History is an important part of our existence because it reminds us of our past so that we can understand the present in order to know what future may bring. Although it’s more crucial for a nation to learn their history especially for the youth because they are the future of a nation. At school we’ve learned history but nowadays, some other people creates documentaries, TV shows and Vlogs in this same purpose.That’s what Jaakay Poweta is trying to do with his late cartoon music videos projects “Vèvè” & “Lafimen”.
Jacques-Mary Lisnay better known as “JAAKAY POWETA” is a Hip-Hop Haitian artist who is trying to make a difference with his music. His music talks about love, patriotism, wisdom and culture. For Jaakay, music is everything. It’s the air we breathe, it’s the water we drink. As he likes to say: “Music has always been his best friend.”
Indeed, he always has loved music since his childhood. He owes that passion to her mother because she used to listen good Haitian folklore while she was pregnant of him everywhere she goes even at some “lakou” (Haitian voodoo habitation) to feel the vibe of ancestral tradition. For Jaakay Poweta, music is a powerful mean to transform whoever listening it to become a better version of ourselves; that’s why he always has made social and spiritual music all along his career.
“Vèvè” (Haitian voodoo pattern in the ground during the ceremonies) is the name of a track he dropped last year with a music video in cartoon format. In this music video, he brought back the Haitian Liberation from Napoleon army in 1804. During the music video, you will discover the “Bwa Kayiman” ceremony organized by “Boukman”, the chef of the “mawon” (That’s how they used to call the slaves that run away from the plantations in the colony back then). There are several other scenes from the Haitian independence History well illustrated by Imaginamick in this project.
Early this year, he dropped “lafimen” (smoke in Haitian Creole) in this same purpose: “I chose cartoon for these music videos projects for touching the youngest one because we all know that children love watching cartoons and I remember when I was growing up in Haiti, I really loved watching cartoons like Superman, Spiderman or Batman and I always wondered why there isn’t any cartoon series with Haitian heroes too. Doing it today it’s like a childhood dream come true.” He plans to continue producing cartoon music videos so that his music can be useful for the entire generation and even the future.