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Jowee
Omicil’s Trumpet Sounds in Little
Haiti
MIAMI: The
trumpeter Jowee Omicil was the
artist invited to the latest edition
of Big Night in Little Haiti, which
took place at the Little Haiti
Cultural Center Friday, January 20,
2012. Accompanied by a quartet, the
brilliant musician electrified his
audience.
One must say
that Jowee Omicil knows how to liven
up a party with a trumpet. While we
expected a concert boring, stuffy,
with a musician whose instrument is
not one of the most popular, Omicil
proved that, with a trumpet, there
could be a party.
Indeed, the
musician, after a first song
performed on stage, got down and
mingled with the public to perform
songs from his repertoire and
popular tunes.
The talented
trumpeter, invited for the second
time in the evenings "Big Night in
Little Haiti" after his performance
in August 2011, began a "jam" with
spectators who accompany their
cries, their applause and
enthusiasm. With his trumpet, he
danced, interacted with the audience
was multicultural, composed of
Haitians, Latinos, Americans,
Europeans.
Jowee’s music
is eclectic, it goes from jazz to
rap, not to mention the compass that
has more than dancing in the
courtyard of the Little Haiti
Cultural Center during the evening
"Big Night" organized by the Rhythm
Foundation every third Friday of the
month.
Haitian artists
and groups have already performed on
the scene of Big Night as Beethova
Obas, Boukan Ginen, Zenglen, Belo,
Magnum Band, Ayabombe, etc.
The Rhythm
Foundation, for the coming months,
plans to host the haitian compas
group DISIP (February 17), the
reggaeman Jahnesta Haiti (March 16)
and the legendary band Tabou Combo
(April 20).
Rhythm
Foundation is a nonprofit
organization which has the aim of
presenting international artists in
South Florida. Particular attention
is given to the various cultures of
the people of South Florida, the
music of Brazil, Latin America,
Caribbean, Haiti…
Born in Canada
(Montreal) of Haitian parents, Jowee
Omicil is a brilliant and prolific
composer, arranger, musical group
leader and music teacher. In May
2010, Jowee had the honor of being
invited by President Barack Obama at
the White House to play on the
occasion of the inaugural
observation of the Feast of the
Haitian flag.
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