Por Favor
by Carimi · 2015 · kompa · 4:38 · Haitian Creole, French
Carimi uses the Spanish phrase “Por Favor” as a request able to cross borders without translation. The track dates to 2015, during the band’s final period, and runs beyond four and a half minutes. Keyboards and the tight structure associated with Richard Cavé, Carlo Vieux, and Mickael Guirand place those words over diaspora kompa. The language choice suits a New York group that always spoke simultaneously to Haiti, the Caribbean, and an international audience. Its hook remains direct while the arrangement turns the request into movement for the bal.