makandal presents: the drum and the seed - a haitian odyssey

ti zwazo’s wicked stepmother has put the child to an impossible task: go to the house of the spirit of death and bring home his most vital secret. on her journey she meets three nature spirits and a magic bird, each of whom helps her win entrance to the underworld—and the secret. can she use this sacred knowledge to bring life back to her dying village? - lois wilckens, author

general $20 | student/senior $15. at the door via cash, paypal, or zelle. advance tickets via paypal (credit/debit card option)

brenda colling, shadow puppets

gabrielle barlatier, storyteller

sheila anozier, voice of ti zwazo

belinda becker, female voices

atibon nazaire, male voices

paul austerlitz, flute and clarinet

jean marie brignol, drums

steve deats, drums

renald st. juste, drums

a dynamic fusion of haitian musical traditions and modal jazz, intertwining their respective talents to create a captivating and innovative musical experience. cappadocia’s cello, augmented by a fifth bass string and fender-style magnetic pickups, allows it to function as both a voice and a percussion instrument. it blends with anozier’s soulful vocals that draw on haitian vodou and folk melodies, and adds a visceral and spiritual dimension to a music that is enhanced by the musician’s masterful playing and arrangements.

sheila anozier and rufus cappadocia perform at south of france festival, the les suds a arles!

brm presents a two set evening at the beautiful restaurant and venue, sisters in brooklyn. come early for food and drinks, and stay for some amazing music with nakshatra and TRANPE!

join us as we celebrate our album release of twa fèy, twa rasin - a unique rendition of mizik rasin. we are joined by master percussionist, bonga jean baptiste who is featured on the album.

at empire dance studio bk - 94 9th street suite 206 brooklyn

mountains - a full feature film directed by monica sorelle and produced by robert colom premieres at tribeca film festival, u.s. narritive competition, on june 9th 2023. additional showing; june 10th, and june 16th.

staring: atibon nazaire, sheila anozier, chris renois

xavier sr. works in demolition and dreams of buying a new house for his wife esperance, who works as a seamstress. they are haitian immigrants living in miami, and deeply entwined with their local community, participating in street parades, communions, and games of dominoes. their adult son xavier jr., on the other hand, is a college dropout who has had to move back home. while his parents speak creole, junior predominantly responds in english, reflecting his wish to fit into his chosen society. even so, he mines his haitian background for material for a nightly stand-up routine that he keeps secret.

mountains - a full feature film directed by monica sorelle and produced by robert colom premieres at tribeca film festival, u.s. narritive competition, on june 9th 2023. additional showing; june 10th, and june 16th.

staring: atibon nazaire, sheila anozier, chris renois

xavier sr. works in demolition and dreams of buying a new house for his wife esperance, who works as a seamstress. they are haitian immigrants living in miami, and deeply entwined with their local community, participating in street parades, communions, and games of dominoes. their adult son xavier jr., on the other hand, is a college dropout who has had to move back home. while his parents speak creole, junior predominantly responds in english, reflecting his wish to fit into his chosen society. even so, he mines his haitian background for material for a nightly stand-up routine that he keeps secret.

mountains - a full feature film directed by monica sorelle and produced by robert colom premieres at tribeca film festival, u.s. narritive competition, on june 9th 2023

staring: atibon nazaire, sheila anozier, chris renois

xavier sr. works in demolition and dreams of buying a new house for his wife esperance, who works as a seamstress. they are haitian immigrants living in miami, and deeply entwined with their local community, participating in street parades, communions, and games of dominoes. their adult son xavier jr., on the other hand, is a college dropout who has had to move back home. while his parents speak creole, junior predominantly responds in english, reflecting his wish to fit into his chosen society. even so, he mines his haitian background for material for a nightly stand-up routine that he keeps secret.

join brave new world repertory threatre for a socially distanced, safe entertainment for the whole family!

brooklyn's brave new world repertory theatre (BNW) announces a haitian spring celebration, a mix of dance, song and spoken word in the heart of little haiti on an historic landmark block in brooklyn. the free outdoor celebration will feature performances of "mister wa," a traditional haitian folk tale,

east 25th street between clarendon and avenue d…throughout the afternoon at 3:30, 4, and 4:30pm.

free!

conceived, choreographed, and directed by sheila anozier

through dance, music, and lectures, this festival presents an array of international and diasporic musical traditions extant in NYC and how they are sustained and evolve within the immigrant communities of the city. rather than focusing on one tradition or culture, BIMF seeks to highlight through local, living exponents of traditional music from outside the united states, the pancultural experience of how musical traditions are maintained outside their homelands in NYC.

the festival is on june 10th and june 11th. check out the link of the fantastic line up!

join brave new world repertory threatre for a socially distanced, safe entertainment for the whole family! shakespeare’s sonnets, madrigals, afro-haitian dance and more!

free!

conceived and directed by claire beckman, music direction by nancy shankman, choreography by sheila anozier

sheila anozier & friends: featuring a performance by sheila anozier, singing her repertoire of haitian folk & vodou songs, accompanied by percussionist tiga jean baptiste. the event is by pioneer works and haiti cultural exchange.

come join us as we serenade the owl music parlor with traditional folklore and vodou songs of haiti.

join brave new world repertory threatre for a socially distanced, safe entertainment for the whole family! shakespeare’s sonnets, madrigals, afro-haitian dance and more!

free!

conceived and directed by claire beckman, music direction by nancy shankman, choreography by sheila anozier

a special performance by sheila anozier accompanied by tiga jean-baptiste on drums. haiti cultural exchange presents a site specific installation featuring works by haitian-american artists.

*no more than 10 people in the garden at once. masks must be worn at all times.

postponed due to rain. look for us on sunday, november 8th

a special performance by sheila anozier accompanied by tiga jean-baptiste on drums. haiti cultural exchange presents a site specific installation featuring works by haitian-american artists.

*no more than 10 people in the garden at once. masks must be worn at all times.

a special performance by sheila anozier accompanied by tiga jean-baptiste on drums. starting at 1pm at the osborne garden of the brooklyn botanic garden.

advance tickets needed to enter. get them online at the brooklyn botanic garden and bring your masks.

come join us as we serenade bunna cafe with traditional folklore songs of haiti

sheila anozier & friends: sheila is back at lunatico with percussionist and vocalist okai musik! come join us as we bring you traditional haitian folk and vodou songs

sheila anozier & rufus cappadocia are back at lunatico to help celebrate their 5 year anniversary

congratulations lunatico!

sheila anozier and rufus cappadocia opens for ali dineen’s album release show at jalopy theatre & school of music

join sheila anozier and rufus cappadocia as they present songs of vodou: lan gran chimen - a repertoire of haitian folk & vodou songs