Waahli - Soap Box (2022)

Last October, Waahli finally released Soap Box, his second album made during pandemic. “There were so many ups and downs, but in the middle there was Soap Box,” says the artist who has so-far brought us feel-good tracks including “Bliyé-Sa” or the more political and dramatic ones like “Rad”. Eclectic and entertaining, Soap Box is an all-around album: “it includes Caribbean rap or bluesy swing, nostalgic and celebratory pieces, all sung in English, French and Haitian Creole.” While finishing the album, Waahli accepted an invitation to the Havana World Music Festival to shoot the video for “Men Sou Yo,” a highly symbolic song of 2018, and his first in Haitian Creole. “This song is about my diasporic journey,” he says. “I’m proud of my history and the things we’ve accomplished, like being the first black republic in the Americas to gain independence in 1804.” Shooting this video on Cuban soil reinforces its meaning, as it is also a “tribute to the important presence of this Haitian community that migrated to eastern Cuba during the slave revolution.“

Tracklist

1.01 - Waahli - Machann (1:38)
1.02 - Waahli - Te revoir (3:25)
1.03 - Waahli - Soap Box (3:29)
1.04 - Waahli - Prince Waah (3:38)
1.05 - Waahli - Invisible (3:51)
1.06 - Waahli - Vini danse (3:00)
1.07 - Waahli - Rad (Remaster) (3:27)
1.08 - Waahli - Bliye sa (Remaster) (3:34)
1.09 - Waahli - Jeunessee m'a dit (Remaster) (2:29)
1.10 - Waahli - Bridge (4:12)
1.11 - Waahli - Listen (5:03)