Boukan Ginen | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Genres | Mizik rasin |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Xenophile |
| Members | Eddy François, Lead Singer Vladimir Jean-Félix, Lead Guitar Richard Laguerre, Bass Guitar Bedy Andre Eugene, Guitar Milot Eliassaint, Keyboards Evans Seney, Drummer Myrtho Exavier, Drummer Dieusuel Liberus, Drummer Jude Sanon, Drummer Jean Dorvil, Percussion Manina Paniague, Chorus Carline Ruiz, Chorus Charles Heurtelou, Chorus |
Boukan Ginen is a mizik rasin band from the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Boukan is the Haitian Creole word for "bonfire" or "fire pit". Ginen is a specific Haitian name for the ancestral home of enslaved Africans.
History
Boukan Ginen won the prize for best carnival song at the 1991 Carnival in Port-au-Prince, for their performance of "Pale Pale W", a song later released on their debut album, Jou a Rive. The song title means "talk" and included lyrics widely interpreted as supporting the presidency of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The band's music was suppressed by the military authority of the junta led by Raoul Cédras that ruled the country from 1991 to 1994.
In 1994, Boukan Ginen became the third Haitian musical group to receive the Prix Découverte from Radio France International.[1]
Discography
| Year | Album | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Jou a Rive | Xenophile | |
| 1996 | Rèv an Nou | Xenophile |
References
- Cited References
- ^ Averill, Gage (1994). Jou a Rive, Boukan Ginen, inner liner notes. Xenophile Records, released 1995.