Criminel
by Kai · 2019 · rabòday, kompa · 6:15 · Haitian Creole, French
“Criminel” takes KAI’s gift for large relationship hooks and pushes its image beyond an ordinary accusation. The 2019 track runs for more than six minutes, with Richard Cavé leading an arrangement that connects kompa and rabòday. KAI formed after Carimi as a project about home, rebuilding, and renewed strength; here, the band uses a severe word to give emotional conflict a face. The official kompagrooves video has passed ten million views, placing the song among the important entry points into KAI’s catalog.