Chagrin Kriminel
by Carimi · 2016 · kompa · 5:43 · Haitian Creole, French
Carimi calls this track “Chagrin Kriminèl,” giving sorrow the dimensions of an act able to destroy. The Tropic Music copy appeared in May 2016, the band’s final year, and runs beyond five and a half minutes. Voices, keyboards, drums, bass, and tight kompa carry pain without making the arrangement still. “Criminal” exaggerates to show feeling’s gravity, while it also sounds heavier in memory of a band nearing separation. Without forcing biography into the lyrics, this entry preserves tension between public dance and grief appearing to exceed ordinary limits.