{"id":115548,"date":"2024-02-19T09:25:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T14:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/?post_type=records&p=115548"},"modified":"2024-02-19T09:29:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T14:29:55","slug":"nathalie-joachim-ki-moun-ou-ye","status":"publish","type":"records","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/nathalie-joachim-ki-moun-ou-ye\/","title":{"rendered":"Nathalie Joachim – Ki Moun Ou Ye"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nathalie Joachim was born in Brooklyn, to Haitian parents. With Ki Moun ou Ye,<\/em> she offers us a deep dive into the Haitian musical tradition, enriched by her contemporary musical knowledge. We do not emerge unscathed from this immersion which is both moving and learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ki Moun or Ye means \u201cWho Are You\u201d in Creole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nathalie Joachim graduated from the prestigious Julliard Music School in New York, then from the New School, a very progressive arts university in the American metropolis. She learned the flute, singing and musical arrangements. She also founded Flutronix, an urban and electronic music duo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Although American, Nathalie Joachim regularly visits Haiti, particularly the village of Danton, where her family has been based for generations. This musical dialogue with Haiti began with Fanm d’Ayiti<\/em>, her first album, released in 2019. A tribute to Haitian women, which was nominated for a Grammy for best \u201cworld music\u201d album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fanm d’Ayiti<\/em> consisted largely of Creole songs with beautiful string arrangements. Ki Moun Ou Ye<\/em> broadens Nathalie Joachim’s sound palette. There are more experiments with sampling and electronic effects, particularly with the composer’s voice. There is also a teeming abundance of strings, percussion and of course flute. We alternate between more rhythmic songs and ballads, almost all sung in Creole. All the songs are compositions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nathalie Joachim’s classical training allows her to invent a new Haitian music, transcended by her American experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This gives a trajectory, a totally unique sound. Which will surely get even richer in the coming years. The musician often collaborates with American symphony orchestras and has taught in several faculties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hope to see her soon in Montreal. Please note that in March, she is in concert in New York and Boston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Certainly, Haitian American musicians continue to amaze. Rapper Wyclef Jean, folk author Leyla McCalla and composers Sydney Guillaume and Daniel Bernard Roumain. Among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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