RAM II: Puritan Vodou

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of RAM III: Kite Yo Pale, RAM Aibobo, RAM II: Puritan Vodou, RAM 4: Mardi Gra, the Greatest Hits, RAM 7: August 1791, and RAM 6: Manmanm Se Ginen. , and , .

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1.	Damballa 04:02	buy track
2.	Simbi 04:24	buy track
3.	Tropical Island 03:09	buy track
4.	Kafou 04:13	buy track
5.	Ayizan 03:47	buy track
6.	Gran Bwa 04:01	buy track
7.	Being Down 05:15	buy track
8.	Lwa Zaou 03:59	buy track
9.	Zanj 08:00	buy track
10.	Boat People Blues 04:44	buy track

about

We began recording Puritan Vodou in April of '94. Port-au-Prince was in the middle of an embargo. The Haitian military was occupying the country, people were being killed in their homes at night, and gas was being sold in plastic milk containers by the side of the street. As a ban, we would try to finish our rehearsals before dark so the band members could walk across an open park area call "The Frontier" without risking too much danger. As the sun would start to set, people would start to fidget and look at their watches...

Thursday nights at the Hotel Oloffson were our steady gigs... The audience was full of Haitian and foreign military, beautiful creole Haitian women, spies, CIA agents, foreign press, photographers, people from the left, the right, writers, musicians, film-makers... everyone mingling, dancing, drinking... It was like the DMZ... One night a week the fighting stopped only to be resumed on Friday... Eventually, 20,000 international troops landed on Haitian soil and the fighting stopped for more than just one night.

I originally came to Haiti for the rhythms... Some of what I found is recorded here... Many thanks to those who participated and encouraged... and to those we lost, we have reserved a place in our memories and our hearts

- Richard Morse

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released March 25, 2021

Produced by Richard A. Morse

Cave Wall Productions

Margaritavile Records

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RAM Haiti

Ancient African and Haitian drums intertwine harmoniously with electric guitar riffs and swinging Caribbean melodies, led by the entrancing singer, Lunise, all combine for a truly magical experience. People frequently describe a spiritual sensation when describing a RAM concert. ... more