble’s program, Rising Sun: A Vodou Drama of Death and Rebirth, takes the audience from the season of the dead through the mysterious birth of the cosmic twins. Emilene Michel, the reigning queen of Haitian song, will appear as special guest artist with guitarist Makarios Cesaire.