Haitians Continue to Meet and Sing Despite the Destruction of Their Temples and Instruments; They Are Perfecting A Cappella

Haitians are perfecting their vocal cord. They are singing a cappella these days. The quake destroyed most churches and related instruments. That is not a problem for them since they are used to singing a cappella any way. In the manner of most Haitian churches that can not afford to buy instruments or musicians, I will be posting a cappella songs from our chants d'esperance hymnal book in MP3 format.

What is a cappella?

Our dictionary defines it as the following: "A cappella is Italian for (In The Manner of The Church) music is solo or group vocal or singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato style. In the 19th century a renewed interest in Renaissance polyphony coupled with an ignorance of the fact that vocal parts were often doubled by instrumentalists led to the term coming to mean unaccompanied vocal music.[2] In modern usage, a cappella often refers to an all-vocal group performance of any style, including barbershop, doo wop, and modern pop/rock. Today, a cappella also includes sample/loop "vocal only" productions by producers like Jimmy Spice Curry, Teddy Riley, Wyclef Jean, and other producers." See answers.com for more details.

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Listen to this sample of a cappella music!

Canten con los Chicos Haitianos! Sing along with Haitian Children by getting a copy of this new 10-song CD for your youth group, sunday school and church activities.