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Michael Brun first debuted his Bayo live concept in the US in 2017. Since then he’s gone on to win a Latin Grammy, write multiple records with J Balvin including a World Cup anthem, release his debut album, and through his work with Masego, Mr Eazi, Arcade Fire and others help rewrite perceptions of his homeland and bring the sounds of the contemporary Afro-Caribbean diaspora to an ever widening audience.
Bayo means “to give” in Haitian Creole, and is based off the impromptu street parties, typically soundtracked by mobile sound-systems, and the traditional rhythms of RaRa that are popular across his homeland. These parties are essential to Haitian culture, providing an infrastructure that allows music to be heard and bubble up, artists a platform to DJ and perform, and a traditional gathering point for communities to come together and dance.
Brun has made it his mission to showcase the roots and rhythms of Haitian culture through the Bayo series, presenting more than 30 Haitian artists as part of one-off events and tours in North America, selling out Music Hall of Williamsburg, U Street Music Hall, Irving Plaza, Miami’s Little Haiti, and even pioneering a live geo-fence digital tour during the pandemic.
This Spring Bayo will return, with two shows, NYC’s Pier 17 and Boston’s House of Blues. Brun will curate a soundtrack of his own music and guest artists that will transport audiences to the streets of his homeland.
Watch the announcement trailer for Bayo here.
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