Mwen Dezole
by Carimi · 2011 · kompa · 4:39 · Haitian Creole, French
“Mwen Dezole” places a Creole apology over Carimi’s disciplined kompa in this 2011 official video. Mickael Guirand carries the phrase with a voice made for a public hook, while Richard Cavé and Carlo Vieux’s keyboards and arrangements keep the emotion tight. Four and a half minutes let the apology move from a statement toward a request to be believed. Carimi regularly made private relationships travel through its New York diaspora sound. Here, the band shows that regret need not stop the dance; cadence can carry it forward.