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Jowee Omicil’s Trumpet Sounds in Little Haiti

MIAMI, USA (defend.ht) – The trumpeter Jowee Omicil was the artist invited to the latest edition of Big Night in Little Haiti, which took place at the Little Haiti Cultural Center Friday, January 20, 2012. Accompanied by a quartet, the brilliant musician electrified his audience.

One must say that Jowee Omicil knows how to liven up a party with a trumpet. While we expected a concert boring, stuffy, with a musician whose instrument is not one of the most popular, Omicil proved that, with a trumpet, there could be a party.

Indeed, the musician, after a first song performed on stage, got down and mingled with the public to perform songs from his repertoire and popular tunes.

The talented trumpeter, invited for the second time in the evenings "Big Night in Little Haiti" after his performance in August 2011, began a "jam" with spectators who accompany their cries, their applause and enthusiasm. With his trumpet, he danced, interacted with the audience was multicultural, composed of Haitians, Latinos, Americans, Europeans.

Jowee’s music is eclectic, it goes from jazz to rap, not to mention the compass that has more than dancing in the courtyard of the Little Haiti Cultural Center during the evening "Big Night" organized by the Rhythm Foundation every third Friday of the month.

Haitian artists and groups have already performed on the scene of Big Night as Beethova Obas, Boukan Ginen, Zenglen, Belo, Magnum Band, Ayabombe, etc.

The Rhythm Foundation, for the coming months, plans to host the haitian compas group DISIP (February 17), the reggaeman Jahnesta Haiti (March 16) and the legendary band Tabou Combo (April 20).

Rhythm Foundation is a nonprofit organization which has the aim of presenting international artists in South Florida. Particular attention is given to the various cultures of the people of South Florida, the music of Brazil, Latin America, Caribbean, Haiti…

Born in Canada (Montreal) of Haitian parents, Jowee Omicil is a brilliant and prolific composer, arranger, musical group leader and music teacher. In May 2010, Jowee had the honor of being invited by President Barack Obama at the White House to play on the occasion of the inaugural observation of the Feast of the Haitian flag.