Kalfou Danjere

Kalfou Danjere is an album by the Haitian band Boukman Eksperyans, released in 1992.[3][4] The title track, which translates to "Dangerous Crossroads", was banned in Haiti for its alleged subversive qualities.[5][6][7] "Nwel Inosan" was also banned.[8]

Kalfou Danjere
Studio album by
Boukman Eksperyans
Released1992
StudioAudiotek Studios
GenreMisik rasin[1]
LabelMango[2]
ProducerEric Clermontet
Boukman Eksperyans chronology
Vodou Adjae
(1991)		 Kalfou Danjere
(1992)		 Libete (Pran Pou'l!)
(1995)

The album peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's World Albums chart.[9]

Production

The album was produced by Eric Clermontet.[10] It was recorded at Audiotek Studios, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with some work accomplished at Studio Center in the United States.[7][11] Founder Lolo Beaubrun and his anthropologist wife traveled around Haiti to study the music of lakous, or hamlets; "Kalfou Danjere" incorporated four different rhythms picked up from lakous.[12]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[13]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[14]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[15]
MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide[10]

Entertainment Weekly wrote that the band "weds roots rhythms to fierce electric rock, and whose gentle, metaphorical lyrics have the power to make a dictator sweat bullets."[6] Robert Christgau praised "Zansèt Nou Yo".[14] The New York Times deemed the songs "vigorous pop with an undercurrent of voodoo drumming."[16]

Rolling Stone called the album "rich with traditional Afro-Haitian drumming, cross-stitched with edgy electric guitar and synthesizer patterns and ringing with the voice of defiance."[17] The Chicago Tribune stated: "Drawing on the traditional, percussive, festival music called rara and older vodoun forms, Boukman has fashioned a fresh new sound that celebrates Haiti's rich African rhythmic and cultural roots."[18] The Sun-Sentinel considered the album a "melodically compelling and lyrically rich effort."[19]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Bay Bondyè Giwa" 
2."Tande M Tande" 
3."Jou Nou Revolte" 
4."Kouman Sa Ta Ye" 
5."Nanm Nan Boutey" 
6."Badè Zile" 
7."Zansèt Nou Yo" 
8."Nwel Inosan" 
9."Eve" 
10."Fèy" 
11."Vodou Adjae" 
12."Kalfou Danjere" 
13."Mayi A Gaye" 

References
  1. Appiah, Anthony; Gates (Jr.), Henry Louis (March 24, 2005). Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-517055-9 – via Google Books.
  2. "Boukman Eksperyans". NPR.
  3. "Boukman Eksperyans Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. Birnbaum, Larry (Mar 1993). "CD reviews — Kalfou Danjere by Boukman Eksperyans/Foula by Foula". DownBeat. 60 (3): 45.
  5. Browning, Barbara (June 17, 2013). Infectious Rhythm: Metaphors of Contagion and the Spread of African Culture. Routledge. ISBN 9781136051821 – via Google Books.
  6. "Boukman Eksperyans". EW.com.
  7. Moon, Tom (August 28, 2008). 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die. Workman Publishing. ISBN 9780761153856 – via Google Books.
  8. Smith, Jennie M. (May 31, 2018). When the Hands Are Many: Community Organization and Social Change in Rural Haiti. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9781501717970 – via Google Books.
  9. "Boukman Eksperyans". Billboard.
  10. MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. p. 106.
  11. O'Connor, Anne-Marie (August 12, 1992). "BAND PLAYS ON UNDER HAITI'S GUNS". The Palm Beach Post. p. 1A.
  12. Gehr, Richard (18 Nov 1992). "BOUKMAN EKSPERYANS Haiti's Most Political Party Music". Newsday. PART II. p. 50.
  13. "Kalfou Danjare - Boukman Eksperyans | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  14. "Robert Christgau: CG: Boukman Eksperyans". www.robertchristgau.com.
  15. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 770.
  16. Pareles, Jon (19 Nov 1992). "Pop and Jazz in Review". The New York Times. p. C23.
  17. McLane, Daisann (Dec 10, 1992). "The Global Beat". Rolling Stone. No. 645–646. p. 187.
  18. Heim, Chris (30 Oct 1992). "Toots & the Maytals and Boukman Eksperyans, Friday at China Club". Chicago Tribune. Friday. p. N.
  19. Lannert, John (19 Nov 1992). "A MIX OF POLITICS, RELIGION". Sun-Sentinel. p. 3E.
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