In celebration of Haitian Heritage Month and Haitian Flag Day, catch a live performance by 11-piece band Symbi Roots, direct from Haiti, in partnership with Rhythm Foundation. Enjoy themed art-making, happy hour drink specials, and more. In the auditorium, watch a screening of “Liberty in a Soup,” a film that reveals the origin of the “Soup Joumou” and its connection with the Haitian Revolution and Haiti’s Independence Day.

Symbi Roots Bio
​ Rara is a uniquely Haitian horn and percussion-fueled festival music, whose massive processions are featured at street parties and carnival celebrations throughout Haiti and the diaspora. The music builds on a voudou tradition both celebratory and sacred – and is always a ‘guy thing’. Enter Symbi Roots, the groundbreaking all-female rara band led by bandleader Dieuvela Etienne out of her cultural center in Port-au-Prince. The group presents rara in a fresh context, building on the traditions of the style and adding in elements of chanson, jazz and pop. The girls of Symbi Roots have joined ArcadeFire for a show-stopping finale at Jacmel Carnival, they have taken their unique show to France and the Caribbean, and now they make their US debut at TransAtlantic Festival.