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Twoubadou, rooted in the Haitian Creole word for "troubadour," echoes the emotional narratives of its medieval namesake. Twoubadou traces its origins to the early 1900s, when seasonal migrant laborers working the cane fields in Cuba came to know and love Cuban guajiro music. The Cuban sound was soon melded with Haitian méringue and twoubadou was born. Twoubadous, akin to traveling bards, craft (often humorous) songs of love, life's complexities, and fleeting passions. "Twoubadou represents so much of what’s great about Haiti as an incubator for the arts, always bringing disparate cultures together to form wonderful new and uniquely West Indian expressions. Twoubadou is beautiful. Twoubadou is joy." Link Show made by Hugo Mendez.
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Though he got his start out of his Philadelphia bedroom, Louis Futon has established a name for himself as an artist, producer, and a talented live performer. Known for weaving hip-hop, R&B, and soul into his work, the now-L.A.-based artist has garnered over 150 million streams across his singles and remixes.
2019 saw the release of Futon’s debut album, Way Back When — which features artists NoMBe, Armani White, DUCKWRTH, Ashe, and RKCB — and has racked up more than 45 million streams. He has continued the momentum with his second studio album Couchsurfing with features from the likes of Armani White and quickly quickly.
Futon is no stranger to taking his music to big stages, having played Coachella, CRSSD, Made In America, High Ground and Goldrush. He is excited to bring his new introspective songwriting and seven years of vocal training to the stage in the near future.
Though he got his start out of his Philadelphia bedroom, Louis Futon has established a name for himself as an artist, producer, and a talented live performer. Known for weaving hip-hop, R&B, and soul into his work, the now-L.A.-based artist has garnered over 150 million streams across his singles and remixes.
2019 saw the release of Futon’s debut album, Way Back When — which features artists NoMBe, Armani White, DUCKWRTH, Ashe, and RKCB — and has racked up more than 45 million streams. He has continued the momentum with his second studio album Couchsurfing with features from the likes of Armani White and quickly quickly.
Futon is no stranger to taking his music to big stages, having played Coachella, CRSSD, Made In America, High Ground and Goldrush. He is excited to bring his new introspective songwriting and seven years of vocal training to the stage in the near future.
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