Gabel - Big Night Little Haiti - this Friday,
Friday, December 19, 2014 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Little Haiti Cultural Center
212 NE 59 Terrace,
Miami FL 33137
Free, every 3rd Friday.
The December edition featuring popular Haitian konpa group Gabel.
They began with a bang in 2006 –prestigious Kompa Magazine named the young Haitian group “New Band of the Year”. They have lived up to the promise – their fourth studio album was released earlier this year; they have 12 music videos, have played at two karnavals and are touring throughout the Caribbean, Europe and the US. The group has nine members; Katalog on vocals, Flav on vocals, Bob Doll as Maestro and guitar, Ray as the rhythm guitarist, T-Pachou on keyboards, DJ Dodo on bass, Cha Cha on percussionist and gong, Jay Lay Back on congas and tambourine, and Becken on drums.
Big Night in Little Haiti is presented with major support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Additional support is received from Florida International University’s Latin American and Caribbean Center, AmericanAirlines, Heineken USA, the City of Miami, Miami Dade Department of Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts. Media support is received from WSRF 1580, Koze Famn and Positive Impact Foundation.
