Banjo Dambala

<p>As part of his research for "After the Quake: Music, Politics, and Spirituality in Haiti," Ned Sublette spent time on the ground for Kanaval in Jakmel, a port city in the Haiti's far south. While there, he took extensive video of a variety of powerful performances. Here is a particular favorite.</p> <p>Ned says:</p> <p>Dambala, a powerful <em>lwa</em> (spirit) known in both rada and petwo nanchons, appears in serpentine form. I knew I would encounter him in Haiti, and it happened on the morning of Feb. 3, 2013, the day of Kanaval in Jakmel, when I stepped out into the street about 8 in the morning and the first thing I saw was this man playing banjo and singing.</p> <figure><iframe loading="lazy" width="500" height="281" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/fgWWfZlWQ28" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></figure> <p>Videography by Ned Sublette.<br></p> <p><em>Ned Sublette’s work in Haiti was supported by a Knight Luce Fellowship for Reporting on Global Religion, a program of the University of Southern California's Knight Chair in Media and Religion.</em></p><em> </em> <p><em>Hip Deep is made possible by the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities</em></p>