Malad
by Kai · 2016 · rabòday, kompa · 4:51 · Haitian Creole, French
“Malad” is KAI’s first major statement after Carimi, a 2016 recording that places Richard Cavé at the front of his new project. The title uses illness as language for relationship pain, while kompa and rabòday give that emotion a form people can still dance to. The official kompagrooves video has passed fifteen million views, helping the song become a direct entrance into the KAI chapter. Richard’s voice carries his inheritance as a singer and songwriter, but the new band name marks an act of rebuilding.