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Matisou Legba interview
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- August 12, 2013 (Creation)
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Legba holds the key to opening doors, which is what Matisou Legba does when he drums. Whether the listener is a long time fan or hearing him for the first time, each experience is an opportunity to have your senses, heart, mind, and spirit know the rhtyhm of life that drumming brings forth. Matisou has been studying and playing the traditional Vodou rites and tempos for over 25 years. He first learned these rhythms as a dancer. It was natural for him to be drawn to the healing of the drums while he was doing research, living with peasant teachers in the moutnains of Haiti and familiairizing himself with the 21 ceremonial rhythms, dances, and their ancestral meanings. As one of the young master dummers from Haiti, Matisou has ben privileged to drum for Lakou Souvenance, Lakou Badio, and Lakou Soukri, the three most sacred Vodou temples of his homeland. He has also performed professionally with such musical groups as Ayanbonmbe, Boukan Ginen, Samba Yo, Djam Lakay, and his own band, Djanaye. Matisou is best known for his work in the hit "Le a Rive," released in 1993 with Boukan Guinen, and in 2000 with Ayabonmbe's hit musical video "Severin." Interviewer: Lucrèce Louisdhon-Louinis Miami, FL