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Inisyativ MIT-Ayiti / MIT-Haiti Initiative

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Haitian poet, singer & song-writer Roosevelt Saillant, better known as "BIC Tizon Dife" (B.I.C. = Brain. Intelligence. Creativity) is one of the best known and most creative and prolific artists in Haiti. He has been writing and singing his poems for the past 20 years. B.I.C.’s songs, now taught at Haitian universities, reveal a unique philosophy of development and justice. His trenchant criticism about, and positive messages for, Haitian society are expressed in mordant, yet beautiful, lyrics in his native Haitian Creole, replete with word play and rhyme crafting. His songs—a mix of hip hop, rap, folk and traditional Haitian rhythms—express a profound love for his Haiti, along with an active engagement for the defense of human rights. Thanks to a grant from Arts at MIT, B.I.C. is visiting MIT to help develop digital poetry in Kreyòl with Prof. Michel DeGraff (MIT Linguistics, Inisyativ MIT-Ayiti / MIT-Haiti Initiative) and Prof. Nick Montfort (MIT Comparative Media Studies / Writing), and he will present a concert that will include some discussion, and will be free and open to the public.

B.I.C. Concert
Tuesday, September 19, 5:15 pm
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Ray and Maria Stata Center, 32 Vassar Street, Room 32-155, Cambridge MA 02139
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Inisyativ MIT-Ayiti / MIT-Haiti Initiative is supporting Lang matènèl=FONDASYON Konesans, Libète, Dwa Moun, Lajistis & Devlòpman.

Mandaly, Michel & Nuriel: Alfabè Kreyòl La
Inisyativ MIT-Ayiti ap remèsye fanm vanyan Mandaly Claude Louis-Charles @CreoleLingo pou 2 nouvo patisyon sa yo pou "Chante Alfabè Kreyòl La" sou pyano. Bèl melodi wi! Nan ti videyo sa a (6 minit), Michel DeGraff ak pitit li Nuriel kòmanse ap aprann patisyon yo. Epi y ap eseye suiv egzanp Mandaly menm si yo pa gen vwa wosiyòl. Epi tou, n ap chache tanbou ak lòt enstriman + lòt vwa ki pou vin pote kole avè nou---pou repetisyon sa yo vin djanm djanm nèt! Ti pa ti pa... Ann atandan, videyo sa a montre valè filing y ap pran nan patisyon Mandaly yo. Mèsi Mandaly! Si n enterese pou n aprann pi plis detay sou "Chante Alfabè Kreyòl La", gen esplikasyon syantifik nan bon ti mamit: www.facebook.com/michel.degraff/posts/10155247087073872 . Epi gen DVD tou:
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