I remember as a kid, my parents venturing off to Connecticut for this annual tag sale that used to take place and for every episode of it, there was rain involved.
We got the load of rain as well as the cold to come with it. I think this is the coldest spring I have ever experienced. Not just the weather, but all the people that I have lost in this past year and a half; it seems almost like an unending season. RIP to all those who lost their lives to this pandemic. You were soldiers in your own right, taking on life and respectively doing whatever it was that God purposed you to do, only for your life to be cut short by the circumstances of COVID19.
My condolences to all the family and loved ones of those fallen soldiers, as well as the ones lost fighting in wars for our freedoms. We salute and honor you today.
And if you identify with me and feel as if this actually is "The Coldest Spring Ever," please check out John Mueller's and my tune on Soundcloud enitlted "The Coldest Spring Ever." PErhaps it will help to add some warmth to this Memorial Day. https://soundcloud.com/stephanay-jnote/the-coldest-spring-ever
Thank you so much for checking out my blogpost. God bless you and peace!!!
Culture is the wheel that
started my life turning from the moment of conception.
I soldier on with
Haitian culture seeped into my bones. I feel connected to the world because I
know that though people from a diversity of countries may have their
differences, we all have aspects of who we are that seem strangely familiar.
It was a terrific experience
trying to hammer out my understanding of Haitian Kreyol, to add it to this song.
Language is a vessel of love that you use while dancing to your rhythm of life.
I have had full color samples of the way my people speak, listening to my
family talk in their native tongues. The culture may have somewhat evaporated
into me, but my output of it is absolutely mine; kinks and all.
When Chicago bassist, John
Mueller, saw interest in collaborating on something musical, one of the creative
suggestions was to try to tackle my Haitian roots. And so, the song “Haitian”
was written and it somewhat paints this wonderful picture of my cultural
background.
“Haitian” is a tune by
Stephanie Jeannot & John Mueller. This tune was originally released on “The
Stephanie Jeannot & John Mueller Project” on October 10, 2020. This song
features multilingual lyrics, both written with English and Haitian Kreyol
words. It’s a song about meeting someone interested in knowing more about one’s
roots and culture. In this scenario, the response is “I am Haitian.” To hear
more music by Stephanie Jeannot & John Mueller, please check out the full
album on which this song is featured here: The Stephanie Jeannot & John
Mueller Project by Stephanie Jeannot & John Mueller https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-stephanie-jeannot-john-mueller-project/1535349877
