VAYB
kompa
VAYB is the chapter Mickael Guirand opened after Carimi's breakup, but it was not only a nostalgia project. Concert and music-profile sources place the band's official presentation in May 2017, with musicians such as Shedly Abraham and Jean-Max Valcourt in the lineup. The first single, 'Lanmou Fasil', arrived on June 29, 2017, and the group's major debut at El Rancho in Pétion-Ville confirmed that audiences were ready to follow Mickael into a new formation.
'Game Over' (2018) served as the band's first statement. The 14-track album was released on April 20, 2018, and placed VAYB in a clear lane: kompa that still carries dance and romance, but speaks to the streaming era, video image, and international concerts. 'Lanmou Fasil', 'Ralanti', 'Poto', 'One Night Stand', 'Je Ferai', 'A Mwatye', and 'Fo'm Ale' show a band taking the Carimi inheritance, cutting it with its own hurt, and rebuilding it with a more direct tone.
VAYB matters because Mickael Guirand was already an emotional figure for a generation of Carimi fans. With VAYB, he moved that weight into a new team: more mature themes, more music for the diaspora, but still hooks built for crowds to sing. Sources around the band's La Réunion concerts show how quickly VAYB entered the international circuit where HMI lives: Haiti, the United States, the Caribbean, Europe, and Haitian communities abroad.
'Je Ferai', 'Ou Pa Nan Plas Mwen', 'Lanmou Fasil', 'One Night Stand', 'Mayday', 'Nap Desann', and 'Poto' show the band's mix of sentiment, groove, romance, and stage confidence. VAYB is one of the places where the Carimi line continues, but with its own brand, wounds, and ambitions.