I was lucky on this album to have, within the musical family, many nationalities … 

 

Yayoi Ikawa : (piano) ; tracks 2, 6;  (keyboards), track 5 

Hiroyuki Yamada :  (Acoustic and electric guitar), tracks 1, 2, 4, 5

Axel Laugart : (keyboard) , track 1 (Piano & Vocals)  track 5, 

Chico Boyer :  (Bass, Percussions & Background Vocals), 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Cheff Loncher : (Keyboards and programming), tracks 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Paul Beaubrun : Guitars and vocals,  tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8

Gashford Guillaume : (Drums),  track 2, 6

Sirgo Decius : (Percussions) , track 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Jean Guy René : (Percussions), track 2, 6

Calvin Jones : (Bass) track 6

Jon Gordon (Guitar on Simbi dlo,)  track 7

 

*Track 9 - Papa Damballah – (from “Is this Love” album)

Bobby Mann (guitar),

Andy Ezrin (piano & arrangement),

Ben Whitman (drums & Percussions),

David Finck  (Bass) 

mixed by Phil Delire 

 

Producers : Chico Boyer, Cheff Loncher and Malou Beauvoir

Sound engineering, programming and mixing : Cheff Loncher tracks 1, 2*, 3, 4, 5*, 6, 7, 8

Mixing : Phil Delire tracks 5, 9

              Additional mix : Randy Crafton & Jean Beauvoir - track 2

Mastering : Jon Gordon Studios, NY,

Album Recorded at Kamoken Studios, NY

Kaleidoscope studios, NJ – track 5

Avatar studios, NY – track 9

Album artwork – Rebecca Meek

Liner notes – Sharonne Cohen

Photos – Ernest Collins

Hair & Makeup : Triphena Johnson

 

Special thanks 

I dedicate this album to my beautiful cousin Rachel Beauvoir-Dominique. Thank you for your love and inspiration, my cous’, you left us too soon.

To my husband Pierre Bastid , I love you my baby, you are my rock ! Pierrot and Seline Beauvoir, for your never ending support ! ; James Germain, my spiritual Brother, you led me to do this , Jean Beauvoir, Chlopuss Schulberg, my little brothers,  Daniel, Serge and Ti Raoul and Comena, … nou la !!  Scott Landis, Brian Michel Bacchus, Edouard Rencker….thank you for your generous help. To Chris Dilley, my vocal coach...thank you! Didier Dominique…kembé ! And now for the spiritual side… Mom and Dad, Max,  Tante Babette, Estelle you are always in my heart and thoughts……

May my voice be one of many to honor our Haitian heritage….

 

Malou Beauvoir