"Peze Kafe "
"My mother sent me to buy coffee, but when I got there, I got arrested! What am I going to tell my mother when I get home ?"
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Who’s fighting with who ? Who’s the enemy ?
Violence whatever its form of expression, big or small, is dysfunctional. .
Be conscious of the "little You" who pretends to be you, who creates separation, damage, suffering, and fear . Be responsable.
Artistic Director : Laura Beaubrun
Assistant and Background Sound : Heydonadona
Music : Haitian traditional Folk song
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Embodying this culture is "Pezé Café," a popular folk-song. A loose translation of this 100 year old Kreyol hymn is that the song tells the story of a child, sent to weigh, or buy, coffee for his family.
On his return home, by some awful luck, he gets arrested. As they carry him (and his coffee) away, he wails "what am I going to do...what will I tell my mother about the coffee?"
The boy was more concerned with the status of his coffee than his arrest! It speaks to this beautiful tradition that Haitians continues to carry with them, not only through coffee, but throughout their entire culture.
